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Texas installs another big solar + battery storage project

Baua Electric

Photo: Enel North America Power-hungry Texas needs solar and battery storage to help meet demand and balance the grid, so its largest utility-scale storage operator is delivering. Enel North America has started constructing the Ables Springs Solar + Storage Project in Kaufman County, near Dallas. Get started here. –ad*

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US renewables’ installed generating capacity beats coal

Baua Electric

Photo by Los Muertos Crew on Pexels.com Solar capacity additions hit the ground running in 2024, pushing renewables’ installed generating capacity past coal, according to new US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) data. That’s more than the installed capacity of coal (207.15 of the total. of the total.

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EGEB: Oil giant Total rebrands as TotalEnergies, but some call it a greenwash

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): French oil giant Total changes its name to TotalEnergies to mark its shift to renewables. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.

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EGEB: Oil kingdom Saudi Arabia launches its first wind farm, the Middle East’s largest

Electrek

UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. more… The post EGEB: Oil kingdom Saudi Arabia launches its first wind farm, the Middle East’s largest appeared first on Electrek.

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EGEB: Biden administration freezes oil, gas leases in Alaska wildlife refuge

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The US Department of the Interior suspends oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Danish wind giant Ørsted bumps up its clean energy target to reach 50 GW of installed capacity by 2030. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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This solar farm was built on an abandoned gravel pit

Baua Electric

Photo: ReVision Energy An abandoned gravel pit was the ideal site for this community solar farm in Maine, because nearly 90% of the state is forested. The Wishcamper Hampden solar farm is in Hampden and was built by owner Wishcamper Companies, a clean energy and real estate investor and project developer ReVision Energy.

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EGEB: The first house in Scotland is being heated by recycled vegetable oil

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Heating homes with hydrotreated vegetable oil is now under way in pilots in the UK. New software from the DOE and NREL will greatly speed up residential solar permitting across the US. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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