Power

American Electric Power’s (AEP) strategic shifts show Capex boost

American Electric Power (AEP) announced a five-year, $54 billion capital expenditure plan, marking a 25 percent increase from previous projections. The plan focuses heavily...

Reallocation of $500 bn from energy expenses to microgrids

A Gartner report said Fortune 500 companies will reallocate $500 billion from traditional energy expenses to microgrids by 2027. This shift aims to manage...

GE Vernova’s GridOS software deployment in Africa

GE Vernova announced the deployment of its GridOS orchestration software at the newly completed Information and Coordination Centre (ICC) in Abomey-Calavi, Benin, for the...

Georgia Power receives $160 mn in funding from Department of Energy

Georgia Power, an electric utility with 2.7 million customers, has received $160 million in funding from the Department of Energy (DOE) through its Grid...

European power purchase agreement prices drop 12.4% in Q3

Prices for European power purchase agreements (PPAs) for green electricity fell by 12.4 percent in the third quarter of 2024 compared to the same...

US power grid faces unprecedented demand surge, challenges utility companies

For the first time in decades, the US power industry is set to experience significant electricity demand growth, driven by the rise of data...

India’s power demand to grow by 8% in 2024: Fitch Ratings

Fitch Ratings has projected an 8 percent rise in India’s power demand for 2024, slightly up from 7.6 percent growth in 2023. This comes on...

IEA to release Life Cycle Upstream Emission Factors and Emissions Factors Databases

The International Energy Agency (IEA) announced that it is preparing to release two data publications: the Life Cycle Upstream Emission Factors (2024) and the...

GE Vernova chosen as BESS provider for Quinbrook’s Supernode project

GE Vernova has been selected by Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners to provide Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) integration for the second stage of their Supernode...

GE Vernova launches 2000-volt solar inverter to drive renewable energy growth

GE Vernova has announced the release of its latest breakthrough in renewable energy technology: a 6 MVA, 2000-volt direct current (DC) utility-scale inverter. With...