utilities

US utility American Electric Power (AEP) has signed an agreement to sell its 625MW of solar PV assets in the state of New Mexico to investment firm Exus Asset Holdings.

Two utilities in Kentucky, US, have received approval from the Kentucky Public Service Commission (KPSC) to add 1GW of solar PV and energy storage to replace a 600MW coal plant by 2027.

A look into several utilities updated IRP in Arizona, as they target to increase solar and storage operational capacity in next 15 years.

As virtual power plants will be important in the future to help the grid, challenges around data sharing still persist.

Demand is soaring in the US for residential solar and storage, driven by a desire for energy resilience and sustainability, but traditional utilities are hampering progress.

The drive to electrify Sub-Saharan Africa will require US$350 billion of investment and could reveal an alternative vision for the energy transition that focuses on a decentralised, bottom-up solar-and-storage rich grid that takes advantage of cheap solar power, according to research firm Wood Mackenzie.

PV Tech sits down with the CEO of Arcadia following the launch of its flagship software, Arc, to discuss data, digitisation and the US transition

China’s power planning agency the National Energy Administration (NEA) has demanded regularly monthly updates on new renewable energy projects from utility companies in the country

Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions has announced that construction has started on its 250MW Pisgah Ridge solar project in Navarro County, Texas.

Elon Musk pitched a new vision for Tesla’s home solar-storage product this week, labelling it a “profound” alternative to the status quo. Liam Stoker analyses Tesla’s newly-described offering, the integration of Tesla’s solar and storage into a single product and explores benefits that may have been overlooked.