On Tuesday, March 29, wind turbines in the Lower 48 states produced 2,017 gigawatthours (GWh) of electricity, making wind the second-largest source of electric generation for the day, only behind natural gas, according to EIA’s Hourly Electric Grid Monitor. Daily wind-powered electricity had surpassed coal-fired and nuclear electricity generation separately on other days earlier this year…
A company announces it will develop a 250 MW solar farm on 3,000 acres of a former West Virginia coal mine, which organizers say will be the largest solar project in the state. https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/a-new-light-shining-over-west-virginia-seva-wv-will-develop-former-hobet-mine-site/article_a459e4de-b284-11ec-bb5d-8bf35eb79055.html
More than 800 utility-scale, commercial rooftop, community solar, and solar storage projects in Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania are waiting in queue with transmission organization PJM Interconnection. https://www.bayjournal.com/news/climate_change/more-than-800-solar-projects-in-bay-states-stuck-waiting-for-review/article_71a4375a-af6a-11ec-9071-03d4665eb07b.html
An Ohio manufacturer plans a $9 million expansion to produce steel back rails used in solar modules for First Solar, which also plans a large-scale development in Ohio. https://www.crescent-news.com/business/solar-company-announces-new-ohio-facility/article_3ec1e118-b161-11ec-8c14-0f2ce122ff55.html
County officials in northern Ohio prepare for public hearings on a plan that would effectively ban utility-scale wind as a developer pursues a 300 MW project https://www.bucyrustelegraphforum.com/story/news/2022/04/02/wind-turbines-crawford-county-ohio-honey-creek-wind-faq/9382089002/
Walt Disney World Resort to be powered up to 40% by the sun The Walt Disney World Resort is adding two 75-megawatt solar arrays to its renewable energy portfolio that, combined with existing infrastructure, will provide 40% of the park’s electricity. https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/travel/story/walt-disney-world-resort-powered-40-sun-83862584