Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2025 18:39:42 +0000
Several U.S. utilities in recent months have said they plan to keep coal-fired units in their generation fleets operating past their scheduled retirement dates, in most cases citing increased demand […]
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Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2025 16:46:23 +0000
Enel North America announced it has a power purchase agreement (PPA) for a 115-MW portion of the Rockhaven wind farm in Murray and Carter counties, Oklahoma. “As power demand increases […]
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Credit to Author: Srikanth Raviprasad| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 12:09:34 +0000
The Los Angeles wildfires of January 2025 highlight a critical vulnerability in disaster response: power failure. With insured losses potentially reaching $45 billion and more than 170,000 residents displaced, reliable […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:20:57 +0000
The U.S. Senate in a 59-38 vote has confirmed Colorado-based oil and gas executive Chris Wright as secretary of the Dept. of Energy (DOE). Seven Democrats, including both Michael Bennet […]
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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2025 16:29:56 +0000
Lightsource bp announced two solar power projects in Texas with a combined 288 MW of generation capacity are now online, pushing the company’s operational fleet in that state to more […]
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Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 23:45:28 +0000
In the face of escalating climate challenges, renewable energy asset owners come to a critical crossroads: invest in resilient, hardened assets or opt for standard equipment to minimize upfront costs. […]
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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 20:45:39 +0000
PJM Interconnection and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro have settled a lawsuit over PJM’s capacity market pricing, agreeing to lower the grid operator’s auction price cap from over $500/MW-day to $325/MW-day. […]
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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 18:49:42 +0000
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) published a white paper outlining the industry group’s vision for U.S. energy storage, setting a target to install 10 million distributed energy storage sites […]
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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 22:14:49 +0000
The debate over just how much power will be needed to support the artificial intelligence (AI) industry became heated when a Chinese company said it has a low-cost AI model […]
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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 17:52:04 +0000
India’s government is pledging billions in financial support for the country’s ambitions around artificial intelligence (AI), and a Mumbai-headquartered energy group has said it plans to build what it calls […]
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