“Relatively minor” changes are needed in distribution planning and operations before owners of distributed solar and distributed storage may earn money from participating in wholesale markets through an aggregator, says a report from the Energy Systems Integration Group. February 2, 2022 Sunrun, Tesla, and Stem backed an early proposal by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission …
The company reports that since 2012 it has provided loans for more than 200,000 households to help them make sustainable home improvements. February 16, 2022 Mosaic, a financing platform for US residential solar and energy-efficient home improvements, has reduced pricing across its entire suite of solar loan products. One way they have reduced costs is …
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La Comisión de Servicios Públicos de California (CPUC) llevará a cabo un En Banc virtual sobre Costos y Tarifas de Energía para evaluar aún más las propuestas de Rentabilidad para controlar los costos y mitigar las tarifas eléctricas y de gas natural. El En Banc permitirá a los responsables de la toma de decisiones escuchar …
The following is a contributed article by Dave Rosenfeld, executive director at the Solar Rights Alliance. Recent coverage of California’s solar net metering battle has not necessarily provided a full picture of what’s happening in the state. One could conclude that California’s larger environmental community is siding with the utility-driven effort to slow the growth …
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Maxeon Solar Technologies struck a new supply agreement with SunPower for the residential solar markets in the United States and Canada. The agreement will govern the supply of Maxeon’s interdigitated black contact solar panels, replacing a previous agreement since the company separated from SunPower in August 2020. Under the new supply agreement, Maxeon will sell …
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Published: 15 Feb 2022, 10:38 The VPPA with Goldman Sachs in the latest in a string of such agreements from NextEnergy Capital. Image: NextEnergy Capital. NextEnergy Capital has signed a Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) with Goldman Sachs in the UK, which will be delivered in 2023. The VPPA will be powered by three solar …
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Texas-based Freedom Solar has contracted with Boggus Auto Group to install solar arrays at its three Rio Grande Valley dealerships — Boggus Ford-McAllen, Boggus Lincoln-McAllen and Boggus Ford-Harlingen. “The Boggus Auto Group has long been the leading dealer in the Rio Grande Valley and is highly respected for its professionalism, integrity and exceptional customer service,” said Freedom Solar CEO …
The merger is touted as creating the world’s largest tracker company, and the move is expected to accelerate Array’s international expansion efforts. January 14, 2022 Tracker technology company, Array Technologies, announced that it has acquired another leader in the global tracker space, Soluciones Técnicas Integrales Norland, S.L. (STI Norland), establishing an outfit that Array is …
Also on the rise: Nearly half of all new capacity added to the grid will come from solar. Washington community solar bill garners support. Optimizer manufacturer Alencon expands manufacturing and R&D facilities outside of Philadelphia. GoodWe rebranding reflects the ‘smarts’ in its inverters and storage technology. Three California community choice jointly issued an RFP. Solar …
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Electric vehicle (EV) sales are taking off at breakneck speeds, reaching an all-time high in Q3 2021, even amidst an overall new-vehicle sales decline, according to Kelley Blue Book. Sales of new vehicles declined 13.4% year over year in Q3 primarily due to low inventory and high prices, while sales of electrified vehicles, which includes …
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