Wind

The blade incident at Vineyard Wind, a joint venture of Avangrid and Vineyard Offshore, has been a major setback for the first industrial scale wind farm in the United States.

Sometimes it blows in April: Wind surpasses coal-fired generation

For the first time in nearly a year, U.S. wind generation has ecliped coal-fired generation, setting a new record in the month of April.

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.

GE suspects ‘manufacturing deviation’ with Vineyard Wind turbine blade

Scott Strazik, the CEO of GE Vernova, said there is no indication of an engineering design flaw with the turbine blade.

California proposes purchasing 7.6 GW of offshore wind over the next decade

The state’s proposal also calls for enhanced geothermal and long-duration energy storage.

Indiana Michigan Power seeks new solar, wind, natural gas generation

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

Dominion seeks solar, onshore wind, and more in latest request for proposals

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

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%.

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

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. …

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…

Avangrid, CPS Energy expand power purchase agreement for Texas wind farm

The agreement provides CPS Energy with a 161-MW portion of Avangrid’s Peñascal I wind farm in Kenedy County, Texas south of Baffin Bay….

Treasury, IRS issue guidance on clean energy production credits

These new Clean Electricity credits provide incentives for the first time to any clean energy facility that achieves net zero greenhouse gas emissions. The cred…

DOE-funded wind testing center upgraded to accommodate longer turbine blades

New updates enable the facility to receive and evaluate blades up to 120 meters (393 feet) long….

New AI tool to optimize design of wind farms

The AI-based tool developed by NREL used simulation inputs to determine the optimal design of a wind plant, focusing on a strategy called wake steering….