Source: NRG Energy, Inc. | Global Energy World | Link to article The region may be the best resource—and best-kept secret—in the geothermal sector. Representatives from NRG Energy, Inc., MidAmerican Solar and First Solar, Inc. gathered with federal and local officials today at the 290 MW (AC) Agua Caliente solar project in Yuma County, Ariz., […]
NRG Energy, MidAmerican Solar and First Solar Celebrate 100 MW Milestone for 290 MW Agua Caliente Solar Project
April 26, 2012
EnergySource’s New Geothermal Plant Is Online Near the Salton Sea
March 22, 2012
By Herman K. Trabish | Greentech Media | Link to article The region may be the best resource—and best-kept secret—in the geothermal sector. The EnergySource 49.9-megawatt Hudson Ranch I geothermal plant went on-line in the Salton Sea geothermal field on March 9. It is the first in that field to come on-line in twenty years. […]
Hello, sunshine: Palo Alto utility to pay locals for solar energy
March 7, 2012
By Marla Dickerson | LA Times | Link to article Soon after the earth shook under Japan last March, NRG Energy Inc. felt aftershocks halfway around the world Green energy may be losing momentum inside the Beltway. But officials in the heart of Silicon Valley are betting on the sun. This week, the Palo Alto […]
CEO Leads NRG From Nuclear to Solar, Natural Gas
March 6, 2012
By Leslie Kwoh | WSJ | Link to article Soon after the earth shook under Japan last March, NRG Energy Inc. felt aftershocks halfway around the world When the earthquake triggered a meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, the independent power producer was building two nuclear reactors in Texas. Amid regulatory uncertainty in the […]
Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One: The Solar Power Plant That Could
March 5, 2012
By Herman K. Trabish | Greentech Media | Link to article The 230-megawatt (AC) solar power plant continues to rise from the desert floor. Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One (AVSR1), an enormous 230-megawatt (AC) solar power plant, continues to rise from the desert floor, despite obstacles coming from many directions. First Solar continues to provide […]
First Solar-Exelon Deal Clears Hurdle
February 17, 2012
By Cassandra Sweet | WSJ | Link to article Los Angeles County agencies have approved changes to a construction permit that First Solar Inc. needs to build a large solar farm and complete a $1.36 billion deal with Exelon Corp. First Solar and Exelon said last week that the pending approvals had held up federal loans […]
Some idle solar energy projects may soon connect to grid
January 21, 2012
Two federal agencies and Southern California Edison say they’re close to ending a long impasse that has made renewable energy projects sit unused. Negotiations with a third agency are tougher.
EPA finalizes tough new rules on emissions by power plants
December 16, 2011
The Obama administration finished crafting tough new rules Friday curbing mercury and other poisons emitted by coal-fired utilities, according to several people briefed on the decision, culminating more than two decades of work to clean up the nation’s dirtiest power plants.
Renewable Northwest Project Applauds FERC Ruling on BPA Over-Generation Policy
December 7, 2011
Portland, Ore. — In response to today’s Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) ruling on the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) “Environmental Redispatch and No Negative Pricing policy,” Rachel Shimshak, executive director of non-profit advocacy group Renewable Northwest Project, issued the following statement: We are pleased that the Commission has ruled on this issue and has determined that BPA’s “Environmental Redispatch and No Negative Pricing Policy” is discriminatory. With these questions answered, Renewable Northwest Project is eager to continue working with BPA and regional partners toward solutions to over-generation that are economical, equitable and good for the environment.
