Industry News

by John Engel on September 23, 2021 at 5:32 pm

The joint report issued by FERC and NERC cited freezing and natural gas fuel supply issues as the two largest causes for the disaster. […]

by Liam Stoker on September 23, 2021 at 4:09 pm

A project that bids to combine up to 20GW of solar PV with the world’s largest energy storage battery and a 4,200km-long subsea power cable has moved a step forward after Indonesian authorities greenlit its proposed transmission cable route. […]

by Sean Rai-Roche on September 23, 2021 at 3:55 pm

US national residential and C&I solar plant performance assessment company Omnidian has completed a US$33 million Series B raise. […]

by Sean Rai-Roche on September 23, 2021 at 3:05 pm

US developer Clearway Energy Group has signed a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with Toyota in North America to supply the company with 80MW of power, accounting for 8% of the company’s regional operations […]

by John Engel on September 23, 2021 at 3:03 pm

GE Renewable Energy has been selected by Kaylon to deliver solar power stations for 1.3 GW of projects in Turkey, the company announced Thursday. […]

by Jules Scully on September 23, 2021 at 2:47 pm

Backed by a new heterojunction module factory in Florida and the expansion of its production plant in Minnesota, solar manufacturer Heliene is looking to take advantage of US policy support to meet increasing demand for American-made PV equipment. Jules Scully discusses the company’s growth plans with CEO Martin Pochtaruk. […]

by Elizabeth Ingram on September 23, 2021 at 2:44 pm

In its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), the U.S. Energy Information Administration forecasts that electricity generation from U.S. hydropower plants will be 14% lower in 2021 than it was in 2020. This is a result of “extreme and exceptional” drought conditions that have been affecting much of the western U.S., especially California and states in the Pacific Northwest, which are […]

by Jason Plautz on September 23, 2021 at 2:17 pm

PSEG's Ralph Izzo said that in the absence of a price on carbon, the program would help create a "national market" and push the grid transition. […]

by Sean Rai-Roche on September 23, 2021 at 1:09 pm

Arizonan utility Salt River Project (SRP) and renewables company Clēnera have signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for the CO Bar Solar project that is expected to deliver between 440-480MW of power […]

by The PJM Cities and Communities Coalition on September 23, 2021 at 12:00 pm

For our climate efforts to succeed, FERC must approve grid operator PJM Interconnection's plan to mostly undo MOPR's threat to state and local clean energy goals, a coalition of 10 cities and communities asserts. […]

by Robert Walton on September 23, 2021 at 12:00 pm

A handful of utilities stand to benefit from a suite of policies and investments the federal government is considering, according to a Sept. 21 research note. […]

by Robert Walton on September 23, 2021 at 12:00 pm

"What you're seeing with utility companies over the last 12 months is really reflective of what ... a lot of corporate America is doing, particularly after George Floyd's murder," Glover said. […]

by Sean Rai-Roche on September 23, 2021 at 10:36 am

Russian wholesale electricity market administrator JSC ATS has allocated 775MW of solar PV in the country’s eighth auction round for largescale renewables, which had an average price of ₽5.18/kWh (US$0.071/kWh) […]

by John Engel on September 23, 2021 at 9:59 am

A bill for cutting carbon emissions calls for equity in job training and transition programs, an office of energy justice, increased oversight, and curbs on utility influence over regulators. […]

by rodw on September 23, 2021 at 9:49 am

New York-based National Grid US envisions a “hydrogen hub” in Long Island that it says will help the state and city meet net-zero carbon goals in the coming decades. […]