Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) today announced the release of the newly enhanced ERCOT mobile app. The mobile app was redesigned to empower users with easy access to transparent, reliable, and real-time information on ERCOT grid conditions and operations. “We are committed to providing reliable information on real-time grid conditions and operations that isContinue reading “ERCOT Redesigns Mobile App to Enhance User Experience”
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Invenergy’s Cimarron Link Transmission Project Selected for $306M in Federal Financing Support
Cimarron Link will improve grid reliability and affordability in Oklahoma while driving economic development and community benefits across the state. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced Thursday that Invenergy’s Cimarron Link transmission project has been selected to enter award negotiations for a $306 million capacity contract as part of DOE’s Transmission Facilitation Program. Cimarron LinkContinue reading “Invenergy’s Cimarron Link Transmission Project Selected for $306M in Federal Financing Support”
TotalEnergies Starts Up its Largest Utility-Scale Solar Farms with Batteries in the United States
TotalEnergies has started commercial operations of Danish Fields and Cottonwood, two utility-scale solar farms with integrated battery storage located in southeast Texas. These new projects, with a combined capacity of 1.2 GW, are part of a portfolio of renewable assets totaling 4 GW in operation or under construction in Texas. Danish Fields is TotalEnergies’ largest solarContinue reading “TotalEnergies Starts Up its Largest Utility-Scale Solar Farms with Batteries in the United States”
First Solar Inaugurates $1.1 Billion Alabama Facility, Adds 3.5 GW of Vertically Integrated American Solar Manufacturing Capacity
New Lawrence County facility creates more than 800 energy technology manufacturing jobs First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) inaugurated its new $1.1 billion fully vertically integrated thin-film solar manufacturing facility in Lawrence County, Alabama. The facility, which adds 3.5 gigawatts (GW) of fully vertically integrated nameplate solar manufacturing capacity in the United States, is expected toContinue reading “First Solar Inaugurates $1.1 Billion Alabama Facility, Adds 3.5 GW of Vertically Integrated American Solar Manufacturing Capacity”
ERCOT to Implement Key Market Design Change: Real-Time Co-optimization (RTC)
From ERCOT: Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) today announced a target go-live date of December 5, 2025, which is earlier than the originally contemplated go-live timeframe of mid-2026, for the implementation of Real-Time Co-optimization (RTC) in the ERCOT market. RTC is the process of dispatching energy and Ancillary Services interchangeably in the Real-Time Market.Continue reading “ERCOT to Implement Key Market Design Change: Real-Time Co-optimization (RTC)”
Alabama: APA Commentary on American Energy Independence Featured in Montgomery Advertiser
Jeffrey Clark: “Alabama and America’s Energy Independence” From the Montgomery Advertiser, August 25, 2024. Election years often bring talk of “Energy Independence,” but what does that term really mean? The Advanced Power Alliance believes the United States can prosper without being reliant on imported energy. We also live in a resource hungry world in whichContinue reading “Alabama: APA Commentary on American Energy Independence Featured in Montgomery Advertiser”
APA Pushes for Non-Discriminatory Policies During July 31 Hearing of the Texas House Committee on State Affairs
APA Leadership ensuring that the voice of the advanced power generation and energy storage industries is heard inside the region’s state capitols. Advanced Power Alliance Technical and Legislative Consultant Jean Ryall recently provided testimony before the Texas House Committee on State Affairs. Chaired by Texas State Representative Todd Hunter (R-Corpus Christi), the committee met toContinue reading “APA Pushes for Non-Discriminatory Policies During July 31 Hearing of the Texas House Committee on State Affairs”
Flint Hills Resources to Build Solar Farm to Help Power Its Corpus Christi Refinery Operations
Project is company’s second large-scale refinery integrated solar installation in the United States. From Flint Hills Resources: https://www.fhr.com/News/2024/Flint-Hills-Resources-to-build-solar-farm-to-help Corpus Christi, Texas – Flint Hills Resources announced today it will be building its second company-owned solar installation to help power its U.S. refinery operations. The new solar installation will provide electricity to the company’s Corpus Christi WestContinue reading “Flint Hills Resources to Build Solar Farm to Help Power Its Corpus Christi Refinery Operations”
Intersect Power Secures $837 Million in Project Financing to Build 1 GWH of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in Texas
From Intersect Power: https://www.intersectpower.com/intersect-power-secures-837-million-in-project-financing-to-build-1-gwh-of-battery-energy-storage-systems-bess-in-texas/ Intersect Power, LLC, (“Intersect Power” or “Intersect”), announced today the closing of two separate transactions representing an aggregate of $837 million of financing commitments for the construction and operation of three standalone Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in Texas. The transactions cover portfolio-level construction debt, tax equity, and term debt financingContinue reading “Intersect Power Secures $837 Million in Project Financing to Build 1 GWH of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in Texas”
APA Commentary on Texas’ Rising Energy Demand Featured in San Antonio Express-News
APA Vice President Judd Messer outlines how Texas should leverage all available power generation resources to meet rising energy demand. From the San Antonio Express-News: https://www.expressnews.com/opinion/commentary/article/texas-energy-needs-renewables-19554873.php PDF Version Available Here Commentary: As the Heat Rises, Texas Needs All Energy Sourcesby Judd Messer, July 5, 2024 Temperatures are climbing in Texas; so is electricity demand. InContinue reading “APA Commentary on Texas’ Rising Energy Demand Featured in San Antonio Express-News”