Iowa has the highest percentage share of wind energy of any state. However Texas gets much more Megawatts of wind. https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02gXQiZJUiaWDaPbxe7m9QcuWCxwbK8tyG2w6CcBe8SHqQfJLFWV7JwrXS9Yujgbrxl&id=100093822948697&post_id=100093822948697_pfbid02gXQiZJUiaWDaPbxe7m9QcuWCxwbK8tyG2w6CcBe8SHqQfJLFWV7JwrXS9Yujgbrxl&mibextid=CDWPTG
Archive for the ‘Electrical System’ Category:
2026-03-31 China’s Fossil Fuel Emissions Dropping
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2026-02-24 Planned Coal Retirements Last Year Totaled 8.0 Gigawatts. Only 2.6 Gigawatts Actually Shut Down.
Planned coal retirements last year totaled 8.0 gigawatts. Only 2.6 gigawatts actually shut down. Why did the U.S. Department of Energy step in? Because reliability warnings are getting louder. In its latest assessments, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) warns that large portions of the Midwest face a high risk of electricity shortfalls during
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2026-01-13 The End Of Coal Power By 2035
Being replaced with renewables plus battery storage. https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0bBkfMKyqZsjyQMPuNQJr2XzrtdhhPk3CVm8WRFn89T3zdtci6oQwn3Mm5tHvb7fLl&id=100050608264103&post_id=100050608264103_pfbid0bBkfMKyqZsjyQMPuNQJr2XzrtdhhPk3CVm8WRFn89T3zdtci6oQwn3Mm5tHvb7fLl&mibextid=CDWPTG
2026-01-13 Cost Of Power – US Dollars Per Megawatt
Graph showing drop in renewables over the last decade or so. https://www.facebook.com/100083516882613/posts/pfbid029T4wi3N5BUTjGarpzSCddu4E3vEA5S1Hxdd8D1X3ZYHWGbSvYYdmR9JTdXmZKjzRl/?mibextid=Nif5oz
2026-01-13 Nuclear Power’s $1 Trillion Problem – Expensive Decommissioning Can Take Decades
It’s a 15 min. video partly in German without translation. From DW Planet A.
2026-01-07 A Good Synopsis of BESSes From Dave, JHAT
400 GWh of BESS – battery energy storage systems, worldwide as of the end of 2025. Rapidly replacing the gas peaker plants. Western Australia is an excellent example.
2025-12-12 Australia’s Battery Revolution Is Pushing Gas Out Of The Grid Support Business
And it’s not a minute too soon!! Australia’s battery revolution is pushing gas out of the grid support business https://www.facebook.com/100050608264103/posts/pfbid0B1uyxmhPv8RqXBJz2PKmCkNqDu5HVsduG9KmfVJ4xQtsVPTcoHnLvE6r9pCLMLxal/?mibextid=CDWPTG
2025-12-06 Eland Solar Plus Storage Project – LADWP
https://mayor.lacity.gov/news/las-clean-energy-future-mayor-bass-opens-one-countrys-largest-solar-battery-energy-storage?fbclid=IwVERTSAOkWaNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR747xHLoapNs8SAzi9HXK6OVbpVu40Pcwf-meT9812tpLZe5o5QDHGRZ0Ha1A_aem_493ztAAb8afso1LNrk4dBw
