In September 2022, Hurricane Fiona caused another island-wide blackout in Puerto Rico. The storm dropped 30 inches of rain, while producing flooding and mudslides. While nearly a million customers lacked power in the...

Foundations are seeing a rapid rise in philanthropy dollars directly or indirectly focused on the future of the electric grid. The Hewlett Foundation The Hewlett Foundation, Menlo Park, Calif., was founded in 1966 by William...

We’ve all read about the large quantity of new renewable energy and storage resources we’ll need to add to the nation’s grid to achieve the goal of 100% climate-friendly energy generation. Getting those projects designed...

The City of Chicago has signed a $422.2 million agreement with electricity supplier Constellation NewEnergy Inc. to have all city amenities sourced by renewable energy by 2025. In collaboration with the city, Swift Current...

The U.S. wind power industry is billowing. According to reports, the industry has become a major contributor to the nation’s economy. It now accounts for a significant share of growth in the nation’s energy capacity. It is...

As climate change generates more extreme weather events and the United States shifts to more electric vehicles, there is more demand on the nation’s three regional power grids than ever before. Renewable energy is on the rise...

Renewable energy is making waves across the United States, and it may shed light on the future of energy generation trends in the country. Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows that nearly 30% of...

Community energy has played an important role in the growth of renewables, especially solar. But other energy sources can also be developed on a community scale. On July 12, 2022, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced a...

Transmission economics has become a critical stumbling block in U.S. efforts to boost renewable energy supplies. One regional system operator is taking a big-picture view of how well-coordinated transmission planning can...

Renewable capacity is increasing, and as utility-scale generation is often located in remote locations, the development of these resources brings the added challenge of getting all that new power online. Renewables in the...

Solar Landscape, New Jersey’s leading developer, designer, installer, owner and operator of community solar solutions, has completed its final community solar project as part of the state’s Clean Energy Program’s Community...

Solar panel efficiency has increased dramatically in recent years as the technology advances. But a much more mundane problem persists: solar panels cannot effectively absorb sunlight when dirty. Compounding the problem...

Six abandoned surface coal mines in southwest Virginia, owned by the Nature Conservancy (TNC), a global conservation organization, are being transformed into solar farms—the first utility-scale solar systems in the region...

Rooftop solar panels can be a great deal for those with the available roof space and funds for installation. But this option for reducing the electricity bill and related greenhouse gas emissions just isn’t available to many...

The last decade has seen enormous change in how we generate electricity. In 2011, for example, U.S. solar photovoltaic capacity totaled 3.95 gigawatts (GW), including residential, commercial and utility-scale projects. As of...

After years of promise and potential, the offshore wind industry may now be turning into the powerhouse it has been projected to be. According to a report by the Business Network for Offshore Wind, 2021 was a breakthrough...

Renewable generation is not the only innovation driving change in the nation’s energy infrastructure; microgrids are also on the rise. A study by the market research firm Guidehouse Insights makes a strong case for the...

The amount of distributed energy resources (DERs) that will come online in the United States in the next four years will be close to the installed capacity of PJM, the largest North American power market—“a mind-blowing...

Offshore wind energy is on the rise. According to the Department of Energy (DOE), there are 35,324 megawatts (MW) in different development stages (up 24% from 2019), and 15 projects in the pipeline have entered the permitting...

According to two reports from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) on the growth of baseload generation, renewables will continue their strong upswing, and coal will continue to decline. The EIA’s first report...