solar

The wind isn’t blowing, but does Texas care? Why electricity prices are staying stable

Despite a poor month for wind generation, ERCOT is managing to keep electricity prices in check thanks to its increasingly diverse fuel mix.

Dominion seeks solar, onshore wind, and more in latest request for proposals

The utility will only consider proposals for facilities located within PJM territory, but not including facilities located in the state of Virginia.

Here comes the boom: Wood Mackenzie forecasts massive solar, wind, and storage growth

WoodMac predicts 5.4 TWac of new solar and wind will come online by 2033, as global energy storage capacity grows by more than 600%.

Burns & McDonnell begins construction of 297 MWdc Consumers Energy solar site in Michigan

The Muskegon Solar Energy Center, Consumers Energy’s first large-scale solar project, is expected to be completed in 2026.

Solar + storage project deployed for Arizona electric co-op

The project for Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Co-op (SSVEC), an AEPCO member co-op, includes a 40-MWh energy storage system and an existing 20-MW photovoltaic (PV) system that will integrate Athena, Stem’s AI-driven clean energy software, to continuously operate and monitor the storage system

Entergy and NextEra agree to develop up to 4.5 GW of solar and storage projects

The five-year joint development agreement is expected fo facilitate construction of new solar generation and energy storage projects.

DOE partnering with developers to turn former nuclear sites into solar and storage

NorthRenew Energy Partners and Spitfire are proposing solar and battery storage projects to produce 400 MW of clean electricity on the Idaho National Laboratory…

First of three Origis Energy solar + storage projects comes online in Mississippi

Once completed in 2025, Origis expects its Mississippi portfolio to have a total capacity of 550 MW, plus 150 MW of battery storage….

A pretty big deal: Microsoft and Brookfield to develop 10.5 GW of renewables in ‘largest ever’ corporate PPA

The agreement includes more than 10.5 GW of wind, solar, and “new or impactful carbon-free energy generation technologies.”…

Data risk: The overlooked problem curtailing solar plant performance

As the renewable market continues to expand, data quality issues will become more apparent, writes PVCase CEO David Trainavicius….

Texas solar surpasses coal production for first time

Solar production in Texas’ Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) territory surpassed coal for the first time this March, generating 3.26 million MWh, co…

EIA: April 8 Eclipse will ‘briefly’ limit solar generation across the U.S.

Electricity generators in affected areas have detailed their plans to increase generation from other sources to make up for the lost solar output….

Dominion Energy Virginia approved for 764 MW of new solar

The projects include include four solar projects totaling 329 MW that will be owned or acquired by Dominion Energy Virginia, in addition to 13 power-purchase ag…

Emissions

As modeled by NREL, wind and solar energy would provide 60%–80% of generation in the least-costly electricity mix in 2035. …