Wow! The world's largest solar plant, built in China, is 3.5 GW. It consists of more than 5 million solar panels. This single plant is larger than *all* installed solar PV in 40 (!) U.S. states. HT Orennia

Want to understand how chips are made and what happens in a fab? Good article: construction-physics.com/p/how-to-build…

EDF and Octopus propose that tax to subsidise renewables is put on gas, not electricity, to promote shifting to heat pumps and EVs. ft.com/content/9092d5…

Global investment in energy expected to eclipse $3 trillion for the first time in 2024. We may see it hit $10 trillion per year before 2050. Investment in new renewables and grids eclipsed investment in oil, coal, and gas for the first time in 2023. iea.org/reports/world-…

Berkshire Hathaway plans to build an 18 MW titanium smelting plant powered by solar-and-storage, as a way to avoid long transmission interconnection. canarymedia.com/articles/clean…

Interesting, a little dystopian. Ajo, AZ now has several "COOLtainers" in which people can shelter if it's too hot outside. bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Some of the most insightful updates on electricity come from Grid Status Here's another gem on ERCOT's 4CP program blog.gridstatus.io/predicting-erc…

Pasadena is the first city in the world to have an all-electric Tesla fleet of police vehicles. SCE is helping them build electric chargers. southpasadenaca.gov/News-articles/…

6. States with a smaller population than Los Angeles County

Batteries in ERCOT reach a new record at nearly 4 GW on Tuesday.

Rooftop solar, EV charging, and other DERs may add as much new generating capacity as large-scale power generation in the U.S. in the next ~3 years. The bulk (~40%) will be EV charging infra. HT Tyler Lancaster and Energize Capital

Trees do not just take CO2 from the atmosphere, they also capture CH4. nature.com/articles/s4158… CC Diego Saez Gil, Aart van Veller

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California's residential electricity prices have grown 72% since 2020—the highest of any U.S. state. Nice chart by Orennia

Good introductory article about the contribution of VPPs in ERCOT in Washington Post with Mark Dyson michael lee and Jen Downing washingtonpost.com/climate-soluti…