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U.S. Wind Energy Prices Continue to Fall

Aug 27, 2018
2 min

U.S. Wind Energy Prices Continue to Fall

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released three wind energy market reports stating that as wind installations continue across the country and offshore wind projects move beyond the planning process, technology costs and wind energy prices continue to fall. Over the past year, the industry has seen the U.S. distributed wind capacity exceed one gigawatt (GW). The 2017 Wind Technologies Market Report, prepared by DOE’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, found that the

US Yanks Funds From Unbuilt Windmill Farm

Jan 5, 2017
2 min

US Yanks Funds From Unbuilt Windmill Farm

A plan to build windmills off the New Jersey coast that has already burned through nearly $11 million and remains dead in the water is being cut off from further government funding. The U.S. Department of Energy says Fishermen's Energy failed to meet a Dec. 31 deadline to have a power purchase agreement in place. The department is revoking most of the $47 million in funding it pledged to the project in 2014; about $10.6 million has been spent already on preliminary work. The

Natural gas generation and electricity imports used to follow load in California

Sep 14, 2016
3 min

Natural gas generation and electricity imports used to follow load in California

The California Independent System Operator (CAISO), the entity responsible for maintaining the balance between supply and demand for electricity throughout most of the state, operates in a setting where demand peaks in the late afternoon or early evening on summer days. Because of differences in the hourly output of certain electricity generators, some of which are nearly constant (nuclear) and some of which can vary considerably during the day (solar, wind), output from ther

Monthly U.S. renewable electricity generation in 2016 surpasses previous years

EIA- Energy Information Administration's

Aug 26, 2016
2 min

Monthly U.S. renewable electricity generation in 2016 surpasses previous years

Renewable electricity generation has surpassed levels from previous years in every month so far this year, based on data through June. Both hydroelectric and nonhydroelectric renewables have contributed to this trend, but in different ways. After a lengthy West Coast drought, hydro generation has increased and is now closer to historical levels. Nonhydro renewable generation continues to increase year-over-year and has exceeded hydro generation in each month since February 20

Renewable Energy Bill Passes Mass. Senate with 2 GW of offshore Wind

Aug 6, 2016
1 min

Renewable Energy Bill Passes Mass. Senate with 2 GW of offshore Wind

Last month Massachusetts senators voted 39-0 for 2,000 MW of offshore wind resources long-term contracts, expanding on a House measure and setting up a conference committee to find a compromise between the two measures. The bill would lead to "dramatic" price increases and would depress local energy innovation and investment was how The New England Power Generators Association reacted. Energy distribution companies would also be required under the bill to purchase a minimum o