Solar and wind generated 40.2% of the ERCOT grid’s electricity this year through June. When coal plants shut down for unexpected maintenance, solar and wind stepped in, providing about 50% of generation during peak summer demand in the highest electricity consuming state in the union. From PV Magazine USA: https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/07/22/solar-wind-and-storage-reliably-power-texas-grid-during-unexpected-coal-shutdown/ Despite anti-renewable energy rhetoric inContinue reading “Solar, Wind and Storage Reliably Power Texas Grid During Unexpected Coal Shutdown”
Category Archives: Wind
Apex Brings Four New Projects Online, Totaling Over 625 MW
Wind and Storage Facilities to Provide Nearly $150 Million in Local Economic Impact From Apex Clean Energy: https://www.apexcleanenergy.com/news/apex-brings-four-new-projects-online-totaling-over-625-mw/ Apex Clean Energy today announced that four utility-scale wind and storage projects totaling over 625 MW have reached commercial operations across Illinois, Maine, and Texas—bringing Apex’s total operating and construction portfolio to over 3 GW. These facilities—eachContinue reading “Apex Brings Four New Projects Online, Totaling Over 625 MW”
Clearway Signs 335 MW Power Purchase Agreement with Microsoft
Clearway’s Mount Storm project to support Microsoft’s carbon reduction goals From Clearway Energy Group Clearway Energy Group (“Clearway”) has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Microsoft for the 335 megawatt (MW) Mount Storm wind farm located in Grant County, West Virginia. Mount Storm will support Microsoft’s sustainability and decarbonization goals by generating carbon-freeContinue reading “Clearway Signs 335 MW Power Purchase Agreement with Microsoft”
Red Tape in Energy Generation is Bad for Texas
Business community urges legislators to oppose any legislation that harms our all-of-the-above approach. From The Dallas Morning News A few short years ago, it was more common to see a UFO in Texas than a solar array. Times have changed for the better. Today, Texas leads all states in adding utility-scale solar and battery storageContinue reading “Red Tape in Energy Generation is Bad for Texas”
Did You Know? Wind Turbines Are Powering Antarctica’s Research Stations
In the heart of Antarctica, on Ross Island’s Crater Hill, stands the world’s southernmost wind farm—a testament to human ingenuity and commitment to sustainability. This pioneering project, a collaboration between Meridian Energy and Antarctica New Zealand, was established to provide renewable energy to both New Zealand’s Scott Base and the U.S. McMurdo Station. Since becomingContinue reading “Did You Know? Wind Turbines Are Powering Antarctica’s Research Stations”
Avangrid and CPS Energy Team Up Again to Power 40,000 More Homes in San Antonio
From SolarQuarter Avangrid, Inc., a major energy company and part of the Iberdrola Group, has expanded its existing Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with CPS Energy by adding 159.2 megawatts (MW) of capacity from its Peñascal wind power project in Texas. With this addition, CPS Energy—recognized as the largest municipally-owned provider of electric and natural gasContinue reading “Avangrid and CPS Energy Team Up Again to Power 40,000 More Homes in San Antonio”
Opinion: Texas Leads the Way in Wind, Solar. An ‘Industry Killer’ Bill Could Change That
In a timely and thoughtful column in the Austin American-Statesman, APA’s Judd Messer offered his insight on the threats that pending Texas Senate Bill 819 pose to Texas and Texas landowners. Source: https://www.statesman.com/story/opinion/columns/your-voice/2025/04/13/texas-wind-solar-energy-property-rights-under-attack-senate-bill-819-opinion/83011359007/ Private property rights and pro-business principles are under siege while government overreach looms in Texas — and, ironically, it’s at the handsContinue reading “Opinion: Texas Leads the Way in Wind, Solar. An ‘Industry Killer’ Bill Could Change That”
New Report Highlights the Environmental and Economic Benefits of Offshore Energy Development
Study Finds Offshore Oil and Gas and Wind Energy Create Billions in Ecosystem Service Value The Conservative Energy Network (CEN), a coalition of 26 state-based conservative clean energy organizations, today released a groundbreaking new study, The Environmental and Economic Benefit Connection Between Offshore Oil & Gas and Offshore Wind Energy. Download the Study Here: The EnvironmentalContinue reading “New Report Highlights the Environmental and Economic Benefits of Offshore Energy Development”
ENGIE Powers Einstein Bros.® Bagels with Round-the-Clock Renewable Energy
From Engie North America ENGIE North America (ENGIE) announced on March 17 a contract with Einstein Bros.® Bagels, a significant step in ENGIE’s commitment to providing 24/7 renewable energy to its commercial customers by 2030, reinforcing the ENGIE Group’s recently reaffirmed ambition to offer round-the-clock clean energy solutions worldwide. With this contract that runs throughContinue reading “ENGIE Powers Einstein Bros.® Bagels with Round-the-Clock Renewable Energy”
Texas’ Clean Energy Boom Faces Onslaught of Anti-Renewable Bills
Legislators in the state, which leads the nation in building solar and wind, have circulated about 60 proposals to curb renewable development and boost gas. Source: Politico on March 21, 2025 No one builds renewables like Texas. In the first month of 2025, Texas installed more renewables and batteries than 41 other states did inContinue reading “Texas’ Clean Energy Boom Faces Onslaught of Anti-Renewable Bills”