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In the first half of 2023, developers added 16.8 gigawatts of utility-scale generating capacity and plan to bring an additional 35.2 GW online in the second half of the year, according to the Energy Information Administration.
The Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory is partnering with J.D. Power to inform the development of more accessible and reliable charging networks and drive the widespread adoption of electric vehicles.
Florida public power utilities OUC and Kissimmee Utility Authority recently hit new power demand records with soaring temperatures hitting the state last week.
Blue Ridge Power Agency has issued a request for proposals that seeks competitive power purchase agreement proposals for utility-scale solar and wind assets with a commercial operation date in 2028 or 2029. BRPA is a Virginia-based joint action agency. Specifically, the RFP seeks a solar system of
Nebraska Public Power District’s wholesale electric rates have once again ranked amongst the lowest in the country compared to roughly 800 wholesale electric providers, the public power utility reported on Aug. 11.
Mote Inc. on Aug. 10 said it has received $1.2 million in grant funding to establish its second biomass-to-hydrogen and carbon-sequestration plant in partnership with the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, a California public power utility.
The New York Power Authority on Aug. 10 said it has begun a process called for in legislation included in the 2023-24 enacted New York State budget that provides NYPA with new authority to develop, own and operate renewable energy generating projects to assist the state in meeting its clean energy targets.
A Kentucky coal mine site would be converted into an 800-megawatt solar project that was recently announced by renewable energy developer BrightNight, Rivian Automotive and the Nature Conservancy.