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Six Flags Magic Mountain has installed a 12.37-megawatt solar carport in its parking lots. The project is described as California’s largest solar carport and is expected to offset the annual electricity use of the park and neighboring Hurricane Harbor Los Angeles.
The Solar Energy Industries Association said Governor Newsom signed several bills affecting clean energy in California. The statement says the measures should support electricity generation and transmission and expand access to cost-saving benefits.
Electrek reports that the world’s tallest wind turbine has reached its full height in Germany. The turbine’s developer says the extra altitude could roughly double its electricity output.
The US Energy Information Administration projects that renewables and battery storage will add about 82.7 GW of generating capacity in the next 12 months, while total fossil fuel and nuclear capacity is expected to decline by more than 1.4 GW.