Renewables

Vineyard Wind says it is resuming construction

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.

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.

ERCOT could get its first geothermal project

Sage Geosystems has entered into a land use agreement with San Miguel Electric Cooperative for a 3 MW geothermal facility.

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.

Vermont utility agrees to purchase more than 54 GWh of hydropower in Connecticut

FirstLight’s Shepaug Generating Station is Connecticut’s largest hydroelectric generation station and is also the second largest source of carbon-free electricity in the state.

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.

AES Indiana to repower coal units to natural gas, add solar and storage

The utility aims to be the first in Indiana to exit coal.

Renewables

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

The utility aims to be the first in Indiana to exit coal….

The US hydropower supply chain is struggling. Here’s how it might recover

A new report from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) paints a broad picture of the U.S.’s domestic hydropower supply chain and provides recommendat…

Firming capacity in a changing energy landscape

Firming generation in the face of changing power demands requires strategic planning, with compressor stations, dual fuel systems, LNG peak shavers and hydroge…

Colorado power provider to add renewables, gas, storage by 2030

Platte River Power Authority’s IRP calls for 760 MW of renewables, 200 MW of combustion turbines and 175 MW of battery storage by the end of the decade….

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….

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….

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….

‘The easy jobs are for others’: Utilities discuss challenges and opportunities in hydropower

The HYDROVISION keynote roundtable highlighted issues such as aging infrastructure, supply chain pressures and finding skilled labor. …

HYDROVISION attendees visit Carter Lake, Estes Park Hydro plants

Dozens of attendees received a taste of Colorado’s hydropower scene in one of the show’s popular technical tours….

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….