June 19 NEC Energy News
¶ “Mississippi Just Got Its First Utility-Scale Wind Farm” • Wind energy development has long been stuck in the doldrums in the Southeastern US. Until very recently, nine states in the region had exactly 0 MW of commercial wind capacity, even as turbines spread across every other US state. Mississippi, however, has just bucked that trend. [Canary Media]
¶ “Capito-Led Nuclear Energy Bill Heads To President’s Desk” • The US Senate passed legislation that includes a bill to advance deployment of nuclear power led by Sen Shelley Moore Capito and two Democratic colleagues. It passed the House 393-13 last month and the Senate by 88-2 on Tuesday. Now it’s off to the president for his signature. [Dominion Post]
¶ “Seven Countries Now Generate 100% Of Their Electricity From Renewable Energy” • According to newly compiled figures, seven countries, Albania, Bhutan, Nepal, Paraguay, Iceland, Ethiopia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, produced more than 99.7% of the electricity they consumed using hydro, solar, wind, or geothermal power. [MSN]
¶ “US Acknowledges Northwest Dams Devastated The Region’s Native Tribes” • The US government acknowledged, for the first time, the harmful role it played over the past century in building and operating dams in the Pacific Northwest. Though they made electricity, he dams ruined Native American tribes by flooding villages and blocking salmon runs. [ABC News]
¶ “Solar PV Installations Will Reach Up To 660 GW In 2024” • Global PV installations will be 600 to 660 GW (dc) in 2024, says analysis from PV expert Bernreuter Research. “Once market participants come to the conclusion that the crash of the solar module price has reached its bottom, demand will accelerate,” says Johannes Bernreuter. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Octopus Energy To Invest $2 Billion In US Clean Power” • Octopus Energy, the UK’s largest electricity supplier, announced plans to invest $2 billion in renewable energy projects across the US by the end of the decade. Octopus Energy’s entry into the US clean power market begins with acquisition of two solar farms for a total capacity of 100 MW. [Business Matters]
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