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Community energy group hopes for local electricity trading as part of its ‘better system’ of supply and ownershipIn the shadow of the Didcot power station in Oxfordshire, a small group of people sat around a kitchen table and thought “let’s replace it” with green community energy.That was in 2011. Now, in 2024, that little group […]

Plan for Rhaeadr y Cwm receives 1,000 objections, with many worried about impact on habitats and natural beautyIt is considered one of the most majestic waterfalls in north Wales, a mist-shrouded torrent that has inspired storytellers and artists for centuries.But a fierce row has broken out over a scheme to harness the force of Rhaeadr […]

But wholesale prices are down by 25% compared with the June quarter in New South Wales, down 9% in Victoria and down 12% in TasmaniaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWholesale power prices across much of eastern Australia were sharply higher in the […]

Supermarket will buy almost two-thirds of the energy generated by the new £450m Cleve Hill solar park in KentTesco has struck a deal to buy enough solar power to run 144 of its large supermarkets, buying almost two-thirds of the entire electricity output from the Cleve Hill solar park in Kent.The £450m solar park is […]

Jürgen Maier’s vision for company includes the potential to borrow its own money in order to rival multinationalsBritain’s new national energy company will eventually become a major power generator, running its own windfarms, tidal power and carbon capture schemes and potentially borrowing its own money, according to its new chair.Jürgen Maier, the chair of Great […]

South Fork Wind Farm is a 132 MW project to be located 19 miles southeast of Block Island, Rhode Island. The project is approved to install 12 or fewer wind turbines and will use Siemens-Gamesa’s 11 MW turbines. Kiewit Offshore Services will design and build the project’s substation.

The carbon intensity of corn ethanol supported by the U.S.'s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is likely at least 24% higher than gasoline, according to a

Senators heard three hours of testimony from anti-wind sources and just one hour from proponents of renewable energy

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved plans to add around 25,500 MW of renewable energy resources and 15,000 MW of energy storage and demand response resources by 2032.  The decision also adopted a 35 million metric ton (MMT) electric sector greenhouse gas emission (GHG) planning target. That goal, also to be achieved by 2032, is […]

The utility's five-year capital plan totals $63 billion, 80% of which will support investments in grid modernization and zero or lower-carbon emitting generation.