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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Dec 30

#US #EIA: #Solar + storage soar as #fossilfuels stall through September #2025
In September alone, #electricity generation by #utilityscalesolar (>1 megawatt (MW)) ballooned by well over 36.1% compared to September 2024, while “estimated” small-scale (e.g., rooftop) solar PV increased by 12.7%. Combined, they grew by 29.9% and provided 9.7% of US electrical output during the month, up from 7.6% a year ago.
https://electrek.co/2025/12/01/eia-solar-storage-fossil-fuels-september-2025/

EIA: Solar + storage soar as fossil fuels stall through September 2025

During the first nine months of 2025, solar and battery storage have dominated growth among competing energy sources, according to the EIA.

Electrek

Tina M Casey Aug 23, 2025

Shocker! USDA promotes falsehoods about our nation's vanishing farmland.

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/08/23/government-clown-cant-or-wont-tell-solar-panels-buildings-apart-from-each-other/

#solar #solarpower #solarenergy #solarpanels #ruralsolar #utilityscalesolar #farms #farming #farmers #agriculture #farmland #conservation #landconservation #renewableenergy #energy #renewables

Government Clown Can't Tell Solar Panels From Buildings

A new USDA rule targets solar panels instead of addressing the real estate developers who are swallowing up US farms at an alarming pace.

CleanTechnica

Tina M Casey Aug 23, 2025

Shocker! USDA promotes falsehoods about our nation's vanishing farmland.

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/08/23/government-clown-cant-or-wont-tell-solar-panels-buildings-apart-from-each-other/

#solar #solarpower #solarenergy #solarpanels #ruralsolar #utilityscalesolar #farms #farming #farmers #agriculture #farmland #conservation #landconservation #renewableenergy #energy #renewables

Government Clown Can't Tell Solar Panels From Buildings

A new USDA rule targets solar panels instead of addressing the real estate developers who are swallowing up US farms at an alarming pace.

CleanTechnica

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Mar 4, 2025

#US‘s #wind and #solar will generate more power than #coal in #2024
#UtilityScaleSolar generation is up by over 30%
In first 11mo of 2024, US saw #electricity use grow by 2.8%, or roughly 100TwH. Rapid growth of #renewables has displaced #fossilfuel generation—specifically #coal—rather than increased demand.
Wind and solar has also been larger than increase in generation from #naturalgas, which remains the single largest source of power on the grid, generating nearly 44%
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/01/us-solar-boom-continues-but-its-offset-by-rising-power-use/

US‘s wind and solar will generate more power than coal in 2024

Utility-scale solar generation is up by over 30% amid future uncertainties.

Ars Technica

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Feb 10, 2024

Here's how #utilityscalesolar farms may just help save the #bees
A five-year study of #solarfarms planted with #wildflowers and native grasses discovered that native bees showed a 20-fold increase in numbers.
https://electrek.co/2024/01/23/utility-scale-solar-farms-bees/

Here's how utility-scale solar farms may just help save the bees

A five-year study of solar farms planted with wildflowers and native grasses found that native bees showed a 20-fold increase in numbers.

Electrek

ES Michelson Feb 2, 2024

Dear Friends, The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced " ... an updated roadmap for solar energy development across the West ..."
Read more at the outstanding @highcountrynews
https://www.hcn.org/articles/solar-energy-biden-plan-will-earmark-millions-of-acres-of-public-land-for-solar-development

The public can comment on the draft Environmental Impact Statement through April 18 at this link: https://blmsolar.anl.gov/solar-peis-2023/

ESM
#ClimateDiary #SolarEnergy #UtilityScaleSolar #GreenEnergy #CulturalHeritage #EnvironmentalImpact #USA #PublicEngagement #citizenship

Biden plan will earmark millions of acres of public land for solar development

Proposed updates to the Western Solar Plan would also close sensitive areas to utility-scale solar projects.

BC Info Bot Nov 15, 2023

Global News BC: Solar, battery storage facility officially opens in Summerland, B.C. https://globalnews.ca/news/10092377/new-energy-centre-summerland-bc/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #BatteryStorageFacility #districtofsummerland #costsavingproject #utilityscalesolar #Environment #summerland #Consumer

Solar, battery storage facility officially opens in Summerland, B.C.

Okanagan's first utility scale solar and battery storage facility is already producing a significant amount of power.

Global News