The True North solar project in Falls County, Texas crossed one of its last major hurdles to construction this week, as Avangrid, Inc. secured its final shipment of solar panels for the 238 MW site.
“We are thrilled to have reached another major construction milestone at True North, which is s... Read More »
On Wednesday, nearly 200 solar and storage companies urged Congressional leaders to improve permitting, project siting, transmission, and public lands access for solar and solar plus storage projects.
In a letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-CA), Senate Minority Leader Mitch M... Read More »
In a bid to meet sustainability goals, Entergy Texas recently announced the addition of its first solar resource: the 150 MW Umbriel Solar facility in Polk County, Texas.
Capable of powering the equivalent of more than 30,000 homes, Umbriel backs power demand growth in southeast Texas. It is own... Read More »
Despite a cited need for policy actions and turbulent macroeconomic developments, the Global Wind Energy Council’s (GWEC) recent Global Wind Report found that 2023 was a banner year for its particular brand of renewable energy worldwide, with 117 GW of new capacity installed.
At that level, win... Read More »
Dominion Energy recently achieved a major milestone for the advancement of its offshore wind turbine construction, thanks to the successful launch from land to water of the first Jones Act-compliant offshore wind turbine installation vessel in the United States.
Launched from the Seatrium AmFELS... Read More »
ComEd of Illinois recently announced that $130 million has been successfully dispatched through its distributed generation rebate program to date, following its creation in 2017 by the Future Energy Jobs Act and its expansion by the 2021 Illinois Climate and Equitable Jobs Act.
The record-breakin... Read More »
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently published its final rules regarding leasing and rental rates for renewable energy projects on public lands.
The new rules will reduce rents and fees for renewable energy projects through 2035 and eliminate duplicative payments for renewable energy... Read More »
In a testament to what can be achieved through collaboration, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Edison Electric Institute's Institute for the Energy Transition, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) Council convened a group of specialists in ... Read More »
As a way to research the potential wind energy could provide in Kentucky, PPL Corporation recently installed the state’s first utility wind turbine.
PPL is the parent company of the Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, and based its new, 165-foot project at the E.... Read More »
A group of 13 clean energy and environmental organizations are urging policymakers in coastal Atlantic states to utilize global hardware standards when planning offshore transmission systems.
These global standards have emerged through collaborative work between European utilities and the electri... Read More »