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Power-hungry Texas needs solar and battery storage to help meet demand and balance the grid, so its largest utility-scale storage operator is delivering.
Enel North America has started constructing the Ables Springs Solar + Storage Project in Kaufman County, near Dallas. The project pairs a 186-megawatt (MW) solar farm with 115…
Georgia-based EnviroSpark said it will build four DC fast chargers (DCFCs) at a Tifton Waffle House and four DCFCs at a Shell station in Metter, using National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) funding awarded by GDOT. EnviroSpark, which won two of the five open Phase 1 eligible sites, was the only company selected to build more…
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New York City just announced it will build its largest publicly accessible EV charging station next to JFK Airport.
Wildflower, a New York City-based developer of…
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The US battery storage market shattered deployment records across all segments in Q4 2023 – a 101% increase from the previous quarter.
The US battery storage sector saw 4,235 megawatts (MW) installed in Q4 2023, according to Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power Association’s (ACP) latest “US Energy Storage Monitor” report.
For the…
Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s minister of energy and natural resources, introduced a federal investment of nearly $5 million to install over 500 new EV chargers, including 40 fast chargers across Toronto. The chargers are expected to be installed by December 2025, before hitting the roads, Canadians can map out their route by consulting Natural Resources Canada’s (NRCan) Charging and Alternative Fuelling Station locator.
The…
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If you bought an EV or made electric upgrades in 2023, then use this Rewiring America tool to confirm which Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) tax credits you qualify for.
I wholeheartedly recommend this easy-to-use online tool from electrification nonprofit Rewiring America, which I rely on myself. It’s free, and they don’t want anything…
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China’s LONGi Group is laying off up to 30% of its workers to accelerate cost-cutting, according to Bloomberg.
Staff reduction at LONGi Group started in November 2023, and this is an acceleration of layoffs, according to sources who had been briefed by senior management but asked not to…
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Skanska is piloting a Wirtgen Group electric compaction roller, one of just five pre-production models in North America.
The global construction giant is piloting the electric compaction roller on the Los Angeles Purple (D Line) Extension Transit Project. The Wirtgen Group’s HAMM HD 12e VV is among the first all-electric compactors to be…
CITGO Petroleum Corporation, along with Folk Oil Company, recently launched an electric vehicle (EV) charging pilot program designed to meet the needs of EV drivers in Battle Creek, Mich. CITGO said its location at 15551 11 Mile Road now offers both regular transportation fuel and EV charging stations. The EV chargers include both Charging System…
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Arizona’s largest battery storage system is now online and, along with solar and wind, will help power a new Google data center – here’s why that matters.
Arizona’s largest battery + Google
Arizona utility company Salt River Project and renewables developer NextEra Energy Resources developed Sonoran Solar Energy Center, a 260-megawatt…