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Michigan electric utility DTE Energy announced it has broken ground of three of the six projects that together comprise an 800 MW solar development portfolio for the state. Once complete, the six projects are expected to generate enough electricity to power the equivalent of 200,000 homes. The Fish Creek and Mission Road solar parks, located …

DTE Energy breaks ground on first phase of 800 MW solar project portfolio Read More »

The International Renewable Energy Agency shared that in 2010, solar was four times as expensive as the lowest-cost fossil fuel. Today, generating electricity from solar is less than half as expensive as the lowest-cost fossil alternative. September 26, 2024 Solar has taken center stage in global energy development as costs have precipitously fallen to record …

Solar levelized cost of electricity 56% lower than lowest-cost fossil fuels Read More »

Groups in Michigan partner with utility to reclaim wetlands in 85 MW solar plan. September 26, 2024 The legacy of fossil fuel plants may be a mixed blessing in a region in terms of historic economic opportunities versus future sustainability, but many of these communities have moved on to renewable alternatives. In the meantime, the …

Shuttered coal plants to provide solar energy, recreation and wildlife protection Read More »

In this series outlining the process of building a truly sustainable home, much has happened while waiting for a building permit… and the building is set to begin. September 26, 2024 Since my last article in this series more than 6 months ago, it feels like there’s been a lot of waiting and not much …

Building not your average dream home: Waiting for … Approved Read More »

A report from Berkeley Lab reveals a significant expansion of solar-plus-storage facilities in the U.S. power plant market, highlighting an evolution from frequency to arbitrage and curtailment mitigation markets. The best is yet to come, as ongoing price decreases are still being absorbed by the market and are already being used to fill the interconnection …

Solar-plus-storage dominating future U.S. power grid Read More »

Two grid-scale standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) announcements in the United States have highlighted the move by utilities to use energy storage to balance their networks and cope with the inexorable advance of renewables. September 25, 2024 From ESS News Investor Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has backed renewables developer Strata Clean Energy’s bid to …

CIP acquires 1 GWh Arizona battery, BrightNight announces 800 MWh Washington project Read More »

Hecate Energy is working on a 1 GW solar facility at Hanford, a former nuclear weapon manufacturing site, while NextEra is negotiating to build solar at a nuclear storage facility in New Mexico. Both companies aim to develop solar projects on government lands that were formerly and are still used for nuclear weapons and energy …

Government nuclear sites across U.S. going solar Read More »

Developed by rPlus Energies, the clean energy project that represents an investment of over $1 billion will include 400 MW / 1,600 MWh of battery energy storage. September 23, 2024 Project developer rPlus Energies held a groundbreaking event in Utah to initiate the construction of Green River Energy Center, a large utility-scale solar facility. The …

Construction begins on 400 MW solar and storage project in Utah Read More »

Cowboy Solar is a 200 MW project in New Mexico and Copper Rays is a 700 MW project in Nevada. September 23, 2024 The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public input on two large-scale solar projects. The proposed Cowboy Solar project, which if approved could generate up to 200 MW of renewable energy …

BLM seeks comment two large-scale solar projects Read More »

Authors of the World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2024 the world had 408 operational reactors producing 367 GW in the middle of the year, which is significantly less than installed capacity predictions for solar by the end of the year and five time less the world’s cumulative PV capacity, which is now approaching 2 TW. …

World now has five times more PV than nuclear power Read More »