Under the Biden administration’s latest green energy effort, New Mexico and Colorado are among 11 western states where the government wants to locate solar energy projects on 22 million acres of federal lands. Along with Arizona, California, Nevada and Utah, those states were picked as the best sites for the projects. The Interior Department …
** Researchers at LexisNexis Risk Solutions found that when drivers switch from gasoline-powered cars to EVs, they tend to crash more. The frequency of insurance claims rises by about 14.3% while the severity of claims, or the amount that has to be paid out, increases by 14.5%, according to the data. ** The cold temperatures …
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 …
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 …
** 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 …
** 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 …
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 …
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 …
** 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 …
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 …
