Founding partner Stellar Solar. Board member GENI. Passionate about #renewables. Committed to the reality of the "global energy grid" and using HVDC transmission to support clean energy deployment. www.terrawatts.com
Engineers and researchers have called the Central Solenoid “the beating heart” of the sprawling 445-acre ITER facility, which is still under construction and expected to start experiments in 2034. #energysky www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/07/31/b...
Big nuclear fusion project makes progress with components from San Diego’s General AtomicsThe modules used in the project were designed by General Atomics and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee.www.sandiegouniontribune.comThe incoming COP31 Presidency’s 35x35 proposal could make electrification a central pillar of global climate action. Delivering it will require clean power, stronger grids, affordable finance, and a commitment to underserved countries and communities. #energysky www.nrdc.org/resources/el...
Electrification Is Having Its Climate Moment. Can the World Deliver?The incoming COP31 Presidency’s 35x35 proposal could make electrification a central pillar of global climate action. Delivering it will require clean power, stronger grids, affordable finance, and a c...www.nrdc.orgA final order in the case could offer a template for other large behind-the-meter loads, requiring rapid curtailment during grid emergencies while limiting participation in demand response programs. #energysky www.utilitydive.com/news/texas-a...
Texas approves AI data center co-location next to wind farm, with curtailment caveatsA final order in the case could offer an early template for other large behind-the-meter loads, requiring rapid curtailment during grid emergencies while limiting participation in demand response prog...www.utilitydive.com“It’s a great city, great skill sets,” said Avantus CEO Cliff Graham. “We looked at the Bay Area, LA and San Diego and did a ‘bake-off’ between talent, ability and so forth and San Diego clearly won.” #energysky www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/07/29/w...
Why renewable energy developer Avantus is betting on San DiegoThe solar and battery company selected downtown as the base for its projects across the West.www.sandiegouniontribune.comFrom the American Midwest to the Persian Gulf, hundreds of major data centers now under construction will be turned on in the coming years. #energysky www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
A Deluge of A.I. Computing Power Is About to Come Online, Fueling Major Leaps (Gift Article)The number of A.I. chips that provide the computing power to advance the fast-evolving technology is doubling every nine months.www.nytimes.comGreat stories. Here's another one. bsky.app/profile/terr...
Jorgy5/5 Nerd Alert. Should I be worried? Sunrun is building "a 'distributed data center' pilot that will place computing hardware in homes already outfitted with its solar and battery energy storage systems" 🔌💡 www.utilitydive.com/news/sunrun-...?
In the A.I. race, grid capacity may be more crucial than generating capacity. China reported 340 GW of west-to-east transmission capability, equivalent to almost 25% of country's max demand. #energysky www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202601/07/...
UHV corridors set to scale up nation's power transmission capacityChina is set to significantly expand its cross-country power transmission capacity to 420 gigawatts by 2030, the National Energy Administration said, as the world's second-largest economy advances the...www.chinadaily.com.cnSherco Solar didn't just replace a coal plant — it hijacked its golden ticket, using the retiring facility's grid connection to skip a transmission queue that currently holds more proposed capacity than every operating power plant in America combined. #energysky www.autonocion.com/us/minnesota...
Minnesota just plugged a 710-megawatt solar farm into a coal plant that once burned 30,000 tons a day, the two sharing wires until the last boiler dies in 2030 — and one retired coal unit will keep sp...Retirement does not mean the old hardware stops working entirely, either. One of the retiring units is being converted into a synchronous condenser, a hugewww.autonocion.com"Receiving these two community awards is especially meaningful because they're voted on by the people we've had the privilege of serving for nearly three decades," said Kent Harle, CEO of Stellar Solar. #energysky finance.yahoo.com/energy/artic...
Stellar Solar Wins Two Prestigious 2026 San Diego County Awards While Celebrating 28 Years of Solar LeadershipStellar Solar, one of California's most experienced solar and battery storage companies, is proud to announce it has earned two of the region's highest consumer-voted honors in 2026. The company has b...finance.yahoo.comOn an incredible new map, you can look through the world’s 120,000-plus power plants, from solar and wind farms to battery storage and coal and gas plants, along with nearly 3 million miles of transmission lines and hundreds of thousands of substations. #energysky www.fastcompany.com/91580467/thi...
