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EIA projects 42.6 GW of new capacity additions in the U.S. during second half of 2024

Led by solar and battery storage, the U.S. could add 62.8 GW of utility-scale generating capacity in all of 2024.

Algonquin Power & Utilities selling renewable business for up to $2.5B

The company aims to sell its renewables business to a wholly-owned subsidiary of LS Power for total consideration of up to $2.5 billion.

Georgia Power celebrates plant workers, promotes job opportunities

The utility is celebrating Generation Appreciation Month, a time to recognize its more than 1,100 generation team members.

Manhattan Project nuclear site reimagined as a 1 GW solar farm

A DOE project aims to repurpose an 8,000-acre area of DOE-owned land that was formerly used in the U.S. nuclear weapons program.

The wind isn’t blowing, but does Texas care? Why electricity prices are staying stable

Despite a poor month for wind generation, ERCOT is managing to keep electricity prices in check thanks to its increasingly diverse fuel mix.

New bipartisan energy reform legislation just dropped. Here’s what’s in it

The Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 shortens judicial review timelines, accelerates permitting on federal lands and much more.

I&M said it is in the process of a “major” transformation of its generating mix.

The utility will only consider proposals for facilities located within PJM territory, but not including facilities located in the state of Virginia.

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I&M said it is in the process of a “major” transformation of its generating mix….

The utility will only consider proposals for facilities located within PJM territory, but not including facilities located in the state of Virginia….

Here comes the boom: Wood Mackenzie forecasts massive solar, wind, and storage growth

WoodMac predicts 5.4 TWac of new solar and wind will come online by 2033, as global energy storage capacity grows by more than 600%….

Growth in commercial electricity demand linked to states with high data center growth

Electricity demand tied to data centers has grown the most in Virginia, one of the largest markets in the world for this development….

PG&E expects 3.5 GW data center growth by 2029

San Jose alone accounts for over half of the requested load, with 1,635 MW requested….

Texas electricity demand could nearly double in six years, grid operator predicts

The prediction by ERCOT reflects a new way of counting future demand and a spike in requests to connect to the grid from large power users. …

Work is underway for Canada’s first commercial green hydrogen, ammonia facility

The project will include the development of up to 530-turbine wind farm with the ability to generate 3.5 GW of electricity and 150 MW solar PV. The facility wil…

Data centers offer energy peril and promise, with the Midwest increasingly in the crosshairs

A massive Microsoft complex in Wisconsin hypercharges debate over data centers’ impacts on energy reliability. …

Burns & McDonnell begins construction of 297 MWdc Consumers Energy solar site in Michigan

The Muskegon Solar Energy Center, Consumers Energy’s first large-scale solar project, is expected to be completed in 2026….

The proposal includes three large solar and battery power purchase agreements, along with 400 MW of natural-gas peaking units….

Groups urge N.C. regulators to push Duke Energy on solar and wind, pump the brakes on new gas

A review of comments shows clear dissatisfaction with Duke Energy’s proposed Carbon Plan, which critics say put arbitrary limits on solar and assumes technolo…

Solar + storage project deployed for Arizona electric co-op

The project for Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Co-op (SSVEC), an AEPCO member co-op, includes a 40-MWh energy storage system and an existing 20-MW photovoltaic…