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What it will take to modernize the American grid and usher in the clean-energy revolution

Modernize the US Grid: What It Will Take

California Is Grappling With a Growing Problem: Too Much Solar

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Washington Post: In sunny California, solar panels are everywhere. They sit in dry, desert landscapes in the Central Valley and are scattered over rooftops in Los Angeles's urban center. By last count, the state had nearly 47 gigawatts of solar power inst...

Rooftop solar panels are flooding California's grid. That's a problem

In sunny California, solar panels are everywhere. They sit in dry, desert landscapes in the Central Valley and are scattered over rooftops in Los Angeles’s urban center. By last count, the state had...

WindAction | Rooftop solar panels are flooding California's grid. That's a problem.

In sunny California, solar panels are everywhere. They sit in dry, desert landscapes in the Central Valley and are scattered over rooftops in Los Angeles’s urban center. By last count, the state had nearly 47 gigawatts of solar power installed — enough to power 13.9 million homes and provide over a quarter of the Golden State’s electricity. But now, the state and its grid operator are grappling with a strange reality: There is so much solar on the grid that, on sunny spring days when there’s not as much demand, electricity prices go negative. Gigawatts of solar are “curtailed” — essentially, thrown away.

California is grappling with a growing problem: Too much solar

Rooftop solar panels are flooding California's grid. That's a problem.

Energy lab's study highlights issues Alaska could face in quest for renewable energy

If natural gas prices continue to escalate, it could add a combined $75 million to Alaskans' energy costs by 2029.

Railbelt electric utilities are facing a major energy crunch. Renewables may be the answer.

Currently, about 15% of Railbelt electricity comes from renewable sources — mostly hydro power.

Railbelt electric utilities are facing a major energy crunch. Renewables may be the answer.

The region's electric grid needs a replacement for Cook Inlet natural gas. One study suggests the cheapest option is to ramp up renewables.