With Hawaii’s decarbonization deadline approaching, the utility is coming up with innovative ideas to address the evening peak.
Hawaii utility pays customers to install batteries to cope with evening peak
US now has 20 states with a 100 per cent renewables target
Data shows that in 2021, Nebraska became the 20th American state to commit to 100% clean electricity by 2050 or earlier.
Can the US really cut its emissions in half by 2030? First, the good news ….
Cutting US emissions in half by 2030 – as it has promised to do – appears farfetched, at least politically. Here’s why.
Solar curtailment: You ain’t seen nothing yet
The expected growth of solar capacity needs long-term solutions. Right now, grid operators have to resort to curtailment as the last resort.
Solar keeps on getting better: Cheaper, more efficient and bigger returns on energy
The energy payback time for solar PV can be less than a year, meaning it will produce 20 times the energy needed to produce it over a 20 year lifespan.
California dreaming: Eight million EVs by 2030, without crashing the fragile grid
Much needs to be done by California utilities and regulators to absorb eight million EVs without crashing the state’s fragile grid.
Texas has another close call, sparking more false claims about wind and solar
Another near disaster in mid-April was the result of a lot of thermal generation – coal, gas and nuclear – being offline for maintenance, not renewables performing poorly.
Net-zero America can be achieved by 2050, if not sooner, says study
Princeton study says the US can reach net-zero emissions by 2050 or sooner and, if properly managed, it won’t break the bank.
Who turned off the lights in California?
Preliminary data shows culprits from last month’s load shedding were not variable renewables, but the sudden loss of a big fossil fuel generator, and human error.
California heatwave catches grid operator unprepared
California’s rotating outages blamed on the state’s failure to integrate the demand and supply sides of the market.
