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Capacity Accreditation Explained: Why a 100 MW Wind Farm Counts as 34 MW

Capacity Accreditation Explained: Why a 100 MW Wind Farm Counts as 34 MW

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...
The US Is Paying $4 Billion to Cancel Offshore Wind

The US Is Paying $4 Billion to Cancel Offshore Wind

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...
The BrightVolt Take: Storage Just Overtook Wind on Winter

The BrightVolt Take: Storage Just Overtook Wind on Winter

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...
Forget Just Solar & Wind! These 7 Under-the-Radar Techs Are IGNITING the REAL Energy Revolution​

Forget Just Solar & Wind! These 7 Under-the-Radar Techs Are IGNITING the REAL Energy Revolution​

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...
SunZia Wind Project Roars to Life: Massive 2.4 GW Renewable Energy Giant Hits Major Milestone

SunZia Wind Project Roars to Life: Massive 2.4 GW Renewable Energy Giant Hits Major Milestone

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...
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