February 11 NEC Energy News
¶ “Utah’s Clean Solar Energy And Storage Boom” • There has been a boom in solar power production in Utah. What’s driving it? Meta’s (Facebook’s) huge data processing center is one thing. Meta has guaranteed powering its data centers entirely with renewable energy, and a massive new green energy project is nearly ready to go online. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Environmentalists Raise Concerns, But Utah Nuclear Power Bills Advancing” • Members of the Healthy Environmental Alliance for Utah and the Sierra Club came to lobby lawmakers against bills dramatically expanding nuclear power in the state. It has been a top priority of Governor Spencer Cox and House and Senate leadership. [www.newsbreak.com]
¶ “Subsidies Halved For Controversial Drax Power Station” • The government has agreed a new funding arrangement with the controversial wood-burning Drax power station that it says will cut subsidies in half. The power station, which once burned coal, now burns wood pellets, which is considered renewable. But emissions are unabated. [BBC]
¶ “Hawaiian Electric Surges To 36% Renewable Energy On Grids” • Boosted by new utility-scale and rooftop solar capacity in 2024, utility Hawaiian Electric achieved a 36% consolidated Renewable Portfolio Standard, accelerating progress toward the 2030 RPS milestone of 40%. The RPS increased by three percentage points from 2023. [Maui Now]
¶ “Partners Plan Floating Solar Projects In Australia” • Renewable energy engineering company Canopy Power and Ocean Sun partnered to bring new floating solar technology to Australia. Ocean Sun’s patented circular floating solar system has a 70 meter buoyancy ring covered by a reinforced membrane to support solar modules. [pv magazine International]
¶ “By 2030, India Wants To Add 500 GW Renewable Energy Capacity: PM Modi” • India is set to add 500 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said during his virtual address at Indian Energy Week 2025. He emphasized that the next two decades would be crucial for the goal of developing India. [Business Standard]
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