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Duke Energy Faces Challenges to Its Push for New Natural Gas Plants

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That’s reason enough, these groups say, for regulators to demand that Duke rework its plans — and they’ve laid out their own solar and battery-heavy replacement options for consideration. gigawatts of new natural gas capacity. GW of new solar and 1 GW to 7.5 GW of new solar and 1 GW to 7.5

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Construction begins on world’s largest integrated solar-powered battery system

Renewable Energy World

Florida Power & Light Company announced that construction has begun on the FPL Manatee Energy Storage Center , which is expected to become the world’s largest integrated solar-powered battery system, according to the company. Located in Parrish, Fla., Located in Parrish, Fla.,

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PG&E’s Latest Energy Storage Procurement Includes Fleet of Behind-the-Meter Batteries

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Pacific Gas & Electric is asking state regulators to approve another massive round of energy storage procurements, including its first large-scale contract for behind-the-meter batteries to serve grid needs. gigawatt-hours, of energy storage projects. The 15-year agreement calls for Nexus Renewables U.S.,

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Solar and wind with battery storage are set to produce cheaper electricity than natural gas in Alberta and Ontario: report

Clean Energy Canada

Feb 2, 2023 OTTAWA — In Alberta and Ontario, wind can now produce electricity at lower costs than natural-gas-fired power—with even more reductions on the horizon, according to a new report from Clean Energy Canada, which was informed by research commissioned from Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors.

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OCI Solar Power, CPS Energy, And Hyundai Motor Group Agree To Enter Negotiations To Test An Innovative Way To Store Energy

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OCI Solar Power, one of the largest utility-scale solar energy developers in Texas, CPS Energy, the nation's largest municipally-owned, fully-integrated electric and natural gas utility, and the Hyundai Motor Group, a South Korean multinational mobility, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to test recycled electric vehicle (EV) batteries for (..)

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California’s Shift From Natural Gas to Solar Is Playing a Role in Rolling Blackouts

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California was beset by its first rolling blackouts since the 2001 energy crisis, as a heatwave slammed the Western U.S. Electricity demand for air conditioning throughout the region stretched California's power capacity and limited the state's ability to import power from nearby states. Friday and Saturday.

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Rethinking Future Investments in Natural Gas Infrastructure

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Cities and utilities across the United States are starting to reject natural gas — and not just for environmental reasons. Increasingly, the compelling economics of clean energy alternatives play a major role in these decisions. The good news is that we have already reached the end of the natural gas “bridge.”