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BYD is accelerating along its path to the future with the introduction of two new models that undercut the competition in features and price. The post BYD Advances Its “All EVs Great […]

An Ohio town known as a hub for the burgeoning data center industry may soon have one or more new natural gas-fired power plants to support the area’s need for energy. The […]

Everything is bigger in Texas, the saying goes, but for one thing: wind turbines.  Texas is the US wind capital with three times more working turbines than the next largest US wind […]

Solar, wind and battery storage have set new output records in Texas – the country’s biggest electricity consumer – as the state’s thermal fleet was massively depleted because of planned and unplanned […]

We received a note from a reader, Daniel Miller, yesterday. He noted, “March 21st was the first time in US that Solar was the 2nd highest electric production on an hourly basis. […]

As I just reported (thanks to Daniel Miller for sending in the news), solar power provided the second-most electricity in the United States for 5 hours last week. A huge portion of […]

While this has served to green the operations of many data centres in the US, the growing demand for digital data is threatening to drive these tech giants off course. With individual […]

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 A new study examining electricity markets in Western Australia reveals that the rapid spread of rooftop solar installations can unintentionally increase market power among fossil […]

Rooftop solar saved California ratepayers $1.5 billion in 2023, but state regulators argue it imposed an $8.5 billion cost. A new report challenges that claim, citing calculation errors and overlooked benefits. From […]

Pakistan’s net-metering solar capacity surpassed 4 GW in 2024, marking significant growth in its solar market ahead of upcoming changes to the program later this month. Pakistan’s on-grid, net-metered solar capacity reached […]