Following up on the history of solar power, I thought I’d run down the history of wind turbines a bit. Enjoy! People have caught the wind to propel their boats for many thousands of years. I’m ...

Image art by Paul Gerke via ChatGPT-4o. In what appears to be an unwitting ongoing act of self-sabotage that threatens grid reliability in an era of rapid load growth, the United States federal ...

A new policy paper from the Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub, and the Policy and Innovation Group at the University of Edinburgh, argues there is “significant potential value” to the UK if ...

Jupiter Power's 200 MW/400 MWh Calisto I BESS in Harris County, Texas. Courtesy: Jupiter Power The fastest-growing energy storage market in the United States isn’t showing any signs of letting up. The ...

San Diego, Calif. — Farmers in Japan can now generate solar electricity while growing crops on the same farmland. In April, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) approved the ...

The path to AMI 2.0 can be a long and challenging road for large utilities. It’s helpful to have a few friends lend a hand. Siemens and TRC Companies (TRC) are teaming up to assist Tempe, ...

Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) 2025 capacity prices are higher than historical prices because this is the first year adopting a Reliability Based Demand Curve (RBDC). MISO moved to ...

General Electric will demolish the 750 MW Inland Empire Energy Center (IEEC) in California that has 20 years remaining in its useful life. With solar and wind dominating the grid, the plant has been ...

Image art by Paul Gerke via Chat GPT 4o. The Grain Belt Express, the largest electric transmission project in U.S. history, has announced nearly $1.7 billion in combined contractor awards to ...

Courtesy: Laura Cleffmann via Unsplash. Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW), the largest three-service municipal utility in the United States, has selected Nokia to deploy a comprehensive private 5G ...

Intelligent power management company Eaton announced it has completed the acquisition of Resilient Power Systems, a developer and manufacturer of energy solutions, including solid-state ...

Over the past decade or so, the dominant trend has been the retirement of coal plants and the steady advance of renewable sources of generation. The next wave appears to be the phasing out as many ...