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Top US coal producer Wyoming just approved a $1.2B solar farm

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Photo by Kelly on Pexels.com Wyoming just approved its largest solar farm – 771 megawatts (MW) of utility-scale solar plus battery storage. Cowboy Solar I will include 400 MW of solar power and 136 MW of battery storage, while Cowboy Solar II will have 371 MW of solar power and 133 MW of battery storage.

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A $1 billion solar + battery storage project just broke ground in Utah

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Renewables developer rPlus Energies has broken ground on one of the largest solar + battery storage projects in the US, in east-central Utah. EliTe Solar is supplying solar panels, and Tesla is providing battery storage. According to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), as of Q2 2024, Utah has nearly 3.5

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In a ‘monumental shift’, EU coal and gas collapse as wind and solar ascend

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Photo: Hornsea Project Europe’s coal electricity generation tanked by 26% and gas by 15% in 2023, according to a new report from energy think tank Ember. Wind and solar power are now taking center stage. Solar covered 9% of the EU’s electricity needs. Coal and gas are on their way out, and renewables are stepping up.

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Global solar growth is on track for another record-breaking year

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Photo: CGTN Global solar installations are set to beat most industry forecasts, with 593 gigawatts (GW) expected to be added by the end of 2024, according to a new report by energy think tank Ember. Strong growth in established markets is combining with rapid acceleration elsewhere to make solar additions higher than ever before.

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Solar to meet half of global electricity demand growth in 2024 and 2025

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Photo: Cypress Creek Renewables Global electricity demand is rising at its fastest rate in two decades, but solar is on course to meet half of demand growth, says the IEA. The amount of electricity generated by renewables worldwide in 2025 is forecast to eclipse the amount generated by coal for the first time.

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Tesla Megapack battery turns on to replace Hawaii’s last coal plant

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A Tesla Megapack battery system has officially turned on to replace Hawaii’s very last coal power plant. In early 2022, we reported that Tesla is deploying Megapacks at a new energy storage project that will replace Hawaii’s last remaining coal plant. It will enable better use of the state’s increasing renewable energy.

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South Dakota’s largest solar farm just came online

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Photo: National Grid Renewables National Grid Renewables just brought South Dakota’s largest solar farm online in Pennington County. Wild Springs is a 128-megawatt (MW) solar farm in the Southwest Power Pool, which manages the central US’s electric grid and wholesale power market. Get started here.

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