PJM Rejects All 12 Growth Proposals Grid operator PJM Interconnection rejected all 12 proposals submitted by data center companies, utilities, energy advocates, and other stakeholders offering recommendations on how the regional operator should handle surging electricity demand. U.S. EV Sales Fall 49% in One Month U.S. EV sales dropped 49% from September to October after …
Tag: Battery Storage
Battery storage project questioned in Creek County
Creek County Residents Push Back on Battery Storage Plan Residents near a proposed battery storage project in Creek County are pushing back on the project proposed by Sofos Power, a firm based in Spain and also with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. The project is called the Silver City Resilient Power Battery Energy Storage project and …
Google going BIG in Texas with new data centers
Massive Expansion Underscores Texas Role in AI and Energy Google has announced a sweeping $40 billion investment in Texas, signaling one of the largest single-state expansions in the company’s history. The new spending dwarfs the $9 billion the company recently committed to Oklahoma, where it is building three new data centers in Pryor, Stillwater, and …
Oil group fights OGE battery project
CWIP request triggers new internal energy divide One of the groups that signed on in support of the controversial CWIP request by Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company to cover construction costs for added electric generation projects is also putting up a strong fight against one part of the utility’s request. Additionally, this dispute puts a …
Energy Brief: Automakers Drop EV Credits, BLM Boosts Permits
EV Tax Credits Pulled Back Ford and General Motors have officially withdrawn their plans to continue offering the $7,500 federal electric vehicle tax rebate, ending months of uncertainty for EV buyers. Both automakers had explored legal workarounds to extend the incentive after Congress killed the program in late September, but the companies now confirm they …