By Will Hardy This column appeared in The Advocate on March 14, 2025. Will Hardy is the director of Conservatives for Clean Energy Louisiana. The first thing to know about the electric grid is that electrons are agnostic about who pays for the electric superhighway that connects generators with substations and ultimately customers. Electrons followContinue reading “The Advocate – Guest Column: Private Investment in Electricity Grids Offers Hope for Improvements. Here’s Why.”
Category Archives: Mississippi
EDP Launches Ragsdale Solar Park in Mississippi in Collaboration with Amazon
The Ragsdale project is EDP Renewables’ second utility-scale project in the North American state. Amazon has contracted for all 100 megawatts (MW) through a 15-year power purchase agreement. EDP, through EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA), has launched its Ragsdale Solar Park in Madison Country, Mississippi. The 100 MW project, which went operational in late Q4Continue reading “EDP Launches Ragsdale Solar Park in Mississippi in Collaboration with Amazon”
EDPR and Amazon Announce a New Solar Park in Mississippi
Ragsdale is EDPR NA’s second utility-scale project in the state. Source: EDPR EDP Renewables North America LLC (EDPR NA) is proud to announce the launch of its Ragsdale Solar Park (Ragsdale) in Madison Country, Mississippi. The 100 MW project, which went operational in late Q4, 2024, will provide power directly into Entergy Mississippi’s transmission systemContinue reading “EDPR and Amazon Announce a New Solar Park in Mississippi”
Southeastern States Dominate “2024 Deals of the Year Awards” from Business Facilities Magazine
Again, the availability of affordable, reliable, clean energy plays a leading role as companies make their site selections. Business Facilities Magazine has released its 2024 Deals of the Year Awards. Business Facilities has unveiled its 2024 Deal of the Year Awards, spotlighting major corporate investments that promise significant economic impact across various U.S. regions. In several cases,Continue reading “Southeastern States Dominate “2024 Deals of the Year Awards” from Business Facilities Magazine”
Origis Energy and TVA Announce Commercial Operation of Golden Triangle II
Golden Triangle II is a 150 MWac solar plus 50 MW battery storage project, which is the first of three Origis solar projects in Mississippi to come online through 2025. Source: Origis Energy Origis Energy and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced Wednesday that the first of three solar plus storage projects in their Mississippi portfolio has reached commercialContinue reading “Origis Energy and TVA Announce Commercial Operation of Golden Triangle II “
State Legislatures Begin Convening
The country’s state legislatures have begun convening to take up and consider issues of importance to the residents of the respective states. The Advanced Power Alliance advocacy team is monitoring issues affecting the advanced power industry and will be working with lawmakers to support the continued development of resources to provide America with the cleaner,Continue reading “State Legislatures Begin Convening”
Recurrent Energy Break Ground on 100 MW Sunflower Solar Project
Largest solar project in Mississippi to create hundreds of local jobs and bring clean power to Entergy Mississippi customers. Canadian Solar Inc. (“Canadian Solar”) (NASDAQ: CSIQ) today announced its wholly-owned subsidiary, Recurrent Energy, LLC (“Recurrent Energy”), commenced construction on the 100 MWac Sunflower Solar Project located in Sunflower County, Mississippi. To support construction of the Sunflower solar project, Recurrent Energy recently closed debtContinue reading “Recurrent Energy Break Ground on 100 MW Sunflower Solar Project”
New Polling Highlights Broad Public Support for Renewable Energy Across America’s Sun Belt
A series of recent polls released by the Advanced Power Alliance (APA) shows strong public support for the continued growth of renewable energy development across America’s “Sun Belt”. For the purposes of this research, APA focused on eight states including portion of the area including the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee,Continue reading “New Polling Highlights Broad Public Support for Renewable Energy Across America’s Sun Belt”
Corporate Customers Show Up for #AmericanWindWeek
From AWEA Blog, by Hannah Hunt: As we close out #AmericanWindWeek, it’s been thrilling to see towns, communities, local leaders and wind industry workers gather across the country to celebrate wind power. Importantly, Fortune 500 companies and business leaders also showed up. Corporate purchasers of wind voiced their support nationwide, touting the economic and environmentalContinue reading “Corporate Customers Show Up for #AmericanWindWeek”