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National Grid Completes $100M Acquisition Of Geronimo Energy
National Grid has completed its $100 million acquisition of Minneapolis-based wind and solar developer Geronimo Energy.
The deal, which was announced on March 7, has...
Con Edison Celebrates 250 MW Of Solar
Con Edison is marking a 250 MW milestone in solar energy production, thanks to more than 26,000 New York City and Westchester County, N.Y.,...
N.Y. Launches Challenge To Modernize Grid, Boost Renewables Integration
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, D-N.Y., has announced the first round of funding for the $15 million Future Grid Challenge, a program to help solve...
FERC Makes Drastic Changes To Three-Year Energy Forecast
Within the past month, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has dramatically revised its three-year forecast for changes in the U.S. electrical generating capacity...
Florida Consumer Renewables Increased More Than Twofold In 2018
The number of customer-owned renewable generation installations increased 57% in 2018, according to utility reports filed with the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC).
Renewable...
Duke Energy Hits 1 GW Of Owned Solar, With ‘Much More’ In The Works
With the North Rosamond Solar Facility having come online last month in California, Duke Energy has passed the 1 GW threshold of utility-scale owned...
PNM Files Coal-Replacement Plans With N.M. Regulators
New Mexico utility PNM is moving forward on plans to replace coal generation with new solar, storage and natural gas resources.
PNM, a subsidiary...
Dominion Energy Virginia Issues Pair Of Solar RFPs
Dominion Energy Virginia has announced a pair of requests for proposals (RFPs) for community solar and small-scale solar projects.
The RFPs will help the company...
Bill Proposes Nationwide Renewable Electricity Standard
A new Senate bill is proposing a target of at least 50% renewable electricity nationwide in 15 years, putting the U.S. on a trajectory...
NV Energy Selects Three Solar-Plus-Storage Projects In Nevada
Continuing to work toward its long-term goal of serving customers with 100% renewable energy, Nevada-based NV Energy has announced the addition of nearly 1.2...
Quinbrook Secures Off-Taker For Giant Gemini Solar, Storage Project
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement with NV Energy for the Gemini solar-plus-storage project, which will be located in Clark...
East Bay Community Energy Green-Lights Solar And Wind Deals
The East Bay Community Energy (EBCE) board of directors has approved two power purchase agreements (PPAs) for a combined 157.5 MW from new wind...
Arkansas’ Conway Corp. Seeks Solar
Conway Corp., a utility company in Arkansas, is seeking proposals for solar power purchase agreements (PPAs) to meet energy and capacity requirements for 2022...
Indiana Michigan Power To Partner With Notre Dame On Solar Project
Indiana Michigan Power (I&M), an operating company of American Electric Power, has proposed a 20 MW solar project in partnership with the University of...
Renewables Finally Beat Coal For U.S. Electrical Generating Capacity
For the first time, U.S. electrical generating capacity by renewable energy sources - biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar and wind - has surpassed that of...
Court Determines FERC Cannot Rule On PG&E PPAs
A court ruling has determined the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is not authorized to decide the fate of PG&E Corp. energy contracts.
On...
Emerging State Markets Driving Utility-Supply Solar: SEPA
A new report from the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) shows that the solar industry saw a geographical expansion beyond the traditional powerhouse markets...
Sacramento Municipal Utility District Signs Long-Term Solar PPA
Lendlease, an international property and infrastructure group, has joined forces with the Sacramento County Municipal Utility District (SMUD) in California to execute a 30-year...
Utah Solar Project To Deliver Clean Energy To Facebook
First Solar Inc. has announced that its Cove Mountain 2 solar plant will support Facebook’s Eagle Mountain Data Center in Utah through a power...
Cornell Researchers Address Solar ‘Ramping’ Issues
New research from Cornell University suggests that adding utility-scale solar throughout New York State could reduce summer electricity demand from conventional sources by up...