-
Wind energy faces “existential challenge” as solar and battery hybrids beat it on costs
17 Sep 2025 04:49 GMT
… industry executive suggested that solar-battery hybrids are now … wholesale market volatility, as solar squashes prices during the day … existential challenge from batteries plus solar,” he told an industry … t very strong with a capacity factor of less than 30 …
-
AI’s Energy Crisis: Why Nuclear Power Could Be The Missing Link
17 Sep 2025 13:28 GMT
… simple as adding wind or solar capacity. Renewables face land-use … , nuclear power offers the highest capacity factor—roughly 93% uptime, compared to … for wind, and 25% for solar. For hyperscale data centers, where …
-
“Exponential growth” in big batteries soaks up excess solar, eats into negative prices
05 Sep 2025 01:27 GMT
… farm in WA, with a capacity factor (CF) of 54.6%.
… NSW had a capacity factor of 46.3%.
For solar, the best performing … Haughton stage 1 solar farm, which had a capacity factor (CF) of … generation from renewables energy resources (solar PV, wind, hydro & …
-
New NC utilities commissioner pushes back on solar development in favor of fossil fuels
27 Aug 2025 11:01 GMT
… approved a 275-megawatt solar facility in Richmond County, … the cost-effectiveness of solar energy generation versus natural … the approximate annual capacity factor for utility-scale solar farms in North … combustion turbines had a capacity factor of 6.5% in …
-
New Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission Rules Create New Local Permitting Pathways for Mid-Sized Solar Development in Eastern Oregon
26 Aug 2025 18:05 GMT
… to reduce conflict in siting solar generation facilities in Eastern Oregon … two new permitting pathways for solar projects in Wasco, Jefferson, … siting criteria, including topographic, annual capacity factor, and transmission-like proximity standards …
-
Wind and solar droughts have a bigger impact on prices than on reliability
06 Aug 2025 06:37 GMT
… periods where wind and solar output was less than … and solar traces. That data set provides the output (capacity factor for … the solar capacity in each REZ and multiplies by the capacity factor … just about utility wind and solar.
General results and profile
…
-
Hydrogen Production Faces Headwinds as Electrolyzer Costs Top $1,000/kW
15 Sep 2025 13:21 GMT
… /MWh and an 80% capacity factor. But let’s be honest … cuts.
Variable renewables: Balancing intermittent solar and wind adds complexity, pushing … Curves Versus Reality
Since 2010, solar PV prices have plunged over …
-
Solar and batteries lead US power plant additions by a lot. How does this square with the Trump administration’s agenda?
31 Jul 2025 19:31 GMT
… completed for selling electricity.)
Solar is the leader with … plant, has an average “capacity factor” of 60 percent. This … time.
Utility-scale solar has an average capacity factor of 23 percent, … around this by building solar alongside battery energy storage. …
-
ZOFRATACNA Approves Renewable Solar Project by Kobe Food and BlueGrace Energy Bolivia in Free Trade Zone
16 Jul 2025 05:00 GMT
… One of its standalone solar and battery energy storage … includes a fully independent solar and battery energy system … this project, a 400 MWp solar farm can:
• Generate about … on local sunlight (irradiance) and capacity factor (assumed ~17–22%)
• Supply …
-
Peru’s ZOFRATACNA Eco-Industrial Park Advances Clean Energy with Blockchain-Backed Solar Project
17 Jul 2025 04:24 GMT
… One of its standalone solar and battery energy storage … includes a fully independent solar and battery energy system … this project, a 400 MWp solar farm can:
•Generate about … on local sunlight (irradiance) and capacity factor (assumed ~17-22%)
•Supply …