Breiter Planet Properties Blog

What is going on in Texas? #ERCOTfail

Feb 17, 2021 3:45:00 PM / by Paul Fischer posted in Solar Energy, United States, Markets, Texas, Power Generation, Fossil Fuels, Coal, Wind Energy, Climate Change, ERCOT, Energy Transition, Technology, natural gas, Coal Plants, Power Outages, Republican, Democrat, txenergy, txwx, txpoweroutage, Climate Disruption, txlege

0 Comments

 

Image: Weather Service International

This picture shows the temperature (in Fahrenheit) departure from normal during this recent cold snap. 

 

Late Sunday night, extraordinarily cold temperatures made their way into Texas. As the temperature dropped, the people of Texas switched on the heat, with much of it being electric, in an effort to stay warm. Unfortunately, people weren't the only ones to feel the cold grip of mother nature. Extremely low temperatures, ice, and snow caused power plants to go offline. As the demand for power rapidly shot up, supply drastically fell. 

Read More

What does a Biden Victory mean for Clean Energy?

Nov 18, 2020 10:00:00 AM / by Paul Fischer posted in Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Development, Solar Capital, Utilities, United States, Business, Rooftop Solar, Solar Cost & Prices, Decarbonize, Power Generation, Fossil Fuels, Electric Vehicles, Investments, Green Hydrogen, Solar Panels, World, Industry, Government, Employment, Batteries, Covid-19, Resilience, Renewables, Clean Energy, Green Finance, Zero Emissions, Jobs

0 Comments

Image from: pv-tech.org 

Read More

Breiter Planet Properties Official Partner of Generac

Nov 10, 2020 10:02:00 AM / by Paul Fischer posted in Solar, Energy, Solar Development, Property Owners, Residential Solar, Energy Storage, Modules, Solar Cost & Prices, Power Generation, Fossil Fuels, Investment Tax Credit, Investments, Forest Fires, California Fires, Solar Panels, Energy Generation, Electrification, Sustainability, Industrial PV, Industry, Batteries, Resilience, ESG Investing, Pollution, Solar assets, Markets & Policy, Capacity, Power Outages, Generac PWRCell

0 Comments

Read More

WoodMac expects 106 GW of solar to be installed this year

May 11, 2020 9:00:00 AM / by Sandra Enkhardt, pv magazine posted in Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Energy Storage, Decarbonize, Power Generation, Wind Energy, Electric Vehicles, Global, Electrification, Covid-19

0 Comments

Image: gregroose / Pixabay

Read More

Solar & Energy Storage Northeast

Feb 18, 2020 10:30:00 AM / by Paul Fischer posted in Property Owners, Commercial Solar Finance, Solar Capital, Commercial Solar, Businesses, Solar Finance, MA SMART Program, Massachusetts, Policy, Politics, Vermont, Energy Storage, Markets, Utility-Scale PV, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Boston, Installations, Decarbonize, Power Generation, Legislation, Climate Change, Energy Transition, Bifacial Modules, 2020, Global Warming, Technology, Sustainability, Industrial PV, Commercial PV, Government, Breiter Planet Properties

0 Comments


Read More

Solar on track to become No. 1 energy resource by 2035, IEA finds

Feb 4, 2020 9:00:00 AM / by Marian Willuhn, pv magazine posted in Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Policy, Markets, Finance, Power Generation, Fossil Fuels, Coal, Investments, Europe, Solar Panels, China, World

0 Comments

Image: qimono, pixabay

Read More

US government expects 24 GW of new solar this year

Jan 21, 2020 6:00:00 PM / by John Weaver, pv magazine posted in Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar, Residential Solar, Commercial Solar, Policy, United States, Energy Storage, Markets, Utility-Scale PV, Installations, Decarbonize, Power Generation, Fossil Fuels, Coal, Legislation, ITC, Decarbonization, Infrastructure, Energy Transition, Solar Panels, Energy Generation, Industrial Solar, 2020, utility scale storage

0 Comments

The U.S. appears all set for a record year for solar.

Read More

Corporation's Roles In the Energy Transition

Nov 25, 2019 6:00:00 PM / by Paul Fischer posted in Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar, Solar Development, Solar Capital, Decarbonize, Power Generation, Fossil Fuels, Coal, Decarbonization, Jeff Bezos, Corporate, Investments, Energy Transition

0 Comments

What do all of these corporations have in common? A commitment to renewable energy! As the transition to renewable energy pushes along, some corporations are leading the way. 

Read More

Coal Continues its Decline

Nov 11, 2019 9:00:00 AM / by Paul Fischer posted in Solar Energy, Energy, Solar Development, Solar Capital, Solar Finance, Utility-Scale PV, Solar Industry, Installations, Decarbonize, Power Generation, Fossil Fuels, Coal, Solar Plus Storage, Decarbonization, Infrastructure, Climate Change

0 Comments

Murray Energy, the largest privately held coal company in the United States recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. This continues to be a trend for coal companies over the last couple of years. As renewables like solar and wind become more cost effective, they are beginning to move coal fired power plants out of the picture. Unfortunately, the effects of this bankruptcy will harm only the most vulnerable. It will lead to workers and coal miners getting the short end of the stick, and top executives at Murray Energy getting off scot-free. “It (Murray Energy) will seek to be relieved of its obligations to retirees, their dependents and widows. We have seen this sad act too many times before.” (Source

Read More

Peak Demand

Oct 22, 2019 10:45:00 AM / by Paul Fischer posted in Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, California, New York, Solar Industry, Solar Cost & Prices, Decarbonize, Power Generation, Fossil Fuels, Coal, Legislation, Solar Plus Storage, Decarbonization, Infrastructure, Climate Change

0 Comments

 

 

 

 

 

What Is Peak Demand?

Peak Demand is when electrical power demand is the highest. A likely time for Peak Demand to come is during a heatwave, when households and businesses across the nation turn on their air conditioning to stay cool. When peak demand occurs, utilities fire up peaker plants, which are able to meet the increased demand for electricity.

Read More

Subscribe to Email Updates

Lists by Topic

see all

Posts by Topic

See all

Recent Posts