Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 18:28:27 +0000
A New York-based developer, owner, and operator of battery energy storage systems (BESS) said it has begun commercial operation of two 100-MW projects in Texas. Albany-headquartered Key Capture Energy on […]
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Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 04:25:34 +0000
Two news stories recently claim solar power makes the cost of electricity increase. It their any truth to those claims?
The post Fossil Fuel Interests Ramp Up Their “Solar Makes Electricity More Expensive” Falsehood appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Read moreCredit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2024 20:21:14 +0000
The demand for electricity is generally at its peak during summer afternoons, when many people use their air conditioners. Until this year, the bulk power system — the network of generators and transmission lines — met this demand through hydropower and fossil fuel generation. What a shift this past summer … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2024 20:53:03 +0000
The United States is rapidly installing grid-scale batteries that are helping to prevent power blackouts, known in German as Dunkelflaute, according to The Guardian. From barely any just a few years ago, the US has now installed 20 GW of grid-scale battery storage for its electric grid — equivalent to … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2024 15:09:36 +0000
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) has adopted a rule for reliability purposes requiring cryptocurrency mining facilities in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) region to register with […]
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