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French renewable energy company Valorem has officially opened the 313.5-MW Viiatti wind complex in Finland’s Ostrobothnia region. Expected to produce around 1 TWh annually, the project can power over 120,000 homes locally. The Viiatti site includes two wind farms: the 165-MW Kalistanneva and the 148.5-MW Matkussaari, collectively covering approximately 1.2% of Finland’s yearly ...
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Danish renewable energy developer Eurowind Energy A/S has partnered with local IT firm Edora to create the first in a series of decentralized data centers embedded within a hybrid energy park in Jutland, powered by wind, solar, and battery storage. By situating data centers directly where the electricity is generated, the collaboration aims to minimize energy loss and reduce operational costs. ...
The U.S. Department of Energy this week announced it will redirect $365 million in funding to address Puerto Rico’s grid resiliency and expand access of affordable, reliable, and secure power supply for the people of Puerto Rico. The funding, allocated through the Puerto Rico Resilience Fund (PR-ERF), will be deployed to support practical fixes and emergency activities that offer a faster, more ...
Load growth is expected to drive higher peak demand this summer and could strain resources in some areas during certain periods. According to NERC’s 2025 Summer Reliability Assessment, aggregated peak demand is forecast to increase across all 23 assessment areas by 10 GW—more than double the increase from 2023 to 2024. New data centers, electrification, and industrial activity are ...
This week, the City of Fresno Department of Public Utilities (DPU) conducted a “Flip the Switch” ceremony to celebrate the completion of solar energy and smart battery storage projects at three sites: the Fresno-Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility, the Northeast Surface Water Treatment Facility, and the Southeast Surface Water Treatment Facility. At a combined 27 MW-DC in ...
geo has developed a groundbreaking open specification that enables OpenADR and Matter to work together, enabling mass-market, consumer-friendly grid demand response solutions.Demand Side Response service providers (DSRSPs) and Energy Smart Appliance (ESA) manufacturers can use this bridging specification to unlock the inherent energy flexibility that’s contained in household white goods ...
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) this week announced its intent to award up to $43 million in Microgrid Incentive Program (MIP) grant funding for the development of nine new community-driven microgrids throughout its Northern and Central California service area. PG&E this week also announced the opening of the application window for the second wave of MIP grant funding beginning ...
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) staff this week issued its annual State of the Markets report for 2024 to provide the industry and public with key information on market conditions and emerging issues in natural gas and electricity markets as well as significant market trends and fundamentals for the year. “This report is consistent with reports we have been regularly receiving from ...
Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative is pursuing two new renewable energy projects expected to bring Kauaʻi close to 80% renewable energy by 2028.“Our board of directors has set an aggressive goal of reaching 100% renewable by 2033,” said KIUC’s president and chief executive officer, David Bissell. “Successful completion of these projects will allow us to progress towards achieving the State of ...
The innovative microgrid system, which integrates a 700kW solar photovoltaic array, a 500kW natural gas generator, and a 500kW lithium-ion battery system, will provide backup power to four groundwater wells on the range. ...
An experiment is underway in Ann Arbor, Michigan, that could change how communities generate and distribute power in the future.The city, with voters’ strong support, is launching its own sustainable energy utility. This new utility won’t replace DTE Energy, the local investor-owned power company, or even use DTE’s wires.Instead, Ann Arbor will slowly build out a whole new modern power system, ...
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has released its staff assessment, which includes a draft environmental impact report (EIR), for the Darden Clean Energy Project (DCEP), a 2,300 megawatt solar and battery storage project proposed to be built on retired agricultural land in western Fresno County. It is the first project to reach this stage under the CEC’s Opt-In Certification ...
As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs Office (LPO) this week announced the closing of a $289.7 million loan guarantee to Sunwealth Holdco 18 LLC’s (Sunwealth) Project Polo. The loan guarantee will finance the deployment of up to 1,000 solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and battery energy storage systems (BESS) located ...
The combination also forms the nation’s leading competitive retail electric supplier, providing 2.5 million customers with a broader array of customized energy and sustainability solutions and new product offerings to help them manage energy costs and achieve their sustainability ...