solar power

California Partnering with Natural Gas Suppliers to Prepare for Solar Eclipse

California Partnering with Natural Gas Suppliers to Prepare for Solar Eclipse

Sunny California will see its skies darken for about three hours in mid-October by a rare annular eclipse, and officials now are working overtime with regional authorities, as well as natural gas interstate and intrastate suppliers, to ensure there are adequate resources available to make up for the expected solar shortfall. An all-hands effort is…

October 3, 2023
Wind, Solar Boosting Renewables’ Increasing Share of Electricity Generation

Wind, Solar Boosting Renewables’ Increasing Share of Electricity Generation

Though still behind natural gas-fired generation, renewables supplied nearly one-quarter of total utility-scale generation in the first half of 2022, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).  EIA’s June Electricity Monthly Update found that renewables increased their market share 3% year/year to 24%, following a decade-long trend of jumping 3% every five to six…

September 13, 2022
Biden Takes Executive Actions to Stimulate Solar Power Development

Biden Takes Executive Actions to Stimulate Solar Power Development

President Biden’s administration on Monday said it would invoke the Defense Production Act (DPA) to bolster output of solar power in a bid to rejuvenate his administration’s climate protection efforts. The White House also paused for two years possible new solar tariffs to provide domestic developers continued affordable access to foreign equipment, calling it a…

June 7, 2022