MPR News | Nina Moini, Kirsti Marohn and Aleesa Kuznetsov, November 13 Earlier this month, Minnesota-based Xcel Energy announced it wants to double the amount of lithium battery storage it already planned to install next to its Sherco coal-fired power plant in central Minnesota. The batteries would allow Xcel to store energy produced at its wind, solar, nuclear andContinueContinue reading “How battery storage is playing a role in Minnesota’s clean energy transition”
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Minnesota approves first stand-alone battery system, a key step toward a clean energy future
MPR News | Dan Kraker, August 16 Minnesota utility regulators have approved the state’s first stand-alone energy storage project, an important milestone in Minnesota’s effort to transition to producing completely carbon-free electricity. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved a site permit for the 150-megawatt Snowshoe Energy Storage Project, which will be built on an 18-acreContinueContinue reading “Minnesota approves first stand-alone battery system, a key step toward a clean energy future”
Tariffs threaten renewable energy development and rural economies
Center for Rural Affairs | Mallory Trope, June 5 Despite record-high wind and solar generation, the U.S. renewable energy sector faces uncertainty. Tariffs and potential repeals of federal funding are creating roadblocks to the further buildout of energy projects. Wind, solar, and other renewable energy projects have helped revitalize rural communities by creating jobs, generatingContinueContinue reading “Tariffs threaten renewable energy development and rural economies”
Wisconsin’s first large-scale energy storage project is up and running
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Rick Barrett, June 3 Wisconsin’s first large-scale energy storage project, the Paris Solar-Battery Park in Kenosha County, is now providing power to the grid. It’s comprised of around 12,000 lithium-ion batteries collectively capable of powering more than 130,000 homes for up to four hours, according to We Energies. On sunny days,ContinueContinue reading “Wisconsin’s first large-scale energy storage project is up and running”
The US clean energy manufacturing revolution is real
Canary Media | Julian Spector, January 7, 2025 When President Joe Biden took office, the U.S. was still highly dependent on Asia to manufacture the key building blocks of a lower-carbon economy. Now, after four years of targeted industrial policy, the U.S. is producing record amounts of solar panels and batteries. Back in 2021, solar was theContinueContinue reading “The US clean energy manufacturing revolution is real”
An object in motion: The US battery storage industry will keep moving
Energy Storage News | Dan Finn-Foley, January 6, 2025 As the energy industry processes the results and potential impacts of the recent US election, some may call to mind Newton’s first law of motion: an object at rest tends to stay at rest. As new political, policy, and regulatory realities emerge, the trajectory of the cleantechContinueContinue reading “An object in motion: The US battery storage industry will keep moving”
US clean energy building boom fuels hiring spree
S&P Global | December 31, 2024 US clean energy developers ended 2024 with a bang, dominating annual capacity additions and pushing large volumes into construction to lock in Inflation Reduction Act tax credits before potential incentive cuts under the incoming Trump administration and Republican-controlled Congress. More than 73 GW of large-scale solar, wind and batteryContinueContinue reading “US clean energy building boom fuels hiring spree”
Illinois can replace fossil plants with storage, capacity from queues: NRDC
Utility Dive | Ethan Howland, August 1 Illinois could reliably replace its fossil-fueled power plants by 2030 with nearly 3 GW of battery storage and about 7.7 GW of resources that are seeking to connect to the grid in the state, according to a report released Thursday by the Natural Resources Defense Council. The white paper by AstrapéContinueContinue reading “Illinois can replace fossil plants with storage, capacity from queues: NRDC”
200 MW Solar Power Project Completed In Wisconsin, Energy Storage To Follow
Clean Technica | Jake Richardson, June 3 The Grant County Solar Project, with its 200 MW capacity, has been completed in Potosi, Wisconsin, by Alliant Energy. The new solar power plant has over 430,000 solar panels on more than 1,400 acres of land. Almost 350 acres of native pollinator habitat is included in the total landContinueContinue reading “200 MW Solar Power Project Completed In Wisconsin, Energy Storage To Follow”
U.S. clean energy industry surpassed 100 GW of installed solar capacity in Q1 2024
Daily Energy Insider | Chris Galford, May 9 This year has already brought major milestones for the U.S. clean energy industry, with solar topping 100 GW at utility-scale, 5.6 GW of new clean power added in the first quarter and the first offshore wind project in federal waters now supplying power to the grid. InContinueContinue reading “U.S. clean energy industry surpassed 100 GW of installed solar capacity in Q1 2024”