New York City has just announced plans to replace 2 natural gas plants in Queens with lithium ion battery storage. In another PV Magazine inspired post, we will take another look at the importance of energy storage in our completely renewable energy future. The Ravenswood Energy Storage Project will be a 316 MW facility capable […]
The Future Is Electric!
A future based solely on renewable energy is not far off. We can and will transition to a society that no longer utilizes the burning of fossil fuels. The electrification of our infrastructure, transportation, and energy needs is currently underway. Case in point is a story out of Berkeley, California. Berkeley is the first major […]
Solar Power Accounts for 2.7 Percent Of U.S. Electricity Demands
A recent report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration details the fact that solar power has contributed 2.7 percent of the nation’s electricity needs for the first half of 2019. This is another post inspired by a recent PV Magazine USA article. The first half of 2018 had solar producing 2.4 percent of the country’s […]
The Full Value Of Residential Solar
Anyone familiar at all with solar power knows of the contentious relationship between utilities and residential solar. So far, the situation has been quite apparent; many energy corporations in the United States have not been too happy, and have even discouraged the spread of residential solar power. It’s quite simple, this idea initially represented a […]
Florida’s Solar Industry Is Starting To Shine
About seven months ago, in November of 2018, I wrote a post on the fact that the solar power industry was about to take off in Florida. Well, here we are about half way through 2019 and that’s certainly the case. This post comes by way of a PV Magazine article. Of course, there’s no […]
The United States Now Has More Than 2 Million Solar Panel Installations
According to SEIA.org (Solar Energy Industries Association), there are now more than 2 million solar panel installations across the United States. This represents a significant milestone for an industry that is poised for further growth. It was just a few years ago that the solar industry in the U.S. began to finally grow at good […]
More Than 10 GW Of Solar Installed In America In 2018
2018 was another strong year for the solar power industry in the United States. Last year was the third year in a row that the country installed gigawatts of solar in double-digits. A total of 10.6 GW of solar PV (photovoltaics aka solar panels) were completed, bringing the total amount in the U.S. to 64.2 […]
Disney Commits To More Solar Power
Disney has just announced plans to cut its carbon emissions by 50 percent by 2020. The company now has multiple solar installations, with one of their most notable one being their Mickey Mouse installation that was completed in 2016 near Epcot Center. That project sits on 22 acres and generates enough electricity to power 820 […]
One Of The Largest Solar Projects About To Be Constructed
An almost 500 MW (497 MW) solar panel project is about to begin construction in Texas. The project is owned by Enel Green Power North America (A subsidiary of Enel Green Power, based in Italy). They have named this project “Roadrunner.” There’s only three solar installations that are slightly larger than this one and they […]
Solar Now Accounts For More Than 2 Percent Of U.S. Power
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, solar power accounted for 2.4 percent of the nation’s electricity demand in 2018. Combining both utility scale and non-utility scale, the total solar industry grew 25 percent in 2018. California continues to be the solar power leader. The state increased its 2017 levels by 15 percent. It is […]