Thomas Edison’s birthplace is now powered by solar
Thomas Edison’s birthplace and museum in Milan, Ohio, is now officially powered by a donated rooftop solar system.
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The world’s largest solar farm just came online in China
The world’s largest solar farm, in the desert in northwestern Xinjiang, is now connected to China’s grid.
Expand Expanding CloseWe’re closer to tripling renewable energy capacity by 2030 than we look – IEA
Governments are rolling out renewables at a record pace, and tripling capacity by 2030 is within reach – it’s time to make Paris Agreement targets official.
Expand Expanding CloseThis accordion-style modular solar array withstands 166 mph winds
Australian company 5B’s modular solar array unfolds like an accordion and is designed to endure extreme weather and harsh environments.
Expand Expanding CloseTop US coal producer Wyoming just approved a $1.2B solar farm
Wyoming just approved its largest solar farm – 771 megawatts (MW) of utility-scale solar plus battery storage.
Expand Expanding CloseRenewables provided almost 30% of US electrical generation in March
Renewables are now the second-largest source of US electrical generation behind natural gas, which averaged a 40.5% share during Q1 2024 but fell to 39.4% in March.
Expand Expanding CloseCalifornia exceeds 100% of energy demand with renewables over a record 30 days [Update]
In a major clean energy benchmark, wind, solar, and hydro exceeded 100% of demand on California’s main grid for 69 of the past 75 days.
Expand Expanding CloseHow renewables could beat natural gas in US generating capacity within 3 years – in numbers
US renewables’ electrical generating capacity could be close to – and may even surpass – natural gas within three years, according to FERC data.
Expand Expanding CloseAn off-grid solar tracker powers this EV charging station
Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, has installed an off-grid solar tracker EV charging station for its employees.
Expand Expanding CloseIn a milestone, the US exceeds 5 million solar installations
The US has now officially surpassed 5 million solar installations, a significant landmark in its shift toward clean energy, according to data released by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie.
Expand Expanding CloseIn a first, the US will require grid planning for 20 years into the future
US grid operators haven’t been practicing long-term transmission planning, but for the first time, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) just made it mandatory.
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 CloseGAF Energy’s new Texas factory is about to make a lot of nailable solar shingles
GAF Energy’s new nailable solar shingle factory in Texas is about to make the company the world’s largest solar roofing producer.
Expand Expanding CloseVermont just passed a 100% renewable electricity mandate
Vermont today passed a bill that requires 100% renewable electricity across all the state’s utilities by 2035, and it’s expected to become law.
Expand Expanding CloseTexas goes big on solar + storage that can power 41,000+ homes
A 208-megawatt (MW) solar farm with 80 megawatt hours (MWh) of storage has come online west of San Antonio, Texas.
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 CloseSunPower ceases residential installations, lays off 1,000
SunPower (Nasdaq: SPWR) just sent an email to its employees saying that it will “wind down” residential solar installations and lay off 1,000 employees.
Expand Expanding CloseUS to restore tariffs on solar panels from China – Reuters
The Biden administration is expected to restore US tariffs on imported solar panels from China and other countries, according to a Reuters exclusive.
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 CloseA 605 MW PV plant in Germany is now Europe’s largest solar farm
A 605 megawatt (MW) project in Germany has claimed the title of Europe’s largest solar farm, bumping a PV plant in Spain out of the top spot.
Expand Expanding CloseThe US just beat its goal to permit 25 GW of clean energy by 2025
The US Department of the Interior has now permitted more than 25 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy projects – surpassing its original 25 GW by 2025 goal.
Expand Expanding CloseAvangrid just broke ground on its first solar farm in California
Avangrid (NYSE: AGR), one of the US’s largest clean energy operators, has begun construction on its first solar farm in California.
Expand Expanding CloseSolar to displace natural gas in the daytime + in summer on the Texas grid
Solar is forecast to displace natural gas in the middle of the day and in the summer on the Texas grid, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
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