While Texas isn’t the leader in renewable energy on a percentage or per capita basis, it has the largest installed base of wind power and one of the top installed bases of solar power in the United States. Most often, the investments made in renewable power generation are made backed by a “power purchase agreement“Continue reading “Who’s Purchasing Renewable Energy in Texas?”
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Judd Messer Joins Advanced Power Alliance as Texas Vice President
Today, The Advanced Power Alliance (“APA”) named Judd Messer as Texas Vice President. In this role, Messer will oversee the advocacy efforts of APA at the State Legislature, the Public Utility Commission, ERCOT, and other relevant state agencies. Before joining APA, Messer worked for multiple Texas state legislators, including three sessions as Chief of StaffContinue reading “Judd Messer Joins Advanced Power Alliance as Texas Vice President”
Grain Belt Express Announces Expansion, Increases Energy Savings and Local Delivery
Responding to Regional Market Demand and State Leaders’ Calls,Project Changes Will Deliver More Power and Energy Savings to Missouri, Benefitting Consumers Throughout Midwest (From Invenergy) Invenergy Transmission, the company developing the Grain Belt Express transmission line project, announced a series of planned project enhancements today in response to strong regional demand for access to affordable,Continue reading “Grain Belt Express Announces Expansion, Increases Energy Savings and Local Delivery”
Op-Ed: It’s time for ERCOT to Beef Up Grid Capacity Now
Texas needs new transmission lines to deliver affordable, reliable electricity. By Suzi McClellan and Jeff Clark. Suzi McClellan was public counsel of the Office of Public Utility Counsel and an ERCOT board member under Texas governors George W. Bush and Rick Perry. Jeff Clark is president of the Advanced Power Alliance. This opinion piece ranContinue reading “Op-Ed: It’s time for ERCOT to Beef Up Grid Capacity Now”
Ørsted Completes Onshore Wind Farm Haystack Wind in Nebraska
The 298 MW wind farm is Ørsted’s first onshore project using 5 MW Siemens Gamesa wind turbines and brings the company’s US onshore wind and solar capacity in operation above 3 GW. Located in Wayne County, Nebraska, Haystack Wind utilizes existing interconnection infrastructure in Southwest Power Pool (SPP) North from Ørsted’s 230 MW onshore windContinue reading “Ørsted Completes Onshore Wind Farm Haystack Wind in Nebraska”
Updated Interactive Website Shows Clean Energy’s Expanding Contributions to Rural Texas
Solar and wind projects help diversify local economies, creating new revenue for rural governments, school districts and landowners; but anti-economic development bills threaten that growth. Wind power, solar power, and energy storage projects are providing new economic opportunities for rural Texas counties, bringing needed diversification, economic development, job creation, and multi-generational revenue through a growingContinue reading “Updated Interactive Website Shows Clean Energy’s Expanding Contributions to Rural Texas”
Apex Clean Energy to Pursue 1 GW of Solar Potential on Weyerhaeuser Land
Utility-Scale Projects Seek Offtake Partners Amid Surging Demand for Clean Power Charlottesville, Virginia – Apex Clean Energy today announced the execution of an agreement with Weyerhaeuser (NYSE: WY) for the development of 1,000 megawatts of utility-scale solar and solar-plus-storage projects on Weyerhaeuser property in the southeastern United States. To date, Apex has commercialized more thanContinue reading “Apex Clean Energy to Pursue 1 GW of Solar Potential on Weyerhaeuser Land”
After Historic Outages, Poll Shows Texans Favor Solar, Wind and Other Clean Energy
Most Texas voters want the state to produce more renewable energy, reduce their state’s reliance on fossil fuels, and move toward cleaner power, according to a new poll taken in the wake of the February storm and power outages. The survey by Nexus Polling shows that roughly six in 10 Texas voters say the stateContinue reading “After Historic Outages, Poll Shows Texans Favor Solar, Wind and Other Clean Energy”
A Call to Action to Texas Renewable Energy Consumers and Investors
The Advanced Power Alliance is working to rally energy investors, project owners, energy customers, and local communities to oppose the harmful provisions found in Texas SB 1278, HB 4466, and in the amendments to SB 3. We are thankful that energy investors have made their voice heard through the Partnership for Renewable Energy Finance. TheirContinue reading “A Call to Action to Texas Renewable Energy Consumers and Investors”
New Interactive Website Shows Clean Energy’s Contributions to Rural Texas
Solar and wind projects help diversify local economies, creating new revenue for rural governments, school districts and landowners; but anti-economic development bills threaten that growth. Wind power, solar power, and energy storage projects are providing new economic opportunities for rural Texas counties, bringing needed diversification, economic development, job creation, and multi-generational revenue through a growingContinue reading “New Interactive Website Shows Clean Energy’s Contributions to Rural Texas”