Energy Update
The Canadian government proposed new clean tech and hydrogen investment tax credits as party of its fall economic statement. The proposed credits would help the country keep pace with financial incentives provided to U.S. manufacturers through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
The proposal to remove the four dams and hydropower projects on the Lower Snake River in Washington State would cost the state $34.3 billion and force electricity customers to pay an additional $330 per year on average through 2050.
This is the conclusion of a joint report from think tanks the Washington Policy Center and Center of the American Experiment.
Bowman Consulting Group said it bought SEI Engineering, which provides technical services to developers and owners of utility and commercial scale solar energy facilities.
Gary Bowman, CEO, said in a statement that planning, engineering, and commissioning related to the energy transition is a focus of the company’s growth and is “central” to its acquisition strategy.
Regulators in Alberta approved a utility-scale solar + energy storage project and associated substation, all developed by Toronto-based Westbridge Renewable Energy.
The Georgetown project is the first of Westbridge’s four Alberta projects to receive power plant and BESS approval from regulators.
Episode 24 of the Factor This! podcast is a crossover with Renewable Energy World's Texas Power Podcast, examining what has changed in the state since Winter Storm Uri left millions without power.
Development is underway on a microgrid project in California that is expected to one day host one of North America's largest flow batteries.
By Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Spotlight, Energy News Network
Wind has surpassed hydroelectric power as the largest generator of electricity in South Dakota.
Last year, over 52% of the electricity generated in the state came from wind turbines.
A 28 MW solar project is being developed on farm property owned by the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden.
The zoo has been working to develop solar on their property for more than a decade, an executive said.
California's grid survived a record-setting September heatwave due to several factors, including increased capacity, improved communication between agencies, and significant conservation by commercial and residential customers.
Distribution utilities know that flexibility is key for a grid made up of thousands of distributed energy resources (DER) and renewable energy. In California, a state that tends to lead in terms of the energy transition, a new project will test the efficacy of two all-electric microgrids that span two communities and 192 homes for bringing the type of flexibility that the grid of the future will need.
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