Renewable Energy

Generation is no longer the hard part. Solar and wind are the cheapest new capacity in most markets, and in 2026 they make up the overwhelming majority of what actually connects to grids — around 79 GW of the 86 GW being added in the United States alone.

The hard parts have moved downstream: what the power is worth when everyone generates at the same moment, whether the wires exist to move it, and how much firm capacity a variable resource can be credited with. BrightVolt covers wind, solar, hydro, grids and home electrification with those questions in front.