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Salt River Project seeks 2.5 GW clean power, 1.2 GW peak capacity amid rapid Phoenix-area growth
The utility expects to add more than 2 GW of solar and 1 GW of battery storage by the mid 2020s, and by 2032 it plans to retire more than 1.3 GW of capacity at four coal plants.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 15, 2024 -
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Los Angeles public-private partnership aims to advance industrial solar
The decade-old Feed-in Tariff program pays property owners for solar energy, but long grid interconnection queues and lingering “mistrust” hinder adoption, a business group leader notes.
By Brian Martucci • Feb. 15, 2024 -
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TrendlineThe Energy Transition to Renewables
New policy and business actions are giving a significant boost to renewable energy in the U.S., but opposition is growing and grid interconnection, permitting, labor and other challenges remain.
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Virginia clean energy competition bill faces uncertain fate after collapsed negotiations
The bill will now be taken up by the state legislature’s Commission on Electric Utility Regulation, where its advocates say they intend to make a strong case for it.
By Diana DiGangi • Feb. 15, 2024 -
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Solar PPA prices are creeping up again, but it’s mostly because of conditions in a single state
Solar PPA prices jumped 15% in California in the final quarter last year while prices in most other states declined, according to LevelTen Energy.
By Emma Penrod • Feb. 15, 2024 -
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State officials blame federal regulation for higher energy prices: ‘Customers are getting hurt.’
Proposed federal limits on fossil fuel power plants will further raise costs and weaken reliability, three state energy officials told a U.S. House subcommittee on Wednesday.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 15, 2024 -
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BOEM finalizes two Oregon offshore wind energy areas with up to 2.4 GW in capacity
The areas total around 195,012 acres and avoid 98% of the commercial fishing areas recommended for exclusion by fishing and wildlife agencies.
By Diana DiGangi • Feb. 14, 2024 -
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Arizona Corporation Commission moves to eliminate energy efficiency rules, renewables targets
The move is “a big step backwards” for Arizona, said Mark Kresowik, senior policy director for the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 13, 2024 -
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Boston’s first networked geothermal project will electrify 7 public housing buildings
The project is part of a demonstration program led by National Grid, which broke ground on a similar initiative in Lowell, Massachusetts, last April.
By Ysabelle Kempe • Feb. 12, 2024 -
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Ørsted cuts costs with new business plan, receives S&P downgrade over offshore wind risks
“We perceive the offshore wind industry as riskier than before — particularly in the U.S. where we note Ørsted’s weak project management,” said S&P Global.
By Diana DiGangi • Feb. 12, 2024 -
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EU passes domestic clean energy act, trailing US supply chain and climate bills
The European Commission agreed to the Net-Zero Industry Act to increase domestic manufacturing, following similar domestic production acts passed by the U.S.
By Lamar Johnson • Feb. 12, 2024 -
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Shell rebrands climate tech company Studio X as Onward, eyes net-zero economy
The updated energy venture falls in line with the oil major’s goal to become a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050.
By Zoya Mirza • Feb. 12, 2024 -
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Sponsored by Kraken TechnologiesEnabling a fair and just transition: Digitalization of the grid is holding us back
The energy transition is in full swing, and we have the tech to make it happen — here’s why we need to make sure our journey to net zero is as equitable and just as possible.
By Charlotte Johnson – Global Head of Markets, Kraken – Asset & Optimization • Feb. 12, 2024 -
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CAISO seeks FERC approval to cancel 2024 interconnection study process
As it deals with an interconnection backlog, the California Independent System Operator hasn’t started studying last year’s interconnection requests, which totaled 350 GW, the grid operator told FERC on Thursday.
By Ethan Howland • Feb. 9, 2024 -
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Recurrent Energy raises $160M, secures Microsoft as client for solar project
The tech giant will be the sole purchaser of all the energy and renewable energy credits produced by the Louisiana-based Bayou Galion Solar project.
By Zoya Mirza • Feb. 9, 2024 -
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US clean energy sector is breaking records but presidential election, other challenges loom: WRI
“Policymakers, regulators, developers and manufacturers must double down on their efforts to address key challenges,” said the World Resources Institute in a report.
By Diana DiGangi • Feb. 8, 2024 -
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Green investor Brookfield scores $10B for latest energy transition fund
The fund will invest in the expansion of clean energy, the development of sustainable solutions and the decarbonization strategy of companies from high-emitting sectors.
By Zoya Mirza • Feb. 8, 2024 -
Puerto Rico can transition to 100% renewables by 2050 but costs ‘will be significant’: DOE
To achieve 40% renewable energy, which Puerto Rico law requires by 2025, DOE concluded the optimal approach includes about 700 MW of 4-hour utility-scale batteries and up to 400 MW of long-duration storage.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 7, 2024 -
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Duke Energy proposes new gas plant to meet load growth, but groups question projections
“We’re already projecting eight times the load growth we anticipated just two years ago,” said Mike Callahan, Duke Energy’s South Carolina president.
By Diana DiGangi • Feb. 6, 2024 -
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How an Ontario virtual power plant enrolled 100,000 homes in just six months
The program is among the largest of its kind in Canada, but reproducing it in the U.S. could prove tricky because of differences in how the two nations set up independent system operators.
By Emma Penrod • Feb. 5, 2024 -
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FEMA to help communities pay for net-zero energy projects post-disaster
Communities can now leverage the agency’s grant programs to install solar microgrids, heat pumps and passive cooling when rebuilding schools, hospitals, fire stations and other infrastructure in a disaster’s wake.
By Ysabelle Kempe • Feb. 2, 2024 -
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Ikea makes strides in reducing carbon footprint, attributes progress to clean energy initiatives
The home furnishings retailer said its greenhouse gas emissions declined by 11.5% from the previous year and it has updated its climate strategy to reach net zero by 2050.
By Zoya Mirza • Feb. 1, 2024 -
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Bipartisan group of senators urges Biden to increase tariffs on Chinese solar imports
“China’s aggressive subsidies for its own solar manufacturing industry demonstrate its intent to control the industry globally,” two senators from Georgia and one each from Florida and Ohio wrote.
By Diana DiGangi • Feb. 1, 2024 -
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Severe weather can have long-term impact on solar generation: NREL
Given the increasing frequency of severe weather, the solar industry may need to adopt more stringent guidelines for durability, a researcher at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory said.
By Emma Penrod • Feb. 1, 2024 -
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2024 US power sector outlook
The U.S. clean energy transition is expected to accelerate in 2024 but faces question around transmission, financing, federal elections and other issues.
By Utility Dive staff • Jan. 31, 2024 -
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Dominion’s 2.6-GW offshore wind farm gets federal approval to begin construction
The Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project awaits an air quality permit from EPA, but Dominion expects to complete the facility in late 2026.
By Diana DiGangi • Jan. 31, 2024
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