Tuesday, June 3 – 2pm ET/11am PT | From constrained timelines and land availability to grid congestion and contracting risks. This discussion is especially relevant for developers, utilities, and hyperscale data center owners looking to understand how infrastructure is built, where risks emerge, and how strategic alignment with EPC partners is …

May 2, 2025 · Could another stalwart of the U.S. residential solar industry really be headed for that big photovoltaic field in the sky? It seems that way, according to industry sources and The Wall Street Journal, which has reported that Sunnova Energy International skipped a bond interest payment in April and entered into a 30-day grace period that expired May 1.

Apr 9, 2025 · The authorities cited by the president and the purpose as explained in E.O. 14156 are all rooted in the Trump administration’s assessment that the “energy and critical minerals (‘energy’) identification, leasing, development, production, transportation, refining, and generation capacity” of the US are inadequate to meet domestic needs, resulting in the need for “a reliable ...

[updated March 2021] The United States currently relies heavily on coal, oil, and natural gas for its energy. Fossil fuels are non-renewable, that is, they draw on finite resources that will eventually dwindle, becoming too expensive or too environmentally damaging to retrieve.

May 12, 2025 · Well, the map-making cowboy pulled it off. The original image, an 11” by 17” behemoth, has been exported as a 300 ppi JPG for NREL to host on its site.. The full map illustrates the geospatial relationships between data center locations, transmission infrastructure, fiber optic networks, and metropolitan areas.

Launched in 2022, the Factor This Podcast has featured many of the most influential leaders driving the energy transition. From solar and battery storage executives to utility CEOs, the Factor This Podcast brings unique insights and answers to …

Factor This’ News section is your premier destination for the latest updates and in-depth analysis across the renewable energy sector. Covering a wide array of topics—including solar power, wind energy, hydropower, energy storage solutions, and power grid advancements—this platform offers timely news articles, insightful podcasts, and informative webinars.

May 19, 2025 · Oregon’s Bonneville Dam is the last of 14 dams on the Columbia River before it empties into the Pacific Ocean. (Courtesy of the Bonneville Power Administration) After hydropower generation in the U.S. last year fell to 241 billion kilowatthours (BkWh), the lowest since at least 2010, a comeback is ...

The Northeast faces distinct challenges: rapid transportation electrification, aging infrastructure, rising demand for renewable integration, grid modernization in densely populated areas, and resilience against extreme weather events like nor’easters and hurricanes.

May 6, 2025 · Enverus, an energy-dedicated SaaS company, released its 2025 Interconnection Queue Outlook, a collection of power generation and transmission projects that show requests to connect to the U.S. power grid.. Leveraging its proprietary machine learning model, Enverus assigns a probability of success to every queued power plant project.