The Calistoga Resiliency Center, a hybrid microgrid energy storage facility in Northern California that is designed to address power resiliency amid wildfire risk has begun commercial operations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company […]
Solar dominates new US generating capacity in 2025, and 96% of additions in July
Solar accounted for more than 96 pct of all new generating capacity added in the US in July, with wind and solar accounting for 90 pct of all new capacity in 2025. […]
40% of Cadillac Sales in 3rd Quarter Were Electrics!
Cadillac just set a new high bar for itself — and other legacy auto brands — in the 3rd quarter, with 40% of its US sales being electrics in the quarter (or […]
Renewables overtake coal for first time on monthly basis in Australia’s main grid
Renewables overtook coal on a monthly basis for the first time in September, with one wind farm delivering average capacity factor of 67.9 pct. The post Renewables overtake coal for first time […]
US solar set to surpass wind in 2025, overtake coal by 2028
US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) figures show solar developers adding 16 GW through July 2025, nearly three-quarters of new capacity, with solar and wind each near 12% of the mix versus […]
NextEra sells its distributed generation platform to Madison Energy Infrastructure
The world’s largest renewable power company is selling its distributed generation development platform. The clean energy developer Madison Energy Infrastructure has acquired the distributed generation development platform from NextEra Energy Resources, the […]
Perovskite-based PV technologies could dominate within a decade, says Qcells CTO
Some have argued that the potential for further efficiency increases and cost reductions in c-Si technologies will limit the demand for perovskite-based products. But Merfeld said there was space for both. “There […]
Why Utilities Outshine Big Oil
Corporations report profits on their books. Those profits may or may not translate into higher stock prices because all earnings are not equal. Investors often talk about high or low quality earnings, […]
Solar module prices to rise 9% in Q4, says Wood Mackenzie
Wood Mackenzie says module prices will climb as China ends export rebates and consolidates polysilicon production. Wood Mackenzie forecasts that solar module prices will rise by up to 9% in the fourth […]
Your expensive power bill is part of an alarming trend
Electricity prices keep inching up, and there’s little reason to think they’ll fall back down anytime soon. Like most Americans this month, your most recent power bill may have given you a […]
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