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Less than two years ago, peak solar output had just passed 8GW on @MISO_energy.
I took a guess on when it might pass 20 GW - and came up with 2030.
Wow, was I wrong!
Solar passed 20GW on @MISO_energy two weeks ago.
It's tough to predict such a fast growing tech.
@ramez
Solar passes 8GW for the first time on @MISO_energy this past Wednesday.
- 7GW in Sept
- 6GW in May
- 5GW in March
Should pass 10 GW easily next year. 20GW by 2030?
Thanks to @grid_status
gridstatus.io/records/miso?r…
Who at @Google programmed this into the model and when will it be fixed? @GoogleDeepMind @sundarpichai
Nice to see that Google has removed the hard-coding from their AI on who won the 2020 election.
@sundarpichai @OfficialLoganK @ramez
Joe Deely retweeted
Think about how much time was wasted at Google to prevent its AI chatbot from accidentally saying something that pissed off the president.
Corruption is truly a tax on capitalism.
Isn't this a good problem to have? Now throw in some battery storage as well.
usnews.com/news/us/articles/…
Definitely worth keeping an eye on this technology and this company... Second major announcement this year.
pv-magazine-usa.com/2026/10/…
Absolutely no need to keep this plant burning coal past 2031.
After great progress in both Arizona and NM this is a big reverse. More pollution and higher bills.
@apsFYI @PNMtalk @SRPconnect @tepenergy
I’m sad to report that APS has signed a new take or pay coal contract with NTEC for the Four Corners power plant until 2038 and they have stressed any climate goals they have are solely “aspirational.” 😒🤦♀️😞 #aps #coal #energy #utilities
US charging infrastructure continues to grow. Let's get some more EVs on the road.
More EV charging stations shipping out from @ElectricEraTech HQ today
This one is heading to Lawerence Kansas ⚡️🔋
Western coal generation fell 30% in Jan–Jul 2026 vs. 2025: 53 → 37 TWh across 11 states.
About a third of that drop came from four plants that stopped burning coal: Intermountain (UT), Centralia (WA), Valmy (NV) and Cholla (AZ).
The rest: coal plants running less. #WesternGrid
Joe Deely retweeted
First power at Cape Station.
- 33 MW today
- 66 MW due by Jan 1
- 400 MW Phase 2 by 2028.
At an 85% capacity factor, Phase 1 + Phase 2 (~500 MW) is ~3.7 TWh a year, close to a quarter of all US geothermal generation in 2025 (16 TWh).
EGS Liftoff !
@fervoenergy #WesternGrid
Big news at Fervo today. fervoenergy.com/fervo-energy…
First power at Cape Station.
- 33 MW today
- 66 MW due by Jan 1
- 400 MW Phase 2 by 2028.
At an 85% capacity factor, Phase 1 + Phase 2 (~500 MW) is ~3.7 TWh a year, close to a quarter of all US geothermal generation in 2025 (16 TWh).
EGS Liftoff !
@fervoenergy #WesternGrid
Big news at Fervo today. fervoenergy.com/fervo-energy…
Ok let's move on to New Mexico for next #WesternGrid post in this week's series.
- Huge new wind project - SunZia
- 550 miles of new transmission.
Gonna put some #WesternGrid news out here this week.
First up an update on Xcel in Colorado.
10 projects, ~2.9GW of wind/solar/storage/gas.
All going live before EOY 2030.
Let's move to Arizona for today's #WesternGrid news.
Arizona H1 2025 vs H1 2026, by fuel:
Natural gas: +0.6% — basically flat
Coal: -28.9% (3,900 → 2,771 GWh)
Solar: +23.5% (7,491 → 9,251 GWh)
Wind: +11.8% (1,777 → 1,988 GWh)
Solar is absorbing AZ's growth, not gas.
Joe Deely retweeted
Gonna put some #WesternGrid news out here this week.
First up an update on Xcel in Colorado.
10 projects, ~2.9GW of wind/solar/storage/gas.
All going live before EOY 2030.
As a reference point the US currently has about 230 GW of solar capacity.
Source:
eia.gov/electricity/monthly/…
U.S. solar module production reaches historic 100 GW landmark: The United States crossed 100 GW of cumulative solar PV module production during Q2 2026, according to a new bottom-up factory-level analysis by… dlvr.it/TVZcDZ #Photovoltaics #EnergyStorage #RenewableEnergy
No-brainer - remote inspections of rooftop solar installations. Let's hope Governor Newsom signs this.
"That wasted time gets passed to the homeowner, adding $600 to $1,000 to the cost of a single solar, battery, or heat pump installation."
pv-tech.org/california-advan…
Latest update on solar/wind/battery capacities from @ERCOT_ISO
Source= ercot.com/files/docs/2022/02…
