Utah’s first floating solar project is complete
Ameresco constructed the project on a holding pond operated by the Mountain Regional Water Special Service District.
Sunrise brief: Solar generation up 26%, but electricity demand outpaces growth
Also on the rise: First Solar opens $1.1 billion solar factory in Alabama. Solar levelized cost of electricity 56% lower than lowest-cost fossil fuels. And more.
DTE Energy breaks ground on first phase of 800 MW solar project portfolio
The Michigan utility commenced construction on three projects that are funded through its MIGreenPower program.
Solar generation up 26%, but electricity demand outpaces growth
In 2024, the U.S. power grid’s electricity generation increased by over 109 TWh through the end of July, marking a 4.5% growth. This surge was led by a 52 TWh increase in methane generation, while solar power contributed an additional 36 TWh.
Solar levelized cost of electricity 56% lower than lowest-cost fossil fuels
The International Renewable Energy Agency shared that in 2010, solar was four times as expensive as the lowest-cost fossil fuel. Today, generating electricity from solar is less than half as expensive as the lowest-cost fossil alternative.
Shuttered coal plants to provide solar energy, recreation and wildlife protection
Groups in Michigan partner with utility to reclaim wetlands in 85 MW solar plan.
Building not your average dream home: Waiting for … Approved
In this series outlining the process of building a truly sustainable home, much has happened while waiting for a building permit… and the building is set to begin.
Solar-plus-storage dominating future U.S. power grid
A report from Berkeley Lab reveals a significant expansion of solar-plus-storage facilities in the U.S. power plant market, highlighting an evolution from frequency to arbitrage and curtailment mitigation markets. The best is yet to come, as ongoing price decreases are still being absorbed by the market and are already being used to fill the interconnection queues with terrawatts of capacity.
CIP acquires 1 GWh Arizona battery, BrightNight announces 800 MWh Washington project
Two grid-scale standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) announcements in the United States have highlighted the move by utilities to use energy storage to balance their networks and cope with the inexorable advance of renewables.
How BLM balances conservation with solar development
A massive federal plan to build solar projects on 31 million acres of public lands was proposed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
