by Connor | Sep 17, 2024 | News
According to the Department of Energy, over 60 gigawatts (GW) of new nuclear capacity could potentially be added at existing or recently decommissioned nuclear power plant sites nationwide. The report evaluated 54 operating and 11 retired nuclear power plant sites...
by Chris | Sep 11, 2024 | News
Through July 2024, the U.S. power grid added 20.2 gigawatts (“GW”) of generating capacity according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Solar generating capacity was the largest portion, representing 59% of additions. Battery storage and wind...
by Connor | Sep 5, 2024 | News
TNMP (Texas-New Mexico Power) has outlined its 2025-2027 system resiliency plan, which includes $600 million of capital investments and $151 million of other related costs to confront events posing risk to the operation of TNMP’s distribution system. Eight resiliency...
by Alec | Sep 3, 2024 | News
The U.S. Department of the Interior will hold an auction for two areas off the southern coast of Oregon that could support 3.1 GW of offshore wind energy, if fully developed, enough to power one million homes. The auction, to be held on October 15th, will include the...
by Connor | Aug 29, 2024 | News
According to the EIA, electric generation from wind turbines has decreased for the first time since the mid-1990s in 2023, despite the addition of 6.2 GW of wind capacity. This has resulted in an eight-year low-capacity factor for the wind turbine fleet of 33.5%....
by Chris | Feb 19, 2024 | News
ISO New England Inc. (“ISO-NE”) announced the results of the 18th Forward Capacity Auction on February 9, 2024. The auction included 31,556 megawatts (“MW”) of commitments, including 1,085 MW of new renewable capacity and 5,540 MW of new and existing renewable...
