City leaders in Little Rock, Arkansas approved development of a 4.9 megawatt solar array that they claim will eventually supply nearly 70% of the city’s electricity needs. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports Little Rock directors okayed a contract with Sun Hog Solar LLC, a construction subsidiary of Scenic Hill Solar, an Arkansas based company. As …
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Six square mile solar farm to be finished in Texas Panhandle
A 3,600-acre, six-square mile solar farm is a step closer to production in the Texas Panhandle. A report indicated that $590 million in funding was recently secured by Vesper Energy for the Hornet Solar project south of Amarillo. Power production for ERCOT, the Texas electricity grid, is anticipated to begin in January of 2025 …
Enviros complain of too many government subsidies for Permian Basin developers
While critics of wind and solar power point out how the government funds those renewable energy sources with billions in subsidies, critics of oil and gas point to government subsidies for the industry. The latest example of tit for tat studies came from the NRDC or Natural Resources Defense Council which stated documents reveal …
Solar farms meet growing opposition in farm states
While fans of renewable energy are promoting solar farms to provide electricity, it’s not so easy to convince neighboring landowners of the value of solar farms because of the amount of acres taken off farmland production. Take for example the recent case of a farming family in eastern Kansas where their farm has …
AES to build $230 million wind farm in eastern Wyoming
Wyoming is to be home to a $230 million wind farm by AES Corp., the firm that once owned Oklahoma’s Shady Point power plant in the eastern part of the state. AES, based in Virginia has wind farms throughout the world and plans to construction near Glenrock, Wyoming, a town located east of Casper. …
Growing number of counties ban solar and wind projects
A report by USA Today claims that an estimated 15% of the counties across the nation have stopped new solar and wind power projects. As the paper reported, its review “shows local governments are banning green energy faster than they’re building it.” The limits of the renewable energy projects includes outright bans, moratoriums, construction …
Coal and natural gas still kept Texas grid operating in recent cold weather
While renewable energy fans raved about how wind and solar farms produced electricity during the recent frigid weather that hit Texas, it was still coal and natural gas that remained strong fuels for the electricity to keep homes warm—-and from the state’s energy grid doing a repeat of the 2021 Winter Storm Uri. It’s …
Texas reports record solar power production over the weekend
A report states that Texas broke a record for the amount of electrical power produced through solar generation. It was on Sunday when more than one third of the electricity on the state’s power grid came from the sun and experts indicated they believe it won’t be long before another solar generation record …
Energy quick reads
** The Biden administration has published a new rule for some gas and electric stoves to be more efficient — but these rules are significantly weaker than what was initially proposed reports The Hill. The Energy Department said in a press release that 97 percent of gas stoves and 77 percent of electric stoveson the market already meet …
Energy quick reads
** California’s rooftop solar industry is rapidly shedding jobs and losing companies to bankruptcy due to policy changes. The California Solar and Storage Association has suggested some near-term policy changes to slow the bleeding. ** A wide range of Republicans, including former Energy Secretary Rick Perry, excoriated President Biden for his decision to pause proposed liquefied natural …