price per MWh

2019 US wholesale solar prices more than double wind, gas as renewables use reaches record levels: EIA

  “The cost of energy is driven by where and when it is produced — which helped push the price of solar electricity higher in 2019. In California, where the largest share of the nation’s solar capacity is located, the average wholesale electricity price across all technologies was $74/MWh in 2019. But the weighted average … [Read more…]

Offshore wind power vast boondoggle that New York can no longer afford

  “Offshore wind is the renewable-energy industry’s shiny new toy. Led by New York, seven Atlantic-coast states have now imposed mandates to expand offshore wind use over the next decade, with the Empire State last week soliciting bids for an additional 2,500 megawatts of offshore power, on top of the 1,700 megawatts procured previously. Advocates … [Read more…]