From solarbuildermag.com A recent report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) has found that gas-powered electricity generation plants are now more expensive than simply building a solar field. The cost of gas-fired power generation has jumped over the past few years, IEEFA officials say. Recent pricing puts gas around $2,500 per kW
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From solarbuildermag.com Cross Town Energy Storage, the first utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) center project in the state of Maine, came online Feb. 11. Located on about five acres of land in the small town of Gorham in southern Maine, the 175 MW and 350 MWh is the largest of its kind in
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From tedelectrified.com CHICAGO — The global data center sector is poised for continued unprecedented expansion, with capacity expected to nearly double from 103 GW to 200 GW by 2030, according to JLL’s newly released 2026 Global Data Center Outlook. Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the data center landscape, and JLL anticipates AI workloads will represent half of
From solarbuildermag.com A former EPA Superfund site got a face lift thanks to a new solar + storage plant that transformed a contaminated property in Acton, Massachusetts, into solution to meet grid resilience goals. Distributed Energy Infrastructure (DEI), an EPC provider for utility-scale solar and storage projects, recently completed a new 7.1 MW solar
From solarbuildermag.com The U.S. solar industry added 11.7 GW of new capacity in Q3 2025, according to a new report, but permitting and political roadblocks could endanger 73 GW in future installations. The solar industry marked its third-largest quarter on record, pushing total installations this year past 30 GW. Despite actions in Washington targeting
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From solarbuildermag.com Despite the seeming regulatory attack on solar energy this year, projects saw fewer delays in Q3 than during the same period last year. While that progress is good news for U.S. energy demand, solar industry advocates are calling on federal agencies to speed up its process for connecting large-load projects to meet
