Texas Sends A Renewable Energy Love Letter To Massachusetts…And Sweden
A climate action consortium in Massachusetts deployed renewable energy credits to support a new 208-megawatt solar project in Texas.
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Lightsource bp Completes $348 Million Financing Package for Two Utility-Scale Solar Projects in Texas
288 megawatts of new solar capacity will generate enough electricity to reliably power 50,000 homes Financing includes a suite of transferability facilities made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act Projects to bring additional energy security and diversification to the Texas electric grid Lightsource bp has successfully closed on a $348 … [continued]
Texas Is Going To Send Lots Of Solar Modules All Over The USA
A gigantic new solar module factory is just the tip of the renewable energy revolution taking place in Texas.
⅓ Of New US Utility-Scale Solar In Next 2 Years Will Be In Texas
California is the king of solar in the United States. As of 2020, California had nearly 3 times as much solar power installed as any other state. (Of course, in relative terms, the competition is much closer, but today we’re just focused on total installed power capacity, not capacity per … [continued]
California, Texas, & Florida Had Large Small-Scale Solar Capacity Increases In 2020
As of December 2020, the states with the most small-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity were California (10.6 gigawatts (GW)), New Jersey (1.9 GW), and Massachusetts (1.8 GW). Of the 4.5 GW of small-scale solar capacity added in the United States in 2020, California accounted for 31%, the largest share by … [continued]
9 GW Of Texas Solar Power Could Be Added In 2021 — Interview
Though Texas may broadly be associated with fossil fuels, the Lone Star State is doing quite well with renewable energy. Dr. Joshua Rhodes, an energy researcher who lives in Austin, Texas, has answered some questions for CleanTechnica about recent renewable energy growth in Texas. Before rolling into the interview, let’s … [continued]
Texas to Add 35 Gigawatts of Wind & Solar in Next 3 Years — Boosting…
Clearly, the news story of the week — well beyond CleanTechnica — has been Texas and some neighboring regions freezing over and losing electricity. The vast majority of the power plants that went offline were thermal power plants (mostly natural gas). They were not equipped enough for the cold. A … [continued]
Top 10 States For Renewable Energy, & Their Renewable Energy Splits
The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently published a special short profile on New York’s renewable energy leadership and split. What I found particularly interesting in the piece, though, was the variation in renewable energy splits in the different top states.
Wind And Solar Competitive With Natural Gas In The Lone Star State
Basing its latest Long Term Assessment of electricity generation scenarios on real-world data led to some “astounding” results.
Largest US Municipal Utility Solar Project (in Texas)
CPS Energy, OCI Solar Power and a group of partners have signed a landmark deal to build the US’ largest municipal utility solar power project. In addition to producing clean, renewable electrical power at utility-scale, the contract is projected to boost job creation and economic activity. […]
