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EGEB: 3 ways clean energy is making US grids more resilient right now

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Here are 3 ways clean energy is boosting grid resilience right now in the face of extreme weather. million in grants to support offshore wind workforce training. more… The post EGEB: 3 ways clean energy is making US grids more resilient right now appeared first on Electrek.

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Vineyard Wind 1 just became the US’s largest operating offshore wind farm

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Photo: Avangrid Five more wind turbines just came online at Vineyard Wind 1, making it the largest operating offshore wind farm in the US. New York’s South Fork Wind , the US’s first complete utility-scale offshore wind farm, is 132 MW.) Once completed, the project will consist of 62 wind turbines.

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New York’s largest offshore wind farm officially breaks ground

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Map: Orsted Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) announced this week that Sunrise Wind , New York’s largest offshore wind farm, has kicked off construction. Hochul said, “By breaking ground on Sunrise Wind and advancing the next wave of offshore wind projects, New York is passing a tremendous milestone to combat climate change.”

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This will be the first geothermal energy storage system on the Texas grid

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Image: Sage Geosystems Sage Geosystems will launch EarthStore this year, which uses geothermal energy storage to produce clean electricity on demand. Sage will operate as a merchant, buying and selling electricity to the ERCOT grid. The project is expected to come online later in 2024. Sage will apply for two drilling permits in Texas.

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EGEB: Biden administration opens up the US Pacific coast to offshore wind

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The US Pacific Coast is approved for commercial-scale offshore clean energy projects for the first time. New US wind and solar scheduled for connection to the grid has reached record levels. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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New York’s largest offshore wind farm just got the official greenlight

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Map: Orsted Sunrise Wind , New York’s largest offshore wind farm, now has the final permit it needs from the US Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to start construction. New York’s largest offshore wind farm will create 800 direct New York jobs and thousands of indirect jobs. Get started here.

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A huge new 1.2 GW offshore wind farm is headed to New England

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Photo: Avangrid Vineyard Offshore, which developed Vineyard Wind 1, has submitted a proposal for a 1.2 gigawatt (GW) offshore wind farm to three New England states. GW of offshore wind capacity. Vineyard Wind 2 was proposed to each state and to the three states together under the New England solicitation process.

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