78% of Trump voters support Biden’s clean energy incentives
Support for Biden’s federal clean energy incentives cuts across party lines – 78% of 2020 Trump voters support them.
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Prices fall for residential solar, demand is up for battery storage – EnergySage
Residential solar and battery storage marketplace EnergySage just released its latest insights report for H1 2024 – here are 3 of its top-line findings.
Expand Expanding CloseA $1 billion solar + battery storage project just broke ground in Utah
Renewables developer rPlus Energies has broken ground on one of the largest solar + battery storage projects in the US, in east-central Utah.
Expand Expanding CloseWärtsilä makes a quantum leap with Quantum 3 utility scale BESS
The new Quantum 3 battery energy storage system (BESS) from Wärtsilä is being describes as an intelligent, cutting-edge solution designed to meet the ever-evolving needs of utility-scale energy storage customers.
Expand Expanding CloseThese solar + wind + storage EV chargers replace streetlights
San Diego-based Beam Global (Nasdaq: BEEM) has launched EV chargers powered by solar, wind, and battery storage that replace streetlights.
Expand Expanding CloseUS power grid boosts capacity by 20.2 GW in the first half of 2024
In the first half of 2024, the US power grid got a major boost, with developers and power plant owners adding a hefty 20.2 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric generating capacity.
Expand Expanding CloseIn the US, Ørsted forms its first-ever battery storage partnership
In the US, Ørsted has entered into a joint venture with Mission Clean Energy, in its first-ever standalone battery storage partnership.
Expand Expanding CloseOregon to get a massive 900 MW solar + battery storage project
Brookfield Renewable US has filed a Notice of Intent to develop one of Oregon’s largest solar + battery storage projects.
Expand Expanding CloseSunrun launches the US’s first vehicle-to-home power plant using customer-owned Ford F-150 Lightnings
Solar + storage provider Sunrun has launched the US’s first vehicle-to-home power plant using customer-owned bidirectional Ford F-150 Lightning electric trucks.
Expand Expanding CloseCalifornia achieves 100 days of 100% electricity demand met by renewables
In a major milestone, July 28 marked the 100th day of a 144-day stretch in which California supplied 100% of its electricity demand with renewables.
Expand Expanding CloseChina is building a mammoth 8 GW solar farm
State-owned power company China Three Gorges Renewables Group will build an 8 GW solar farm as part of a nearly $11 billion integrated energy project.
Expand Expanding CloseArizona’s largest battery storage project clinches $513M in financing
Recurrent Energy has secured $513 million in financing for Arizona’s largest standalone battery storage project.
Expand Expanding CloseThis Maryland county is building a huge green hydrogen bus depot microgrid
Montgomery County, Maryland, and AlphaStruxure have kicked off construction of the US’s largest renewable energy-powered bus depot.
Expand Expanding CloseOctopus Energy is bringing Tesla Powerwall perks to its customers
Octopus Energy and Tesla’s new partnership means Octopus can install Powerwalls and give its customers with Powerwalls better price tariffs.
Expand Expanding CloseNew York City is about to get its largest battery storage project
New York City’s largest battery storage facility will replace a natural gas peaker plant unit retiring in 2025.
Expand Expanding CloseChina’s first large-scale sodium-ion battery charges to 90% in 12 minutes
China’s first major sodium-ion battery energy storage station is now online, according to state-owned utility China Southern Power Grid Energy Storage.
Expand Expanding CloseThis new Texas power company’s electricity comes with a home battery
Base Power just became the only licensed electricity provider in Texas to offer customers an all-in-one monthly energy service, home battery, and installation, and solar isn’t required.
Expand Expanding CloseSunrun sets a record in California with the US’s largest virtual power plant
Sunrun (Nasdaq: RUN) has networked more than 16,200 customers’ solar + storage systems to support California’s electrical grid during the summer months.
Expand Expanding CloseIn 2023, investment in clean energy manufacturing shot up 70% from 2022
Booming investment in solar and battery manufacturing is rapidly becoming a powerful global economic driver, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Expand Expanding CloseNevada put big battery energy storage where a coal plant used to be
Nevada utility NV Energy’s largest battery energy storage system sits on a former coal-fired power plant site and will save customers a lot of money.
Expand Expanding CloseThe US now has an actual plan to connect clean energy to the grid
The US Department of Energy has just released its first-ever roadmap to speed up the connection of more clean energy to the grid.
Expand Expanding CloseThis lithium-free battery startup just raised $78M in Series C funding
Boston-based Alsym Energy, which is developing a nonflammable rechargeable battery that’s cobalt and lithium-free, has announced a $78 million funding round.
Expand Expanding CloseNew England to become the second coal-free region in the US
Both of New Hampshire’s coal plants are shutting, making New England the second coal-free region in the US.
Expand Expanding CloseYour whiskey may soon be made with a huge ‘brick toaster’ battery
Alcoholic drinks giant Diageo will replace natural gas-fired heat with Rondo Energy’s Heat Batteries at its production sites in Kentucky and Illinois.
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