By Maya Nevels and Steve Gaw for Advanced Power Alliance Last week, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) took a decisive step toward modernizing the nation’s power grid by approving the consolidated transmission planning process proposed by Southwest Power Pool (SPP), commonly referred to as CPP. For the states and communities served by SPP, thisContinue reading “A New Era for Transmission Planning in the Southwest Power Pool”
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American Energy Storage Manufacturing Hits Historic Milestone
A new report from the U.S. Energy Storage Coalition delivers a headline worth paying attention to: American factories now have the capacity to supply 100% of domestic energy storage projects with U.S.-built battery systems — for the first time in history. The Energy Storage Powers American Manufacturing milestone report tracks progress against the industry’s 2025 commitment toContinue reading “American Energy Storage Manufacturing Hits Historic Milestone”
KANSAS POLICY ALERT: An Electric Bill Increase Disguised as Property Tax Relief
Tell your Kansas legislator to vote NO on SB 534. Lawmakers in Topeka claim they want to provide property tax relief to help Kansas consumers, but what they’re proposing is a scheme to shift the cost burden from property taxes — where voters can see it — onto your monthly electricity bill, where it’s harderContinue reading “KANSAS POLICY ALERT: An Electric Bill Increase Disguised as Property Tax Relief”
Revolution Wind Begins Delivering Power to New England
Built by more than 1,000 local union workers, the project is expected to power 350,000+ homes with affordable, reliable electricity. Source: Ørsted Revolution Wind, LLC, a 50/50 joint venture between Global Infrastructure Partners’ Skyborn Renewables and Ørsted, announced today that the Revolution Wind project has started delivering power to New England’s electric grid, strengthening theContinue reading “Revolution Wind Begins Delivering Power to New England”
Advanced Power Alliance Congratulates Patrick Rhode on Appointment to the Public Utility Commission of Texas
The Advanced Power Alliance, representing utility-scale developers of advanced power generation projects including solar, wind, natural gas, and energy storage, today congratulates Patrick Rhode on his appointment by Governor Greg Abbott to the Public Utility Commission of Texas. Rhode brings to the Commission a distinguished record of public and private sector leadership that is well-suitedContinue reading “Advanced Power Alliance Congratulates Patrick Rhode on Appointment to the Public Utility Commission of Texas”
Missouri Times Publishes APA Opinion on Landowners’ Right to Develop Solar
Farming is a calling. It’s also one of the riskiest businesses in America. Commodity prices collapse. Droughts happen. Floods happen. A farmer can do everything right and still have a brutal year. Solar land leases change that equation. The income generated by a solar project doesn’t care about the weather. It doesn’t fluctuate with commodityContinue reading “Missouri Times Publishes APA Opinion on Landowners’ Right to Develop Solar”
Solar Doesn’t Threaten Farming. It Saves It.
The land use argument against solar collapses under the weight of the facts. There’s a talking point making the rounds in statehouses across the country. It goes something like this: solar power is eating up our farmland. It’s a clean-sounding argument. It invokes the family farm, the amber waves of grain, a way of lifeContinue reading “Solar Doesn’t Threaten Farming. It Saves It.”
The World’s Largest Battery Just Made Headlines — The Energy Storage Revolution Is Just Getting Started
The AI economy runs on electricity. And this week, the energy industry took a historic step toward meeting that demand. On February 24, Xcel Energy announced it will supply power for a new Google data center in Pine Island, Minnesota. At the center of that agreement is a battery system unlike anything the world hasContinue reading “The World’s Largest Battery Just Made Headlines — The Energy Storage Revolution Is Just Getting Started”
Five Years After Winter Storm Uri, Energy Storage is making Texas More Resilient
Five years after Uri, battery energy storage has proven itself as a practical, market-driven tool that strengthens reliability, lowers costs and supports economic growth. Source: San Antonio Express-News By Matt Welch, state director for Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation. This week marks five years since Winter Storm Uri exposed the consequences of a fragile power system. TexansContinue reading “Five Years After Winter Storm Uri, Energy Storage is making Texas More Resilient”
Renewable Energy Isn’t to Blame for Texans’ Rising Electric Bills
Authored by APA Vice President Judd Messer Source: Fort-Worth Star-Telegram Across Texas, renewable energy is increasingly contributing to a stronger, more reliable grid while saving consumers each month on their electric bills. For too long, however, the growth of renewable energy has been wrongly blamed for rising power prices in Texas. These assertions disregard theContinue reading “Renewable Energy Isn’t to Blame for Texans’ Rising Electric Bills”