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SRP and NextEra commission 100-MW battery system to store Arizona solar power

SRP and NextEra have commissioned a 100-MW battery energy storage system with a four-hour duration to store energy produced by Saint Solar.

NextEra wants to build offshore wind transmission for New York and New Jersey

A subsidiary of NextEra Energy has submitted transmission proposals to support the buildout of offshore wind projects in New York and New Jersey.

Analysis: U.S. solar project pipeline totals 17.4 GW

Texas leads the nation in solar projects in advanced development or under construction, ahead of North Carolina and California.

Clean Energy Group raises concerns about harmful NOx emissions from new industry plans to burn hydrogen in fossil fuel power plants; calls for pause in permitting proposals until independent public health investigations are conducted — particularly to study potentially dangerous air pollution impacts in environmental justice communities.

Solar-storage project would be ‘game-changer’ for Kansas City region

NextEra Energy is securing land for a solar-plus-storage project near Kansas City that would be one of the largest of its kind in the country. The world’s largest renewable energy developer is acquiring property in Kansas for a mega-project that would combine hundreds of megawatts of solar and storage capacity. A spokesperson for NextEra Energy confirmed the company is seeking

The first edition of our “Top 5 Hydrogen News” discusses hydrogen generation projects and applications for data centers, fertilizers and cars. It features the following companies: ACWA Power, Thyssenkrupp, Air Products, Haldor Topsoe, NEOM, Microsoft, Iberdrola, Fertiberia, BMW, NextEra and Florida Power & Light. #1 ACWA Power, Thyssenkrupp, Air Products, Haldor Topsoe and NEOM to produce green ammonia from 4-GW

Increasing wind turbine reliability through blade pitch control upgrades

Wind power generation in the U.S. is enjoying favorable winds. First, the cost of wind turbine installations has dropped by over one-third since 2010 as the cap…

Florida Supreme Court rules against competitive electricity market ballot initiative

Florida residents will have to wait a bit longer to choose their own electricity supplier This week the Florida Supreme Court ruled that ballot initiative langu…

Editor’s note: After a two-year hiatus, Tom Konrad’s popular series, 10 Clean Energy Stocks, makes a comeback in 2020. Be sure you don’t miss …

Now valued at over $100B, NextEra owes its rise to wind power

By Gerson Freitas Jr., Bloomberg Two decades ago, when coal ruled U.S. power generation, a Florida utility plowed some of its extra cash into a wind farm a…

Latest ranking of global solar developers shows growing utility involvement in the sector

Utility companies are strengthening their hold on the large-scale solar business according to the latest ranking published by Wiki-Solar. Five of the top 9 proj…

Big batteries are all the rage, but this one’s 16 years old

David R. Baker, Bloomberg New York City dove headlong into the race to build bigger and bigger batteries this week, as regulators approved plans for a massive …

The TVA wants public help in deciding whether it’s no or no-go on harnessing the sun at Yum Yum. The Tennessee Valley Authority is seeking public in…

Re-Powering underway at NextEra’s 150-Megawatt Osceola County Wind Farm

With its original commissioning dating back to 2008, NextEra’s 150-megawatt (MW) Endeavor Wind Energy Center I & II projects in Osceola County are undergo…

Who will benefit from the surge in behind-the-meter battery installations?

The electric utility industry has been buffeted by two recent trends that threaten to upend the profitability, and in some cases the future viability of, those …