At least one energy expert maintains the electric grid in Texas, ERCOT, is under a crucial test this week because of the extreme cold and it could show how close it is to another collapse—just like it did during Winter Storm Uri in 2021. That’s the opinion of David Blackmon, a man with a …
Category: Solar Energy in Oklahoma
Pipeline operator to build large solar farm in Wyoming
Energy giant Enbridge Inc., known for its crude oil pipelines and operations in Canada and throughout the U.S., has plans to build a solar farm so large in Wyoming that it could provide electricity to 771,000 homes. The Albert-headquartered company hopes to begin construction in 2025 and it would take two years to complete …
Energy quick reads
** The U.S. Energy Information Administration expects electric generation from solar to be the leading source of growth in the U.S. power sector through the end of 2025, with 79 GW of new solar capacity projected to come online over the next two years. ** Venture Global LNG has told a U.S. regulator that it cannot meet contracts …
Energy quick reads
** US oil and gas production is booming, but policies being imposed now could jeopardize the country’s energy might, the industry’s top trade group is warning Washington. That sobering outlook is being delivered by the American Petroleum Institute as it holds an annual gathering in the nation’s capital Wednesday to highlight top policy priorities, amid …
EIA expects two years of significant growth in solar electric generation in the United States
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects solar electric generation will account for 7% of total U.S. electricity generation in 2025, up from 4% in 2023, according to its January Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). Developers have reported that almost 80 gigawatts of solar power will come online over the next two years, increasing U.S. solar generating …
Hail-damaged solar system in Nebraska back online
The large solar system heavily damaged by a hail storm last June near Scottsbluff, damage that received national attention, is reported to be back online. The Nebraska Public Power District recently announced that t he facility has been repaired, re-commissioned and back in operation. “The storm that rolled through the Scottsbluff area in June …
Energy quick reads
** Offshore wind turbines at two commercial-scale sites are now sending power to the U.S. grid. Moments before midnight on Tuesday, a single turbine near Martha’s Vineyard delivered 5 megawatts of renewable energy to the New England grid, developers said. ** APA Corp. agreed to acquire Permian Basin shale explorer Callon Petroleum Co. for $2.6 billion, the latest in …
Financing secured for $11 billion SunZia project in New Mexico
After 17 years of working to get approval for the massive wind and solar energy project in New Mexico, developer Pattern Energy Group LP announced it has secured $11 billion in financing. Construction is underway on the 3.5 gigawatt SunZia project which will carry electricity out of state to Arizona and is the …
Another Solyndra-type failure in California?
Are we about to see the failure of another green energy company after it received millions of dollars from the Biden administration? It appears so and is happening in northern California where SunPower, a firm dedicated to energy storage and solar power is about to go broke. But only after it received more than …
Massive renewable energy project to benefit union workers
Union workers will benefit from the $5 billion electrical transmissionline that will carry wind-powered electricity from New Mexico and across Arizona to California. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) announced this week the signing of a labor agreement to build the 580-mile SunZia Clean Energy Transmission and Wind Infrastructure project line. Total estimated …