New APPA Report Details Surge in Planned Solar Capacity Additions in the U.S.
More than 27,000 megawatts of solar capacity are under construction and projected to come online in 2023, a 32% increase from the current U.S. solar capacity and a 147% increase since the beginning of 2020, a new report from the American Public Power Association shows.
Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority Generation Unit Successfully Energized
A Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority generation unit was successfully energized in June for the first time as part of the Authority’s ongoing St. Thomas Randolph Harley Power Plant New Generation Project.
States, Tribal Nations Receive Grants Totaling $207.6 Million for Grid Resilience
The U.S. Department of Energy on July 6 announced nine states and three tribal nations as the third cohort to receive a combined total of $207.6 million in grid resilience state and tribal formula grants.
Company Developing Storage Project to Monitor Export Flows in Northern Vermont
EVLO Energy Storage Inc., a subsidiary of Hydro-Quebec, is developing a utility-scale battery energy storage project in Troy, Vermont.
New Report Projects Number of EV Ports in U.S. will be Close to 18 Million by 2027
Wood Mackenzie estimates that the number of electric vehicle charging ports in the U.S. will reach close to 18 million by 2027, with most chargers in the residential category.
Pasadena Water and Power Expands Energy Portfolio with 25 MW of Geothermal Energy
California public power utility Pasadena Water and Power is expanding its energy portfolio with 25 megawatts of geothermal energy.
Agreement Calls for New York Power Plant Workers to be Trained to Work in Offshore Wind Sector
Workers at the Ravenswood Generating Station in New York will be trained to transition to work in the offshore wind industry under an agreement with a utility workers union and a joint venture that is developing an offshore wind project.
PJM Transition to New Interconnection Process Gets Underway
The transition to the PJM Interconnection’s new interconnection process kicked off on July 10, setting the stage for more than 260,000 megawatts of mostly renewable projects to be studied over the next three years, the grid operator said.
DOE Plans to Invest Up to $1 Billion to Support Clean Hydrogen Hubs
The Department of Energy recently released a Notice of Intent to invest up to $1 billion in a demand-side initiative to support its regional clean hydrogen hub program.
Florida’s Lakeland Electric Pursues Microgrid Pilot Project
Florida public power utility Lakeland Electric is partnering with Block Energy in pursuing a pilot microgrid project, which was detailed by Cindy Clemmons, Manager of Legislative and Regulatory Relations at Lakeland Electric, in a presentation on June 30.