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 ...
The last few years have seen an increasing trend of negative power prices in the region served by the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), particularly in Southern California. Negative ...
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 ...
Hurricane Sandy and subsequent hurricanes that hit the United States often leave many electric utility executives, their customers, local and state government leaders and regulators contemplating ...
The Edwards & Sanborn Solar + Storage Project features the largest PV array and BESS in the United States, but two proposed California projects could soon claim the crown. Courtesy: Mortenson The ...
The number of smart meters in North America reached almost 146 million at the end of 2023 and with ongoing growth is expected to number 182.9 million in 2029. In a new study, Berg Insight reports that ...
A Connexus Energy lineworker carrying out tasks related to a recent work order. The aging workforce “gap” that threatened the labor pool of U.S. utilities has largely been addressed, according to a ...
Image art by Paul Gerke via ChatGPT-4o. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) began the week following Independence Day with a bang, releasing a report that evaluates the reliability and security of ...
A hailstorm earlier this month has damaged thousands of solar panels at the 350-MW Fighting Jays Solar Farm in Fort Bend County, Texas, KTRK (ABC13) reports. “Golf ball”-sized hail fell in the area on ...
A Sunwealth solar PV installation in the Symmes Valley Local School District in Willow Wood, Ohio. Courtesy: Sunwealth With peak demand growing, utility capital investments rising, and a growing ...
Farmers and livestock on the Bancroft Station Solar Farm, a 102.5 MWac Silicon Ranch facility in Early County that was Meta's first solar project in the state of Georgia. Courtesy: Silicon Ranch The ...
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 ...