Vietnam plans energy shift toward building more solar, less reliance on gas and coal
Vietnam is revising its energy plans to focus more on large solar farms and less on reliance on coal and natural gas.
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Solar Energy Is Not Competitive with Fossil Fuels
In a typical electrical grid environment, electricity generated by a utility-scale solar farm costs about seven times more than electricity from a natural gas generating plant. Yet many people think s ...
A futuristic-looking solar energy plant is doomed
Solar panels have gotten so cheap that the plant, born of an old attempt at harnessing the power of the sun, appears to be ...
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With coal retirements looming, Xcel Energy goes all in on thousands of megawatts of new generation
The company’s Upper Midwest Energy Plan includes new investments in battery energy storage systems, wind and solar power, and ...
Ohioans have paid $62M on electric bills to subsidize solar farms. Most of the money is unspent
Ohioans have paid $62 million via their electric bills for a solar subsidy since 2021. Only $8.5 million has been spent.
In Texas, ‘energy dominance’ is the solar industry’s new motto
Solar energy might be clean, cheap and slow the heating of the planet. But that’s not what the solar industry wants lawmakers ...
Xcel Energy reveals major investment in renewables, will meet carbon-free target 5 years early
Xcel Energy is on track to speed up its investment in renewable energy, confirming in its latest submission to regulators ...
Indonesia’s plan to export solar power to S’pore spurs investment amid low green energy adoption
The government is keen to promote the development of solar farms on reservoirs or offshore. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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A futuristic-looking solar energy plant is doomed
A once cutting-edge solar energy power plant in the Mojave Desert that looks like something out of a science fiction movie may be facing its last days, according to its builder and largest customer.