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Two of the new facilities will serve Ameren Missouri’s Renewable Solutions program.

Clean energy deals are down, but interest remains high

A new report from PwC shows only 13 renewable energy deals were done from November 2023-24 amidst heightened political uncertainty.

SWEPCO expands generation capacity with new gas, renewable resources

SWEPCO anticipates an increasing capacity need due to the evolving reserve requirements set by the Southwest Power Pool.

Vistra connects two new solar projects, extends life of 1,185-MW Baldwin coal plant in Illinois

The company now intends to run the Baldwin plant through 2027 instead of retiring in 2025, as previously announced.

NERC warns of ‘urgent need’ for new energy resources over the next decade

According to NERC’s 2024 Long-Term Reliability Assessment, the majority of North America is at risk of energy shortfalls over the next five to 10 years.

Wisconsin PSC approves 1.3 GW Vista Sands, one of the largest solar projects in the US

Doral Renewables hopes to begin construction on the 1,300 MW solar farm and 300 MW battery energy storage system in March 2025.

Intersect Power partners with Google, TPG to scale clean energy for data centers

Intersect Power would invest $20 billion in renewable and storage assets the end of the decade.

How utilities are working to meet AI data centers’ voracious appetite for electricity

Energy demand is soaring as data centers work to support the wide and growing use of artificial intelligence.

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Intersect Power would invest $20 billion in renewable and storage assets the end of the decade….

Energy demand is soaring as data centers work to support the wide and growing use of artificial intelligence….

Oregon greenlights one of the largest solar and storage projects in the US

Pine Gate Renewables will develop up to 1.2 gigawatts of solar capacity and up to 7,200 megawatt hours of battery energy storage in one of the largest clean pro…

Can we decarbonize the steel supply chain? A startup just raised $300M to try something unique

A behind-the-meter 105 MW solar array and 160 MWh of battery energy storge will help power a scrap metal recycling steel rebar mill….

Georgia Public Service Commission approves 500 MW of battery energy storage

Georgia Power is planning to add 500 megawatts of battery energy storage across four sites expected to be online by 2026….

Data centers approved, solar farms rejected: What is going on in rural Virginia?

Even as local governments woo data centers, many have become hostile to solar development….

Georgia Power says data center growth will cause electricity demands to triple in next decade

Critics are warning of more fossil fuel use and surging customer costs. …

U.S. solar generation continues to make huge gains in 2024

During the first nine months of 2024, utility-scale solar power generation (thermal and PV) output increased a whopping 30.1% from the same period in 2023….

Arevon fires up the first solar + storage peaker plant in the U.S.

Offtaker San Diego Community Power will use the Vikings project to shift low-cost daytime solar energy to higher-cost peak demand periods….

From mine to shine: RWE to turn former coal mining sites into solar and storage projects

RWE is acquiring a majority interest in R3 Renewables LLC, a joint venture launched by Peabody, a coal mining company….

Trump picks fossil fuel exec as energy secretary; creates new White House energy council

President-elect Donald Trump has selected Chris Wright, a campaign donor and fossil fuel executive, to serve as energy secretary in his upcoming, second admin…

FERC allows PJM to delay capacity auctions by six months

FERC has granted PJM a waiver that allows the grid operator to delay its upcoming base capacity auctions by about six months to evaluate potential market rule c…