This stunning map shows the world's electric grid in detailThe grid can seem abstract. This map lets you see it all in one place.www.fastcompany.comA Danish island of 39,500 people hangs off the grid by a single 60-megawatt cable and is being rewired to gather 3 gigawatts of Baltic wind. #energysky www.autonocion.com/us/danish-is...
A Danish island of 39,500 people hangs off the grid by a single 60-megawatt cable and is being rewired to gather 3 gigawatts of Baltic wind, and the first real price just landed: the buildings ran 85 ...None of it is in the 124 miles of undersea cable, and none of it is in the four converter systems Siemens Energy is building. The extra 1.7 billion Danishwww.autonocion.comThe administration nixed $7.6 billion in clean energy grants last year “based solely on the political identity of the grant recipient’s state,” the U.S Department of Energy said in court documents. #energysky www.utilitydive.com/news/backlas...
Trump’s ‘vindictive’ use of energy, other grants sparks backlashThe administration nixed $7.6 billion in clean energy grants last year “based solely on the political identity of the grant recipient’s state,” the U.S Department of Energy said in court documents.www.utilitydive.comPower stations that recharge from the sun, a car, or a home outlet can keep appliances going in an outage. Some can even help lower electric bills. #energysky www.canarymedia.com/articles/bat...
Want a home battery on a budget? Consider a portable, DIY system.Power stations that recharge from the sun, a car, or a home outlet can keep appliances going in an outage. Some can even help lower electric bills.www.canarymedia.com“Electricity infrastructure and costs are just a huge political issue right now, so we may see a lot of things pass in that sector and space because everybody wants to feel like they did something,” Rhodes said. #energysky www.eenews.net/articles/tex...
Texas transmission policy sharpens US competition fightElectric utilities in other states are asking federal regulators to allow monopoly control over projects, while some critics want Texas to have morewww.eenews.netThere appears to be broad support for strengthening the independence of the grid operator’s board, possibly by moving to an advisory stakeholder process, and giving states more influence. #energysky www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-pj...
FERC will impose reforms if PJM fails to adopt changes by September, chairman warnsThere appears to be broad support for strengthening the independence of the grid operator’s board, possibly by moving to an advisory stakeholder process, and giving states more influence. Some also ca...www.utilitydive.comA developer building chargers at home-improvement stores discusses the promise — and pitfalls — of siting EV infrastructure in major retailers’ parking lots. #energysky www.canarymedia.com/articles/ev-...
Installing EV charging at big-box stores is not as easy as it looksA developer building chargers at home-improvement stores discusses the promise — and pitfalls — of siting EV infrastructure in major retailers' parking…www.canarymedia.comAs tech firms look to build their own gas generators, a new report reveals that likely won’t be enough to avoid a hefty power shortfall in the coming years. #energysky www.canarymedia.com/articles/dat...
Data center demand is soaring, and off-grid gas won't fix the problemAs tech firms look to build their own gas generators, a new report reveals that likely won’t be enough to avoid a hefty power shortfall in the coming…www.canarymedia.comEurope’s rising need for clean, reliable electricity can be supported by North Africa’s vast renewable energy potential, but realizing this opportunity depends on infrastructure that can bridge continents. The #Elmed Project brings the vision to life. #energysky www.hitachienergy.com/news-and-eve...
Linking continents: How Elmed is shaping the future of electrified economiesAs electrification accelerates worldwide, reliable, affordable, and sustainable power is becoming central to economic growth and energy security.www.hitachienergy.comChina's doing it, Europe's doing it. When will the U.S. wake up and follow their lead? #BestPractices
Tor "SolarFred" ValenzaEU plans to make Europe ‘the world’s first electro-continent’ through Electrification Action Plan #energysky -- via pv-tech:
