LADWP Selects Siemens Energy to Enhance Transmission Facility Operations

Siemens Energy, a global energy company, says it will supply a reactive power compensation plant to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP).  The plant will enhance operations…

New Online Tool Breaks Down Texas’ Clean Energy Statistics

Wind power, solar power and energy storage projects are providing new economic opportunities for rural Texas counties, bringing needed diversification, economic development, job creation…

Los Angeles Can Achieve 100 Percent Renewable Electricity by 2035

Meeting Los Angeles’ ambitious goal of 100% renewable electricity by 2045 – or even 2035 – is achievable with the rapid deployment of wind, solar, storage and other renewable energy…

DOE Intends to Slash Cost of Solar by Sixty Percent in Next Decade

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) says it intends cut the cost of solar energy by 60% within the next 10 years, in addition to nearly $128 million in funding to lower costs, improve…

Q CELLS Launches New Flat Roof Mounting System

Q CELLS, a total energy solutions provider in solar, energy storage, downstream project business and energy retail, has launched the Q.FLAT-G6, a flat roof mounting system, in all of the…

Tigo Unveils New IEC-Certified Optimizer

Tigo Energy Inc., a company that specializes in Flex-MLPE (module-level power electronics), has unveiled a new version of its IEC-certified TS4-A-O optimizer which increases its rated…

Blue Planet Energy launches new Blue Ion HI stackable lithium battery system

Blue Planet Energy has launched a new energy storage system, the Blue Ion HI. The stackable, maintenance-free lithium system is backed by a 15-year performance warranty to ensure reliable power delivery, day or night, on or off grid.  “The…

New Senate legislation would create temporary direct pay option for solar ITC

U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) and senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, along with U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), introduced…

New report finds SPP, MISO and PJM transmissions need overhauled to accept more renewable energies

A comprehensive review released today of regional and interregional transmission planning in the Great Plains, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic shows how the current processes in and between regional transmission organizations (RTOs) are impeding…

Solar this year is already outperforming 2020’s record-breaking numbers

Solar and wind power generation are already off to a great start in 2021, according to data analysis by the SUN DAY Campaign. The latest issue of EIA’s “Electric Power Monthly” (with data through January 31, 2021) reveals that utility-scale…