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Three local businesses receive USDA grants for clean energy projects
WEB17 hours ago · The 10 Minnesota projects totaling $1,368,213 were included in a national announcement made by USDA Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small in Somerset, Pennsylvania. In all, USDA is providing $104 million in funding that will support over 300 clean energy projects in 34 states. Since the start of the Biden-Harris Administration, …
USA: Data center owners turn to nuclear as potential electricity …
WEB2 days ago · The arrangement is the second this year in which a nuclear power plant owner has agreed to supply a data center with dedicated power as data center owners look for large and reliable sources of electricity supply for planned increases in demand. In March, Amazon Web Services (AWS) signed a contract for 960 megawatts (MW) of capacity …
Torrington city planner offers a different take on solar array plan ...
WEB17 hours ago · Oct. 3—TORRINGTON — City Planner Jeremy Leifert has asked the Connecticut Siting Council to consider safeguards and conditions before it rules on whether to approve a solar farm proposed for a site on Lovers Lane in Torrington. The deadline was Oct. 3 for submitting public comments to the CT Siting Council, which is the state's …
Commissioners wrestle with electricity cost increases for next year
WEB1 day ago · Oct. 2—JEFFERSON — The Ashtabula County Commissioners spent an hour-long work session Tuesday afternoon wrestling with electricity costs which will be going up next June. The increase is thanks to decisions made by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Bob Snavely, an energy consultant from Palmer Energy Company said. …
Consumers Energy begins work burying power lines in four …
WEB16 hours ago · Consumers Energy is beginning a two-month project this week to bury power lines in four Michigan communities Crews are currently working in Allegan and Allendale, both located in Ottawa County. After that, they will begin ... Read More » The post Consumers Energy begins work burying power lines in f...
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Data tool shows wholesale electricity price trends
WEBMay 8, 2024 · The Renewables and Wholesale Electricity Prices (ReWEP) visualization tool from Berkeley Lab has been updated with nodal electricity pricing and wind and solar generation data through the end of 2023. ReWEP users can explore trends in wholesale electricity prices and their relationship to wind and solar generation. ReWEP includes …
Comparing the Costs of Renewable and Conventional Energy …
WEBThe graphic below shows that the average cost of onshore wind has fallen from $135 per megawatt-hour in 2009 to $59 in 2014. That’s a 56 percent drop in five years. The cost of utility-scale photovoltaic technology has plunged from $359 per megawatt-hour in 2009 to $79 in 2014, a 78 percent decline. Lazard attributes these falling costs to ...
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