7 lessons for Rocky Mountain Power and its partners from virtual power plant pioneer Soleil Lofts

The apartment complex in Herriman, Utah — a collaboration among Rocky Mountain Power, sonnen and the Wasatch Energy Group — is powered by 5 MW of solar panels and has a battery in each of its 600 units.

By Patrick Cooley • Nov. 15, 2023

Taking Charge: ‘Ocean drones’ can address offshore wind’s labor pains: OPT CEO

“If you look at what happened 10 years ago with aerial drones, I think uncrewed surface vehicles are now at a similar stage of their evolution,” said Philipp Stratmann, CEO of Ocean Power Technologies.

By Diana DiGangi • Nov. 15, 2023

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The 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.

By Utility Dive staff

Clean energy manufacturing is on the rise in New York

The state has established multiple funding programs to entice sustainable production and development, bringing wind energy companies, heat pump manufacturers and others to the area. 

By Sakshi Udavant • Nov. 14, 2023

All hands on deck needed to build IRA-driven infrastructure, federal officials say

“By 2035 alone we're going to need to add about 75,000 miles of high-voltage transmission lines,” said Jesse Jenkins, head of the ZERO Lab at Princeton University.

By Diana DiGangi • Nov. 14, 2023

Duke Energy initiates first test of end-to-end green hydrogen system at its DeBary power plant

The company’s interest in green hydrogen comes from a fuel diversity perspective, but it also sees promise in the fuel's ability serve as seasonal energy storage.

By Emma Penrod • Nov. 14, 2023

Despite rising prices, market faces a glut of renewable energy projects, analysts say

The enormous number of renewable energy projects in queues around the country suggests the vast majority will never be built, according to Ascend Analytics.

By Emma Penrod • Nov. 10, 2023

Solar likely to outpace hydropower’s annual generation in 2024: EIA

From 2009 to 2022, installed solar capacity increased at an average rate of 44% per year, said the Energy Information Administration.

By Diana DiGangi • Nov. 9, 2023

DOE taps Sunnova, Sunrun, others, to receive $440M for rooftop solar and batteries in Puerto Rico

Eight companies and nonprofits will install solar and battery systems for low-income households and those where a resident has an energy-dependent disability.

By Diana DiGangi • Nov. 8, 2023

Kentucky PSC partly approves PPL’s $2.1B plan to retire coal, add gas, solar and storage

The commission approved a 125 MW/500 MWh battery energy storage facility, which it said will give LG&E/KU insight into operating and integrating large-scale storage to meet customer demand.

By Ethan Howland • Nov. 8, 2023

Google taps ‘carbon-intelligent’ computing platform to help maintain grid reliability in power crises

The platform, originally built to help Google achieve 24/7 clean energy use, has proven to be effective as a demand response mechanism, Google says.

By Emma Penrod • Nov. 7, 2023

Dominion lowers cost estimates for power from offshore wind farm, seeks possible partner

The utility will decide by early 2024 whether or not to take on a partner for its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, said CEO Bob Blue.

By Diana DiGangi • Nov. 6, 2023

Duke, others leverage new IRA rules to finance clean energy, but cost, complexity are hurdles

New tax credit provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act could more than triple the $20 billion annual tax equity market that today finances clean energy in the U.S., if various challenges can be overcome.

By Herman K. Trabish • Nov. 6, 2023

AEP aims to sell retail, distributed energy and solar operations by mid-2024

American Electric Power also plans to soon launch a sale process for its stakes in two transmission companies and make a decision on selling its share of Transource Energy, CEO Julie Sloat said.

By Ethan Howland • Nov. 6, 2023

IRA clean energy projects could create 403,000 jobs: E2 report

The report put electric vehicles first in terms of expected job creation from the first year of the Inflation Reduction Act, at about 240,000, followed by about 62,400 energy storage jobs and about 47,200 solar jobs.

By Diana DiGangi • Nov. 2, 2023

Diversify, domesticate and disrupt: Building a robust US solar supply chain

Until the Inflation Reduction Act passed last year, the United States had no solar panel manufacturing policy. Now it has a flawed one.

By David M. Hart • Nov. 2, 2023

Apple, Nike and others back new clean energy project to decarbonize supply chains

The Clean Energy Procurement Academy, whose founding members also include Amazon, Meta and PepsiCo, aims to boost clean energy procurement and curb emissions.

By Zoya Mirza • Nov. 2, 2023

Ørsted cancels two offshore wind projects along New Jersey coast

The projects had become financially unworkable due to supply chain problems and increased interest rates, the company said.

By Diana DiGangi • Nov. 1, 2023

BOEM approves 2.6-GW Dominion Energy offshore wind farm, largest yet in US

While other offshore wind developers have canceled PPAs and projects citing rising costs, Dominion Energy says the Virginia project is on schedule and on budget.

By Emma Penrod • Nov. 1, 2023

Fitch downgrades Eversource outlook to ‘negative’ on uncertainty around offshore wind sales

“Failure to complete the sale in a timely manner would pressure Eversource's already weak financial profile, resulting in a ratings downgrade,” Fitch Ratings said Monday.

By Ethan Howland • Oct. 31, 2023

Is the least populated state in the nation leading the next US energy transition?

Wyoming is on track to become a major exporter of wind energy to neighboring states and major urban markets across the West.

By John Karakoulakis • Oct. 31, 2023

Connecticut 2 GW offshore wind RFP acknowledges financial challenges for developers

The state included a provision to allow bidders to submit pricing at a rate indexed to macroeconomic factors like inflation, allowing for adjustments of 15%.

By Diana DiGangi • Oct. 30, 2023

After tepid first auction, BOEM announces 4 new Gulf of Mexico offshore wind areas

Three lease areas in the region went unsold in an August auction, but the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is moving ahead with the sale process for four new areas.

By Diana DiGangi • Oct. 30, 2023

Los Angeles region to accelerate clean energy efforts in run-up to 2028 Olympics

The road map sets new and more granular decarbonization targets, said a co-chair of the public-private partnership behind the plan.

By Ysabelle Kempe • Oct. 30, 2023

131 companies press for 100% decarbonized power systems in all countries by 2040

The coalition, which includes companies like EDP and Ørsted and represents nearly $1 trillion in annual revenue, is asking policymakers to end reliance on fossil fuels through regulations and clean-energy investments.

By Zoya Mirza • Oct. 27, 2023

Key lessons for an economical and reliable path to a 100% clean electricity system

While the near- and mid-term path to reach an 80%-90% clean system is relatively clear, the technological mix of the final leg is still highly uncertain.

By Derek Stenclik and Priya Sreedharan • Oct. 27, 2023