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South Dakota’s largest solar farm just came online

Baua Electric

Wild Springs is a 128-megawatt (MW) solar farm in the Southwest Power Pool, which manages the central US’s electric grid and wholesale power market. The solar farm has a 114 MW power purchase agreement with the utility Basin Electric Power Cooperative. Wild Springs is expected to provide approximately $29.5

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Wisconsin’s largest solar farm is now fully online

Baua Electric

The second phase is newly powered up, and the first phase came online in December 2021. Its generating capacity is equal to powering around 90,000 homes. Wisconsin’s largest solar farm, which features 830,000 bifacial solar panels on trackers, is in Iowa County, west of Madison. Get started here. –

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US wind generation fell in 2023 for the first time since the 1990s

Baua Electric

Annual US power generation from wind turbines declined in 2023 for the first time since the mid-1990s – here’s why. gigawatts (GW) of new wind capacity last year, but data from the US Energy Information Administration’s “ Power Plant Operations Report ” show that US wind generation in 2023 totaled 425,235 gigawatt-hours (GWh) – 2.1%

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Ford begins delivery of the ultra-premium Mustang Mach-E GT

Teslarati

It is the final, most expensive, and ultra-premium variant of the Mustang Mach-E, sporting better performance than its three siblings with impressive range ratings near the 300-mile mark, making it a perfectly reasonable option for personal electrified transportation. who posted photos of their brand new car just after delivery.

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Nordex debuts a US wind turbine optimized for lower wind speeds

Baua Electric

Nordex’s new onshore wind turbine, which is designed for the US market, uses the proven technical concepts of its Delta4000 series, such as the main shaft and bearing, the electric power system, and the generator frame of its sister model, the N163/5.X X has a rotor diameter of 169 meters (554 feet) and a power rating of up to 5.5

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Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix 2024 wrap-up and final results

Baua Electric

In a mad dash to local hardware stores around Bowling Green, Kentucky, Standford’s team was able to put together and install new brake lines, but not before the morning of day three (the final day of racing). of App State’s power was external, while Polytechnique used 100% solar for the entire three days. 4:38.223 time / 40.8

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Always Break Yolks: The Joy of Microwave Cooking

Cars That Think

—I was sad to part with a small piece of history: my Amana Touchmatic Radarange microwave oven, with its 700 watts of glorious electromagnetic cooking power. The R-600 was compatible with standard household power sources and intended for home use, but at 200,000 yen ($5,600 today), it was still a luxury good.

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