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Utility-Scale U.S. Solar Electricity Generation Skyrocketing in 2024

October 7, 2024 admin California, california solar, california solar energy, clean power, Florida, florida solar energy, market research, research, Solar energy, solar power plants, texas solar, texas solar energy, us solar, us solar energy

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2024 03:59:39 +0000

In August 2024, utility-scale generation of solar electricity averaged 63.1 gigawatthours between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. each day in the Lower 48 states, 36% more than for the same hours in August 2023. Additions of solar generating capacity outpaced other resources in the U.S. electric power sector in 2023, and … [continued]

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Solar Power Surges In Europe, The UK, & Texas

August 27, 2024 admin clean power, ercot, GERMANY, germany solar, germany solar energy, Solar energy, texas, texas solar energy, uk, uk solar, uk solar energy

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2024 13:50:35 +0000

The energy the Earth gets from the sun every day could generate enough electricity to meet the needs of humanity for a year. All we have to do is harvest it wisely and efficiently. [Note: that assumes we don’t use it all to power data centers.] The tools we use … [continued]

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Agrivoltaics — Use It Where It Works, Don’t Use It Where It Doesn’t

August 21, 2024 admin agrivoltaics, clean power, texas, texas solar energy, Uncategorized

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2024 17:19:36 +0000

Combining farming and solar power increase the productivity of land and earns farmers more money per acre.

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USA Solar Panel Manufacturing Capacity Soared 71% in Q1 2024

June 9, 2024 admin California, california solar, california solar energy, clean power, Florida, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, press releases, seia, Solar energy, solar energy industries association (seia), solar panels, texas, texas solar energy

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2024 01:29:30 +0000

Florida and Texas charge ahead on solar installs while California stumbles due to policy changes WASHINGTON, D.C. — A record-setting 11 gigawatts (GW) of new solar module manufacturing capacity came online in the United States during Q1 2024, the largest quarter of solar manufacturing growth in American history. According to … [continued]

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Lightsource bp Completes $348 Million Financing Package for Two Utility-Scale Solar Projects in Texas

March 18, 2024 admin clean power, lightsource, lightsource bp, press releases, Solar energy, solar power plants, texas, texas solar energy, texas solar power

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 20:27:58 +0000

288 megawatts of new solar capacity will generate enough electricity to reliably power 50,000 homes Financing includes a suite of transferability facilities made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act Projects to bring additional energy security and diversification to the Texas electric grid Lightsource bp has successfully closed on a $348 … [continued]

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Texas Shatters Own Solar Power Record, Weird Political Situation Or Not

February 17, 2024 admin clean power, compressed air energy storage (caes), electric reliability council of texas (ercot), Energy Storage, gravity storage, green economy, long-duration energy storage, pumped hydro, Solar energy, texas, texas solar energy, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2024 04:01:48 +0000

Texas continues to rack up the renewable energy wins with a record-breaking month for solar power capping a surge past coal.

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How Biden’s “Invest in America” Agenda Helps Texas

June 16, 2023 admin clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, green economy, green jobs, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, policy & politics, Solar energy, texas, texas solar energy, texas wind energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2023 02:00:48 +0000

On June 12, 2023 through June 13, 2023, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm will travel to Texas to meet with utility and industry leaders to discuss the positive impacts President’s Investing in America agenda will have for businesses and residents of Texas. The Secretary will also join the Department’s Energy Justice to the […]

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Renewables Ride To The Rescue As Texas Bakes Under Withering Heat

June 16, 2022 admin AUSTIN, clean power, distributed energy resources, electric pickup trucks, Energy, ford motor company, renewable energy, Renewables, Solar energy, texas, texas extreme weather, texas solar energy, texas wind farms, us department of energy (doe), wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2022 19:06:15 +0000

Texas lays clean power doubts to rest as its wind and solar industries grow, and renewables rise to keep the lights on during the latest heat wave.

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SunPower Texas Solar Panels — 3 Month Review

June 12, 2022 admin clean power, rooftop solar, Solar energy, solar panels, sunpower, texas, texas solar energy

Credit to Author: Vijay Govindan| Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2022 03:19:36 +0000

Below, I’ll review our SunPower solar panels that we have on our roof here in Texas, 3+ months since they were first installed on Twosday. I’ll review the overall process time, quality of installation, financing, the app, and other factors. For each factor, I’ll give SunPower a score from 0 to 5, with 0 being […]

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Reduce High Energy Costs With A Solar System — Texas Edition

April 27, 2022 admin clean power, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, consumer technology, net metering, rooftop solar, Solar energy, solar net metering, tesla solar net metering, texas, texas solar energy

Credit to Author: Vijay Govindan| Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 02:00:37 +0000

In this post, I’ll cover how electricity from a new Texas residential solar system is already cheaper than grid electricity costs. I previously wrote an article about which solar system to use, where I compared Tesla versus SunPower for the better system, and I’ll also follow that up with the decision I made and why […]