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Solar, wind curtailment in California up 29% in 2024

May 30, 2025
Solar and wind curtailment have increased by 29% between 2023 and 2024 in California, according to the US Energy Information Administration.
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Easing Europe’s grid constraints: a developer’s perspective

April 16, 2025
PV Talk: “We need more grid, but there are a lot of challenges and hurdles in expanding the grid,” José Visquert tells PV Tech Premium.
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Wood Mackenzie forecasts 160GW of new solar PV in South America by 2034

March 7, 2025
Solar PV growth is expected to slow down in Brazil and Chile due to ongoing issues of curtailment and transmission infrastructure.
Chart showing yearly curtailed solar PV and wind capacity in Chile between 2016 and 2024

Chile curtailed 6TWh of solar PV and wind power in 2024

January 13, 2025
Chile has curtailed a record 5,909GWh of solar PV and wind power in 2024, up 121% from the previous year, according to trade body, the Chilean renewable energy and energy storage association (ACERA).
Extensive investment in Europe’s grid network is needed to keep pace with renewables deployment.

Transatlantic interconnection could stabilise electricity prices and reduce curtailments – Ember

December 16, 2024
A transatlantic interconnection between Europe and North America could provide both grids more security and efficiency, according to a report from think tank Ember.
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Building solar PV without storage in Chile is financially inviable

October 25, 2024
Solar PV in Chile is facing a twofold issue: the curtailment of generation and the reduction of income due to low prices of electricity.
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Chile curtailed 3.4TWh of renewable capacity up to September 2024

October 16, 2024
Estimates for the whole of 2024, taking into account the numbers of 2023, would put curtailments of renewables at over 4.5TWh, said ACERA.
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Solar PV to account for 80% of the world’s renewable capacity additions this decade

October 9, 2024
Solar PV is set to account for 80% of the 5,500GW of new clean energy additions made by 2030, according to the IEA.
The Texan grid operator, ERCOT, has become a focal point in the ongoing debate over US interconnection reform. Image: ERCOT.
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Learning the lessons from ERCOT

October 8, 2024
Grid reform expert Tyler Norris talks to PV Tech about whether the rest of the US can follow ERCOT’s example in the quest to ease bottlenecks.
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Voltalia reports 28% increase in turnover in H1 2024

September 5, 2024
Voltalia has published its financial results for the first half of 2024, which include a 28% increase in turnover compared to H1 2023.

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