A University of Hawaiʻi report says that building more solar farms with battery storage is the most cost-effective way to power Oʻahu, rather than building new power plants. The electricity company doesn’t agree. Lol.
UH Report: Oʻahu Needs More Solar, Not New Power Plants
Economists say solar plus battery storage is the best option for Oʻahu.
civilbeat.org
June 30, 2026 at 8:23 PM
A University of Hawaiʻi report says that building more solar farms with battery storage is the most cost-effective way to power Oʻahu, rather than building new power plants. The electricity company doesn’t agree. Lol.
So, we can build Data Centers, but not Battery Storage centers?
And solar, wind to power them..
And solar, wind to power them..
July 28, 2026 at 9:22 AM
So, we can build Data Centers, but not Battery Storage centers?
And solar, wind to power them..
And solar, wind to power them..
We should be putting a gargantuan amount of money into solar and storage. War economy levels. It should be free to have a guy from the government solar your house up. Electricity should basically cost nothing.
July 14, 2025 at 10:18 PM
We should be putting a gargantuan amount of money into solar and storage. War economy levels. It should be free to have a guy from the government solar your house up. Electricity should basically cost nothing.
Solar plus storage: $54
Coal: $70-85
Gas (methane): $100
The math gets pretty simple.
Coal: $70-85
Gas (methane): $100
The math gets pretty simple.
Firm solar and storage costs fall to $54/MWh, says IRENA
A new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) finds that round‑the‑clock solar and wind paired with battery storage deliver power at lower cost than new fossil fuel generation in h...
www.pv-magazine.com
May 6, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Solar plus storage: $54
Coal: $70-85
Gas (methane): $100
The math gets pretty simple.
Coal: $70-85
Gas (methane): $100
The math gets pretty simple.
Solar panels on storage units: Illinois is going all in on this no-brainer www.motherjones.com/environment/...
Solar panels on storage units: Illinois is going all in on this no-brainer
"The beauty of commercial-industrial real estate is the speed and scalability."
www.motherjones.com
August 16, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Solar panels on storage units: Illinois is going all in on this no-brainer www.motherjones.com/environment/...
Solar plus storage in India is cheaper than building fossil fuel power plants. So they build the solar.
India installs 15.3 GW of solar capacity in Q1
India installed 15.3 GW of solar capacity in the first quarter of 2026 – the highest quarterly addition on record – representing a 143% year-on-year increase, according to Mercom India.
www.pv-magazine.com
May 20, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Solar plus storage in India is cheaper than building fossil fuel power plants. So they build the solar.
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Why aren't we covering more giant commercial rooftops with solar?
Illinois is putting community solar on storage-unit roofs — using space that's already there instead of additional land.
Rooftops. Parking lots. Warehouses.
#Solar #CommunitySolar #Illinois
www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
Illinois is putting community solar on storage-unit roofs — using space that's already there instead of additional land.
Rooftops. Parking lots. Warehouses.
#Solar #CommunitySolar #Illinois
www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
Solar on storage units? Here’s how Illinois is making it happen.
Illinois community solar incentives spurred plans to put 60 arrays on top of Public Storage facilities in the state. So far, 10 are online.
www.canarymedia.com
August 12, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Why aren't we covering more giant commercial rooftops with solar?
Illinois is putting community solar on storage-unit roofs — using space that's already there instead of additional land.
Rooftops. Parking lots. Warehouses.
#Solar #CommunitySolar #Illinois
www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
Illinois is putting community solar on storage-unit roofs — using space that's already there instead of additional land.
Rooftops. Parking lots. Warehouses.
#Solar #CommunitySolar #Illinois
www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
The UAE is storing solar electricity as heat inside molten salt at 565 degrees — generating power through the night without burning a single molecule of gas. Photovoltaic for daytime baseload, concentrated solar thermal for evening and night dispatch, battery storage for rapid response #ActOnClimate
June 21, 2026 at 4:30 PM
The UAE is storing solar electricity as heat inside molten salt at 565 degrees — generating power through the night without burning a single molecule of gas. Photovoltaic for daytime baseload, concentrated solar thermal for evening and night dispatch, battery storage for rapid response #ActOnClimate
There's something just so brilliant about coal mines being directly replaced with solar farms
www.pv-magazine.com/2026/04/07/g...
www.pv-magazine.com/2026/04/07/g...
Greek utility completes 2.13 GW solar cluster at former coal mine
Greece’s PPC Group has finished construction of its 2.13 GW solar portfolio in northern Greece. The company is now working on its third large-scale battery storage facility in the area, with plans for...
www.pv-magazine.com
April 7, 2026 at 4:25 PM
There's something just so brilliant about coal mines being directly replaced with solar farms
www.pv-magazine.com/2026/04/07/g...
www.pv-magazine.com/2026/04/07/g...
