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Ohio’s largest solar farm will also be the US’s largest agrivoltaics project

Baua Electric

Photo: Erich Burnett/Oberlin College Ohio has green-lit what will be the state’s largest solar farm – and the US’s largest agrivoltaics project. The $1 billion Oak Run Solar Project , approved by the Ohio Power Siting Board last week, will sit on over 6,000 acres in Madison County, west of Columbus. Bill Gates owns some of that land.

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EGEB: US solar sets a Q1 record, but there may be trouble ahead

Electrek

The largest utility in Kansas will make its first solar investments and says it will reach net zero by 2045. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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EGEB: Kansas’s first big wind farm turns 20. Here’s how it’s going

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Gray County Wind Farm in Kansas is celebrating its 20th birthday. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. more… The post EGEB: Kansas’s first big wind farm turns 20.

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Waffle House is getting NEVI DC fast chargers in Tennessee

Baua Electric

Read more: Kansas announces its first NEVI EV charging station locations If you live in an area that has frequent natural disaster events, and are interested in making your home more resilient to power outages, consider going solar and adding a battery storage system.

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Panasonic cools on idea for third US plant for Tesla batteries

Baua Electric

Panasonic, which has a plant in Nevada, is currently building a new factory of 2170-type cells for EVs in De Soto, Kansas, its second in North America. Panasonic now says that the Kansas plant will take its annual battery capacity to 88 GWh a year, with plans to raise that to 200 GWh by early 2031. Get started here.

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Advocating electric in the heartland

Electric Auto Association

Kansas City EAA chapter members challenge government regulation as part of their efforts to support clean energy. You buy your own solar panels, you power your house and your car, and the utility wants to get paid for your doing that.” Members of the Mid-America EAA show-off different types of EVs, including a lawn mower.

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US wind generation fell in 2023 for the first time since the 1990s

Baua Electric

In the West North Central states – Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota – it dropped by 8%. Read more: Nevada put big battery energy storage where a coal plant used to be To limit power outages and make your home more resilient, consider going solar with a battery storage system.

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