A total of six CO2 removal research and development projects focused on advancing direct air capture (DAC) technology were chosen this week to receive $12 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
The concept behind DAC is the capability to remove CO2 emissions directly from th... Read More »
A high number of outages in Texas, combined with potential record electric use, has caused the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to ask residents to reduce electric use as much as possible through June 18.
Generator owners have reported approximately 11,000 MW of generation is on for... Read More »
For the first time, the U.S. solar market surpassed 100 GW of installed generating capacity this week, according to the new U.S. Solar Market Insight Q2 2021 report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie.
For reference, that means the industry has more than doubled... Read More »
The U.S. Department of the Interior announced last week a proposed sale for offshore wind development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in the New York Bight – an area of shallow waters between Long Island and the New Jersey coast.
This would be the first competitive offshore wind lease sal... Read More »
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) commissioned last week the FPL Discovery Solar Energy Center at Kennedy Space Center.
The center was launched at a ceremony last week, attended by FPL, officials from NASA, as well as state and local officials. The completion of the FPL Discovery Solar Energy ... Read More »
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved a proposal for an additional $210 million investment into Xcel Energy’s wind repower portfolio through its Northern Wind modernization project.
The 120 MW effort spans three state wind farms -- Chanarambie, Viking, and Rock Aetna -- all locat... Read More »
Ameren Illinois announced plans to swap approximately 10,000 streetlights containing sodium vapor, mercury vapor, and metal halide with newer, more energy efficient LEDs by the end of 2021.
The work will extend to the neighborhood lights of 40 communities and proceed through a vendor, Pro Electr... Read More »
With the launch of the Bingham Solar and Temperance Solar facilities in Michigan’s Clinton and Monroe counties, National Grid Renewables has launched its MiSolar portfolio, bringing 40 MW of solar energy to the state, offsetting tons of CO2 emissions and gearing up to provide millions in economic ... Read More »
When Alabama needed to bridge the rural broadband gap for scores of underserved and unserved rural customers, Alabama Power Co. and the PowerSouth Energy Cooperative rose to the occasion.
Both Alabama Power, the Birmingham, Ala.-based electric utility serving 1.5 million customers, and Andalusia,... Read More »
Changes to DTE Energy’s MIGreenPower voluntary renewable program were authorized by the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) this week to make it more accessible and affordable for customers, in conjunction with numerous new solar projects greenlit for construction.
The new projects will b... Read More »