“As the costs of solar PV modules continue to reduce, and those of batteries follow a similar downward trajectory, solar-plus-storage is in growing demand among utilities and solar developers. The US is leading the trend, where these types of clean energy power stations are starting to produce electricity competitively with gas peaking plants, especially … [Read more…]
“Historically, we’d been taught that solar modules were the most precious of goods – to be held closely, to be loved. There’s that famous graph showing the price per watt falling from $100 in the 1970s, to the less than 30¢/watt these days. Now, we still care greatly about our solar modules – however … [Read more…]
” NextEra Energy Resources has proposed a 90-megawatt solar energy project at a price exceeding $100 million using the state’s power plant siting law — Article 10 — and there’s little the town of Florida or its residents can do about it. Article 10, was passed in 2011, allows for the siting of electricity … [Read more…]
“Last month, during its annual conference, the American Wind Energy Association issued a press release trumpeting the growth of wind-energy capacity. It quoted the association’s CEO, Tom Kiernan, who declared that the wind business is “an American success story.” There’s no doubt that wind-energy capacity has grown substantially in recent years. But that growth … [Read more…]