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A newly unveiled U.S. Senate energy permitting bill attempts to untangle high-voltage transmission deployment, promising reliability gains and cost savings if it survives legislative hurdles.
The United States deployed an unprecedented 20.2 gigawatt-hours of battery storage capacity in the second quarter of 2026, marking a significant acceleration in grid modernization and renewable energy integration efforts.
ForeFront Power’s completion of an Erthos-designed earth-mounted solar array in Fresno highlights a radical shift in utility-scale design, trading tracking efficiency for raw spatial density.
California achieved a significant energy milestone in May, with solar power generating 51% of the state's electricity, marking a global first for a major economy. This record underscores the advancing integration of utility-scale solar into complex grids.
Origis Energy's Rockhound solar complex in West Texas has activated an additional 500 megawatts, bringing its operational capacity to nearly 1 gigawatt. This milestone represents half of the project's planned total, signaling a substantial expansion of utility-scale solar in the
Hawaiian Electric plans to add 500 MW of firm generation capacity on O‘ahu and expand renewables and storage across Hawaiʻi Island and Maui, marking a major step toward 100% renewable energy.
The Pentagon's concerns over wind turbines disrupting military radar systems have stalled more than 150 wind energy projects, complicating US renewable energy expansion.
Sunrun’s new initiative lets solar users monetize excess energy by powering AI home-computing systems, signaling a shift in distributed energy use and consumer tech integration.
BYD secured a contract to provide 11.3 GWh of battery storage for Masdar’s Round the Clock project, integrating 5.2 GW solar with 19 GWh storage, setting a new scale for utility-grade renewables.