Largest solar installation in Idaho Power grid to support data center
Pleasant Valley Solar project partners are contributing to two scholarships to help boost community workforce needs and bolster energy labor market.
Clean energy tax credits as economic drivers
Labor-led organization finds that the Investment and Production Tax Credits support hundreds of energy projects, create good-paying jobs, protect ratepayers from rising energy bills, and boost energy security in the U.S.
Solar supplied over 10% of global electricity consumption in 2024
Cumulative solar installations climbed 37.5% from 1.6 TW to 2.2 TW last year, said the International Energy Agency.
Tariffs the least of U.S. solar market’s worries
While President Donald Trump’s sweeping levies on foreign imports have captured global headlines, antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) investigations into Southeast Asian products, along with a potential expansion of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), could pose even greater risks for US solar and energy storage.
Solar continues to rise in Oklahoma
NextEra Energy’s 250 MW project that just broke ground is among a growing number of solar projects in a state that gets 0.55% of its electricity from solar energy.
Trump’s coal revival could lead “tens of billions of dollars” in renewables stranded
The order is expected to lead to uneconomical operations of existing coal, leading to higher costs for consumers. A significant amount of coal capacity that would have otherwise been retired may now operate, said Grid Strategies on a webinar hosted by Roth Capital Partners.
Logistical challenges of replacing solar modules and inverters in Bermuda
After severe weather damaged solar modules and inverters in an island installation, replacement included following jurisdictional regulations spanning three countries, using both land and sea shipping, and matching discontinued hardware.
Sounds from the sun: Addressing acoustics for solar harmony
Fixing a project’s acoustics can be costly and difficult, but easily avoided if considered early in the project’s development.
Commercial solar joint venture launched with $400 million investment
Apollo announced an investment with Summit Ridge Energy to own and operate a portfolio of solar assets in Illinois.
Data centers lead global growth in corporate PPAs
In 2024, the global corporate clean energy procurement market grew strongly, with a record 68 GW of power purchase agreements (PPAs) and other clean energy procurement deals announced. That amounted to 29% growth against the previous year. Caroline Zhu and Bruno Brunetti, of S&P Global Commodity Insights, examine the trends behind these numbers.
