Curtailment

Fortune 500 Bank: Tier-One Solar Panels Aren’t Necessary for Financing Projects

Fortune 500 Bank: Tier-One Solar Panels Aren’t Necessary for Financing Projects

Herman K. Trabish: March 5, 2013

“Our view is that panels are fairly plug-and-play.”

70 Percent of China’s New Wind Is in Low-Speed Regions

70 Percent of China’s New Wind Is in Low-Speed Regions

Herman K. Trabish: February 21, 2013

Can China’s wind sector overcome a lack of transmission with new technology?

Texas and Inner Mongolia Need Transmission to Integrate Wind

Texas and Inner Mongolia Need Transmission to Integrate Wind

Herman K. Trabish: February 19, 2013

A Texan and an Inner Mongolian wind developer walk into a bar…

China On Track to Exceed Targets, Install 140 GW of Wind Capacity by 2015

China On Track to Exceed Targets, Install 140 GW of Wind Capacity by 2015

Staff: February 15, 2013

GTM Research and Azure International release the Q4 update of the China Wind Market Quarterly report series.

China’s Huge Wind Market Feeling Growth Pains

China’s Huge Wind Market Feeling Growth Pains

Herman K. Trabish: December 5, 2012

“The rhetoric has shifted from developing capacity to connection issues.”

Wind Power in China Sees Enormous Growth, Immense Challenges

Wind Power in China Sees Enormous Growth, Immense Challenges

Herman K. Trabish: November 29, 2012

80 gigawatts installed—the new GTM Research-Azure International Quarterly tracks wind’s path in China

Anatomy of a Utility-Scale PPA for Solar or Wind

Anatomy of a Utility-Scale PPA for Solar or Wind

Herman K. Trabish: October 3, 2012

“There is a huge market of parties who want to sell power and a virtually monopolistic set of buyers who can name the terms and pick the price.”

Southern California Edison’s 8MW Li-Ion Battery for Wind Power Storage

Southern California Edison’s 8MW Li-Ion Battery for Wind Power Storage

Herman K. Trabish: February 21, 2012

SCE, A123 Systems, and the DOE want to better understand this new grid “tool.”

Getting Renewables on the Grid, Part 4: Why PV and the Grid Need CSP

Getting Renewables on the Grid, Part 4: Why PV and the Grid Need CSP

Herman K. Trabish: January 3, 2012

Falling panel costs make PV appealing, mandates demand solar on the grid—CSP can make both easier.

How Low Can the Price of Wind Go?

How Low Can the Price of Wind Go?

Herman K. Trabish: December 29, 2011

Like solar, wind’s LCOE now meets and beats fossil fuels.

What Do Wind Trends Show? Three Cents per Kilowatt-Hour

What Do Wind Trends Show? Three Cents per Kilowatt-Hour

Herman K. Trabish: July 21, 2011

Lawrence Berkeley scientists take a closer look at wind’s 2010 patterns and see price competitiveness.

Smackdown: Wind vs. Washington State Grid Operator Over Renewable Integration

Smackdown: Wind vs. Washington State Grid Operator Over Renewable Integration

Herman K. Trabish: May 24, 2011

At Windpower 2011, a fight by the wind industry to keep Bonneville Power Authority from costing project owners tens of millions of dollars

Psst—Hey Buddy, Wanna Build a Wind Farm?

Psst—Hey Buddy, Wanna Build a Wind Farm?

Herman K. Trabish: April 27, 2011

All it takes is a lawyer, a banker, an environmental engineer and a crystal ball.

Why Aren’t Those Wind Turbines Turning?

Why Aren’t Those Wind Turbines Turning?

Herman K. Trabish: March 24, 2011

It’s called curtailment—and it could be costing the nation a lot of green energy and green money.

EnerNoc CEO: Demand Response Is Not Free

EnerNoc CEO: Demand Response Is Not Free

Michael Kanellos: February 16, 2011

The industry leader vows to fight PJM over accounting. Also, EnerNoc plans to get 20 percent of revenue outside of DR.