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First Solar sells US$850 million 45X manufacturing credits
by Will Norman on February 21, 2025 at 4:06 pm
The credits are Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production tax credits generated from selling its modules from US manufacturing bases. […]
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Leveraging surplus interconnection could unleash 800 GW of energy the US needs today
by Cassady Craighill on February 21, 2025 at 3:04 pm
By using existing interconnection sites to plug in low-cost clean energy sources, energy planners can increase grid reliability and lower costs. […]
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Torus, Rocky Mountain Power sign MOU for 70-MW C&I demand response capability
by Brian Martucci on February 21, 2025 at 2:39 pm
The agreement could add a major commercial and industrial component to RMP’s Wattsmart Battery program, hailed by the Energy Department as one of the country’s most sophisticated virtual power plants. […]
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FERC launches colocation review, plus 6 other open meeting takeaways
by Ethan Howland on February 21, 2025 at 1:54 pm
Final colocation rules aren’t likely until 2026, creating uncertainty for Vistra, Talen Energy and other independent power producers, Capstone analysts said. […]
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FERC complies with major portions of Trump order on independent agencies: Christie
by Ethan Howland on February 21, 2025 at 12:41 pm
However, questions remain — such as how extensively the Office of Management and Budget will review agency actions, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Mark Christi said. […]
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Italy adds 6.8GW of PV in 2024 as utility-scale projects surge
by Will Norman on February 21, 2025 at 11:47 am
According to Italy’s solar association, last year saw a divergence in the fortunes of the utility-scale and residential solar sectors. […]
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CHINA ROUND-UP: CEEC active in Cambodia and the Philippines, CECEP subsidiary starts construction at 650MWp project
by Jonathan Touriño Jacobo on February 21, 2025 at 11:40 am
A round-up of news from China with an EPC contract for a 250MW solar PV plant in Cambodia, the Philippines' 'first' large-scale floating solar PV (FPV) project and CECEP's subsidiary begins construction on 650MWp plant. […]
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EDPR North America commissions 100MW Mississippi solar project
by JP Casey on February 21, 2025 at 10:44 am
EDP Renewables North America has commissioned its 100MW Ragsdale Solar Park in the US state of Mississippi. […]
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Akaysha inks revenue swap deal for Queensland big battery with commodities trader
by Sophie Vorrath on February 21, 2025 at 4:17 am
Akaysha Energy signs "sophisticated" revenue swap deal for its new Queensland big battery with a global commodities trader. The post Akaysha inks revenue swap deal for Queensland big battery with commodities trader appeared first on RenewEconomy. […]
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Mount Isa turns to wind, solar and gravity storage to save city as big mines close
by Amalyah Hart on February 21, 2025 at 4:13 am
Mount Isa is looking to green energy and gravity storage in its disused mine shafts to secure a future for the city once its big mines close. The post Mount Isa turns to wind, solar and gravity storage to save city as big mines close appeared first on RenewEconomy. […]
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Energy Insiders Podcast: Why is the green energy transition made to sound so hard?
by Giles Parkinson & David Leitch on February 21, 2025 at 3:46 am
Climate 200's Simon Holmes a Court on the upcoming election, the role of independents, lessons from Trump, the nuclear boosters, and why we made the energy transition sound too hard. The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Why is the green energy transition made to sound so hard? appeared first on RenewEconomy. […]
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Peter Dutton’s nuclear accounting trick #3: Hide the costs of keeping coal
by Tristan Edis on February 21, 2025 at 3:34 am
The Coalition’s nuclear plan takes a gamble with our electricity system that old coal will last the distance. It doesn’t account for the risks and extreme costs if that gamble fails. The post Peter Dutton’s nuclear accounting trick #3: Hide the costs of keeping coal appeared first on RenewEconomy. […]
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Indigenous-owned energy retailer branches further across NEM, supplies power to NBN
by Keira Jenkins on February 21, 2025 at 3:33 am
Australia's first Indigenous-owned energy retailer is expanding into two more states just eight months after launching. The post Indigenous-owned energy retailer branches further across NEM, supplies power to NBN appeared first on RenewEconomy. […]
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NSW announces review into transmission planning as it plots route to renewables and storage
by Giles Parkinson on February 21, 2025 at 3:29 am
NSW announces review into transmission planning in possible move to have more say about what and where things are built. The post NSW announces review into transmission planning as it plots route to renewables and storage appeared first on RenewEconomy. […]
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Elon Musk’s Tesla big battery tweets put Australia on road to green energy, now he might derail it
by Giles Parkinson on February 21, 2025 at 3:21 am
Musk's big battery tweets set Australia on a path to a renewables revolution in 2017. His utterings on X in this election could help shape the future of energy in Australia. The post Elon Musk’s Tesla big battery tweets put Australia on road to green energy, now he might derail it appeared first on RenewEconomy. […]