Just recorded a pod on solar+storage and holy shit y'all, if you are not tracking this market on a daily basis, you have no idea how wild it is. The global average price of a battery pack fell 40% *from 2023 to 2024*. That dropped the LCOE of a solar+storage plant by 22%. In a year!
July 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Just recorded a pod on solar+storage and holy shit y'all, if you are not tracking this market on a daily basis, you have no idea how wild it is. The global average price of a battery pack fell 40% *from 2023 to 2024*. That dropped the LCOE of a solar+storage plant by 22%. In a year!
New Jersey's solar capacity has more than doubled during Phil Murphy's two terms as governor, and today he signed bills aiming to increase solar capacity by a further 50% by 2030. Battery storage will also get big state incentives. newjerseymonitor.com/2025/08/22/g...
Governor signs bills to boost solar, battery storage generation • New Jersey Monitor
The new laws direct regulators to expand community solar generation and offer incentives for large-scale battery storage plants.
newjerseymonitor.com
August 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
New Jersey's solar capacity has more than doubled during Phil Murphy's two terms as governor, and today he signed bills aiming to increase solar capacity by a further 50% by 2030. Battery storage will also get big state incentives. newjerseymonitor.com/2025/08/22/g...
Utah's largest solar & battery plant starts operating!
400 MW PV & 400 MW/1600 MWh battery!
$1.1 billion
40-year life!
$60 million in tax revenue in 20 years for schools & local government.
$8 million to Affordable Housing fund.
Payments to landowners!
electrek.co/2026/06/24/u... #energysky
400 MW PV & 400 MW/1600 MWh battery!
$1.1 billion
40-year life!
$60 million in tax revenue in 20 years for schools & local government.
$8 million to Affordable Housing fund.
Payments to landowners!
electrek.co/2026/06/24/u... #energysky
Utah’s largest solar + battery storage project is officially online
Utah's largest solar-plus-storage project is now online, pairing 400 MW of solar with 1,600 MWh of battery storage.
electrek.co
July 5, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Utah's largest solar & battery plant starts operating!
400 MW PV & 400 MW/1600 MWh battery!
$1.1 billion
40-year life!
$60 million in tax revenue in 20 years for schools & local government.
$8 million to Affordable Housing fund.
Payments to landowners!
electrek.co/2026/06/24/u... #energysky
400 MW PV & 400 MW/1600 MWh battery!
$1.1 billion
40-year life!
$60 million in tax revenue in 20 years for schools & local government.
$8 million to Affordable Housing fund.
Payments to landowners!
electrek.co/2026/06/24/u... #energysky
Montana Republican Tim Sheehy voted to scrap solar tax credits after installing panels and battery storage at his Bozeman home.
Senator mocked ‘green energy crap.’ His house runs on it.
Montana Republican Tim Sheehy voted to scrap solar tax credits after installing panels and battery storage at his Bozeman home.
www.politico.com
March 8, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Montana Republican Tim Sheehy voted to scrap solar tax credits after installing panels and battery storage at his Bozeman home.
OK, I haven't considered that some of the arguments I find myself in these days are coming from people who still think solar energy and battery storage are expensive.
Already the LCOE from solar+storage is cheaper than anything else.
Seemed like the obvious outcome to me since the sun is free.
Already the LCOE from solar+storage is cheaper than anything else.
Seemed like the obvious outcome to me since the sun is free.
January 20, 2026 at 5:36 PM
OK, I haven't considered that some of the arguments I find myself in these days are coming from people who still think solar energy and battery storage are expensive.
Already the LCOE from solar+storage is cheaper than anything else.
Seemed like the obvious outcome to me since the sun is free.
Already the LCOE from solar+storage is cheaper than anything else.
Seemed like the obvious outcome to me since the sun is free.
Guess what? The Philippines is leveling up with the world’s largest solar-plus-storage project! 🌞⚡ They just synced to the Luzon grid. 3.5 GW of solar and 4.5 GWh of storage? https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/02/17/worlds-largest-solar-plus-storage-project-completes-initial-grid-synchronization/
February 19, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Guess what? The Philippines is leveling up with the world’s largest solar-plus-storage project! 🌞⚡ They just synced to the Luzon grid. 3.5 GW of solar and 4.5 GWh of storage? https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/02/17/worlds-largest-solar-plus-storage-project-completes-initial-grid-synchronization/
Torres: "In 2024, 90% of new electricity generation in the US was clean energy. 60% of it is solar. And Republicans are proposing to defund solar and battery storage and wind, which are the leading sources of new electricity generations in the US. It is an act of strategic self-sabotage."
June 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Torres: "In 2024, 90% of new electricity generation in the US was clean energy. 60% of it is solar. And Republicans are proposing to defund solar and battery storage and wind, which are the leading sources of new electricity generations in the US. It is an act of strategic self-sabotage."
“Montana Republican Tim Sheehy voted to scrap solar tax credits after installing panels and battery storage at his Bozeman home.” www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
Senator mocked ‘green energy crap.’ His house runs on it.
