A new report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) reports the first quarter of 2022 was the lowest quarter of installations for the U.S. solar industry since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to the report, Q1 2022 saw price increases and supply chain constraints that ... Read More »
(Corrects paragraph 11 to reflect that ACORE CEO Greg Wetstone said it was unlikely the executive order could be overturned through litigation.)
Energy sector experts are looking to the federal government for guidance following the White House’s announcement this week that it would pau... Read More »
DTE Energy announced this week that it completed work on its Blue Water Energy Center, officially opening the 1,150 MW combined-cycle natural gas-fired power plant to commercial operation on Michigan’s east side.
Capable of supplying power to 850,000 homes after four years and nearly $1 billion... Read More »
Avangrid released its 2021 Sustainability Report, which documents the renewable energy company’s progress toward meeting its environmental, social, governance and financial (ESG+F) stewardship goals.
Among the report's highlights, titled Accelerating Transformation, Avangrid invested $2.2 bill... Read More »
When its first new truck arrives later this month, Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy will become the first electricity company in the nation to acquire all-electric bucket trucks for its fleet.
Thanks to efforts by Terex Utilities and Navistar, the delivery is being made two years ahead of industry p... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a notice of intent for an $8 billion initiative to develop regional clean hydrogen hubs (H2Hubs) across America using funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
H2Hubs will create networks of hydrogen producers, consumers, and local connective infras... Read More »
Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) announced last week that it plans to modernize its electric transmission network in Benton Harbor, which has been in operation since the 1930s.
The project will upgrade equipment, including the lattice tower structures and wooden poles along the network. The company ... Read More »
On Friday, U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV) urged Senate leaders to pass a clean energy transmission project bill and send it to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.
In a letter to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Horsford said the Electric Power Infrastru... Read More »
Minnesota-based CenterPoint Energy announced Friday that its green hydrogen project in Minneapolis is operational.
The green hydrogen project uses renewable electricity to split hydrogen from water, blended at low concentrations with natural gas in the utility’s distribution system.
"Center... Read More »
Five coal plants in Illinois have been selected to participate in the state’s Coal-to-Solar program, which offers incentives for companies to install energy storage facilities at the sites of former coal plants.
The five coal plant sites -- which are already closed or in the process of closing... Read More »