Federal commission denies wind farm developer’s request Waiver would have allowed for speedy equipment site relocation The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has denied a request from the developer behind wind turbines proposed for Cass and Miami counties that would have allowed it to easily change where it connects with an electric transmission grid. The Feb. … Continue reading Federal commission denies wind farm developer’s request
Where’s the Money in Wind-Plus-Storage? While solar-plus-storage is hot and getting hotter (just ask Xcel), you don’t hear many savvy insiders talking breathlessly about the combination of wind power with storage. In fact, few people are talking about it at all. The logic of intermittency suggests there should be a value in storing wind energy … Continue reading Where’s the Money in Wind – Plus – Storage?
New Jersey to accelerate 3.5 GW offshore wind target While the industry has lagged in the United States, investment in offshore wind will accelerate as states set and work towards goals. Despite New Jersey’s wind legislation being eight years old, however, there has been no development. “Little progress has been made on offshore wind development … Continue reading #New_Jersey to accelerate 3.5 GW offshore wind target
EIA: Wind to beat hydro as leading US renewable resource in next 2 years Because the weather is hard to predict, so too are wind and hydro generation. “Because few new hydro plants are expected to come online in the next two years, hydroelectric generation in 2018 and 2019 will largely depend on precipitation and … Continue reading EIA : Wind to beat hydro as leading US renewable resource in next 2 years
A better battery? MIT researchers say discovery could improve storage of energy from wind, sun Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers say they’ve improved a large-scale battery, opening the possibility of storing massive amounts of renewable energy for a rainy day — or a day without wind. The researchers say their changes to liquid-sodium batteries will … Continue reading A better battery? #MIT researchers say discovery could improve storage of energy from wind, sun
Xcel Attracts ‘Unprecedented’ Low Prices for Solar and Wind Paired With Storage An Xcel Energy solicitation set a new solar-plus-storage record after attracting a median price of $36 per megawatt-hour. The rate is 20 percent lower than the cheapest PV-plus-battery power-purchase agreement seen to date, which came in a NextEra Energy Resources contract for Tucson … Continue reading #Xcel Attracts ‘Unprecedented’ Low Prices for Solar and Wind Paired With Storage
Apex Sells Texas Gulf Coast Wind Farm To Sammons Renewable Energy Sammons Renewable Energy an investor and developer of renewable energy projects in North America, has acquired Midway Wind LLC from Apex Clean Energy. Located on the Texas Gulf Coast in San Patricio County, Midway Wind is a development project that will be made up … Continue reading #Apex Sells Texas Gulf Coast Wind Farm To Sammons Renewable Energy
Wind & Solar + Storage Prices Smash Records In a new report from Xcel Energy, the company reported unprecedented low bids for wind and solar with storage. Last year, Xcel announced it would close 660 MW worth of coal-fired power capacity at Comanche Generating Station. Xcel subsidiary Public Service Company issue a request for proposals … Continue reading Wind & Solar + Storage Prices Smash Records
Rain, sleet or snow – wind works as part of a resilient grid Extreme weather like this week’s plunging temperatures is becoming easier for power grid operators to manage, thanks to an increasingly diverse electricity supply including more low-cost, reliable wind generation. The strength of the U.S. electricity system is on display this week even … Continue reading Rain, sleet or snow – wind works as part of a resilient grid
Energy storage ‘well past the tipping point’, wind/solar/nuclear cleanest and best investment, more Energy Storage Well Past the ‘Tipping Point,’ Panel Says – A mix of comments, So, 10 years from now, do I think we’ll have a commercially available storage technology that’s below $100/kWh? Sure.; “I think you could argue that the tipping point … Continue reading Energy storage ‘well past the tipping point’, wind /solar /nuclear cleanest and best investment, more
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