Montana Republican Tim Sheehy voted to scrap solar tax credits after installing panels and battery storage at his Bozeman home.
www.politico.com
March 9, 2026 at 4:19 AM
“Montana Republican Tim Sheehy voted to scrap solar tax credits after installing panels and battery storage at his Bozeman home.” www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
This is a pretty good deal for Public Storage, as their only business is renting space and they have now found a way to rent the rooftops.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
Solar on storage units? Here’s how Illinois is making it happen.
Illinois community solar incentives spurred plans to put 60 arrays on top of Public Storage facilities in the state. So far, 10 are online.
www.canarymedia.com
August 12, 2026 at 2:13 PM
This is a pretty good deal for Public Storage, as their only business is renting space and they have now found a way to rent the rooftops.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
This energy storage technology is harnessing the potential of solar and wind power—and its deployment is growing exponentially. www.wired.com/story/grid-s...
Grid-Scale Battery Storage Is Quietly Revolutionizing the Energy System
This energy storage technology is harnessing the potential of solar and wind power—and its deployment is growing exponentially.
www.wired.com
April 26, 2025 at 11:04 AM
This energy storage technology is harnessing the potential of solar and wind power—and its deployment is growing exponentially. www.wired.com/story/grid-s...
Friendly reminder that these things aren't impacted by closing the Strait of Hormuz so maybe, just maybe, we should implement them to avoid being impacted by future conflicts:
-Solar panels
-Wind turbines
-Battery storage
-Electric vehicles
-Bicycles
-Natural fertilizers
-Electric heat pumps
-Solar panels
-Wind turbines
-Battery storage
-Electric vehicles
-Bicycles
-Natural fertilizers
-Electric heat pumps
July 27, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Friendly reminder that these things aren't impacted by closing the Strait of Hormuz so maybe, just maybe, we should implement them to avoid being impacted by future conflicts:
-Solar panels
-Wind turbines
-Battery storage
-Electric vehicles
-Bicycles
-Natural fertilizers
-Electric heat pumps
-Solar panels
-Wind turbines
-Battery storage
-Electric vehicles
-Bicycles
-Natural fertilizers
-Electric heat pumps
Spain is crushing it ⚡🇪🇸
Solar is delivering the equivalent of 27 nuclear plants during the day. Pumped hydro stores ~3 nuclear plants worth. Batteries already stepping in.
This isn’t a generation problem anymore. It’s storage scale.
Energy scarcity → energy timing. #BESS #Solar
Solar is delivering the equivalent of 27 nuclear plants during the day. Pumped hydro stores ~3 nuclear plants worth. Batteries already stepping in.
This isn’t a generation problem anymore. It’s storage scale.
Energy scarcity → energy timing. #BESS #Solar
April 18, 2026 at 11:21 PM
List of new solar projects across Canada starting in 2026
Alberta - Homestead Solar Project - Willow Creek - 400 MW
Alberta - Brooks Solar Farm - Newell County - 360MW
Alberta - Jurassic Solar + Storage - 220MW Solar & 80MW Storage
Alberta - Saddlebrook Solar and Storage Project
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Alberta - Homestead Solar Project - Willow Creek - 400 MW
Alberta - Brooks Solar Farm - Newell County - 360MW
Alberta - Jurassic Solar + Storage - 220MW Solar & 80MW Storage
Alberta - Saddlebrook Solar and Storage Project
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April 21, 2026 at 1:28 PM
List of new solar projects across Canada starting in 2026
Alberta - Homestead Solar Project - Willow Creek - 400 MW
Alberta - Brooks Solar Farm - Newell County - 360MW
Alberta - Jurassic Solar + Storage - 220MW Solar & 80MW Storage
Alberta - Saddlebrook Solar and Storage Project
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Alberta - Homestead Solar Project - Willow Creek - 400 MW
Alberta - Brooks Solar Farm - Newell County - 360MW
Alberta - Jurassic Solar + Storage - 220MW Solar & 80MW Storage
Alberta - Saddlebrook Solar and Storage Project
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Solar and wind now dominate global electricity generation. Worldwide, solar and wind power will each surpass nuclear in 2026. This surge has halted fossil fuel power generation rise, with renewables overtaking coal, supported by battery storage providing system flexibility at scale.
April 26, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Solar and wind now dominate global electricity generation. Worldwide, solar and wind power will each surpass nuclear in 2026. This surge has halted fossil fuel power generation rise, with renewables overtaking coal, supported by battery storage providing system flexibility at scale.
Governor signs bills to boost solar, battery storage generation newjerseymonitor.com/2025/08/22/g...
Governor signs bills to boost solar, battery storage generation • New Jersey Monitor
The new laws direct regulators to expand community solar generation and offer incentives for large-scale battery storage plants.
newjerseymonitor.com
August 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Governor signs bills to boost solar, battery storage generation newjerseymonitor.com/2025/08/22/g...