Aug 14, 2026 | Renewable Energy, Smartgrids, Wind
Build a 100 MW wind farm in PJM and the grid will pay you for about 34 MW of it. The turbines are real, the nameplate is real, and the other 66 MW is not a penalty or an accounting trick. It is the grid’s estimate of how much of your wind farm it can count on...
Aug 10, 2026 | Policy & Regulations, Renewable Energy, Wind
The United States is now spending public money to make its own electricity scarcer. On 6 August the Interior Department agreed to pay RWE $1.22 billion to surrender every offshore wind lease it holds — about 5.8 GW of planned capacity off three coasts. It was the...
Aug 1, 2026 | Renewable Energy, Smartgrids, Wind
In PJM’s 2026/27 capacity auction, onshore wind was credited at 41% of its nameplate rating and a four-hour battery at 50%. In the 2028/29 auction held this July, wind was credited at 34% and the battery at 59%. Storage has overtaken wind on the one measure wind...
Apr 15, 2025 | Renewable Energy, Smartgrids, Solar, Wind
Forget Just Solar & Wind! These 7 Under-the-Radar Techs Are IGNITING the REAL Energy Revolution Okay, let’s be real. Solar panels blanket deserts, and wind turbines majestically sweep across horizons – they are the undisputed titans leading the charge...
Apr 2, 2025 | Renewable Energy, Wind
SunZia Wind Project Roars to Life: Massive 2.4 GW Renewable Energy Giant Hits Major Milestone The winds of change are blowing stronger than ever in the renewable energy sector, and a monumental project in the United States is proving just that. The SunZia Wind...