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Peter Kelly-Detwiler on LinkedIn: #PKayDee #solar #renewableenergy
1) The US just surpassed 100 GW of installed solar, doubling in past 3 years. Q1 installations at 5 MW, up 46% over 2020, and 58% of all US installed capacity for quarter. Utility-scale projects at 3.6 GW, and resi at 905 MW. Texas took 1.52 GW of the 5 GW.
2) GM announced plans for two more gigafactories by mid-decade, with a total of $35 bn invested in green tech through 2025, up from $27 bn in November.
3) energy company GenOn will close two coal units in Southern Maryland next year, 5 years ahead of schedule, and shutter add'l . plants near Cleveland and Pittsburgh. Total capacity of shutdowns is 2,421 MW.
4) Talen Energy will install a 20 MW proof-of-concept battery at closed AJ Wagner coal plant in MD. If successful, storage at plant could increase to 115 MW.
5) US Department of the Interior announces proposed 7 GW offshore wind lease in New York Bight, between NY and NJ.
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Peter Kelly-Detwiler on LinkedIn: #PKayDee #solar #renewableenergy
U.S. surpasses 100 GW of installed wind, w/ add'l 150 GW anticipated through 2025; GM ups green investment ante from $27 bn to $35 bn through 2025, announces...
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