In the first half of 2023, developers added 16.8 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric generating capacity to the U.S. power grid, according to our latest inventory of electric generators. Developers plan to bring an additional 35.2 GW of capacity online in the second half of the year. Operating capacity: Solar power … [continued]
Utility companies like to paint themselves as working hard for their customers, but for many, it is about preserving their monopoly status.
The wolf is always at the door for rooftop solar. This time, FPL aims to crush solar choice and solar jobs once and for all. Originally published on cleanenergy.org. By George Cavros The monopoly utilities are at it again. Florida Power and Light (FPL), the state’s largest power company, has written … [continued]
By Obianuju Ugwu-Oju, Jon Rea, and Maria Castillo Despite claims that the growth of clean energy has caused more burdensome electric bills, a new look at utility data suggests that COVID-related factors, not the changing energy mix, drove 2020 increases in electricity burden for US customers. In fact, customers of … [continued]
NextEra Energy will investigate using green hydrogen to replace some of the natural gas it uses to generate electricity.
The Energy and Policy Institute (EPI) is tracking which utilities are suspending disconnections during the coronavirus outbreak, as well as regulators that are mandating suspensions.
NextEra Energy told investors last month it expects 50% of all US electricity will come from renewable energy resources by 2030. That is 20 years sooner than the latest prediction for the Energy Information Administration.
Florida-based power utility company Florida Power & Light Company announced last week that it was beginning construction on 10 new solar projects, each of which will have a capacity of 74.5 megawatts (MW), thus bringing 745 MW of new solar capacity online beginning 2020.
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Florida Power & Light plans to install the world’s largest energy storage battery. It says it will be in operation before the end of 2021.
