Legislation passed five months ago in Illinois has spurred more than 2,000 solar installations, or enough to power 30,000 homes. To meet workforce needs, new job training programs have been launched, and hiring expanded. The Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (SB 2408), passed last September, is an energy package that sets the state on a …
Solar surges in Illinois following passage of landmark clean energy law Read More »
Summer Rogers had her eyes on solar energy for years. But it wasn’t until 2018 that she’d finally been able to get together the funds to install it at home. She lives in a duplex, living in one unit herself and her mother in the other, and solar now powers everything in both, except for …
The Clean Power Quarterly 2021 Q4 Market Report, released by the American Clean Power Association (ACP), shows the U.S. surpassed more than 200 GW of total operating utility-scale clean power capacity in 2021, but significant policy issues continue to hold back growth for the industry and threaten the country’s ability to meet emissions goals. “Surpassing …
Trade policy, supply chain pains postponed 11.4 GW of utility-scale renewables in 2021 Read More »
Published: 15 Feb 2022, 15:03 Strategic Power Project’s managing director Paul Carson. Image: Strategic Power Projects Strategic Power Projects has submitted a planning application for a 125MW solar PV project in Swordletown, Ireland. The companywill invest around £84 million (€100 million) in the project, which will deliver significant contributions to the local economy and community groups …
Strategic Power Projects submits plan for 125MW solar PV project in Swordlestown Read More »
MCE’s Board of Directors has approved an agreement for their largest battery-storage project, located in Kern County, which will provide enough power for an estimated 52,000 homes each year. The Golden Fields Solar project was selected after MCE’s annual solicitation for renewable energy and storage projects. With unanimous support by MCE’s Technical Committee of the Board, …
MCE signs deal for its largest solar + storage project to date in Golden Fields Solar Read More »
On Friday January 14, the U.S. Department of Justice appealed the U.S. Court of International Trade’s Section 201 ruling that struck down the Trump administration’s effort to raise solar tariffs. To say that this is a disappointment to the solar industry is an understatement. Back in November of 2021, The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has determined …
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Three of the four projects financed under this agreement are already completed and in service, with the fourth expected to join by the end of Q1 2022. January 11, 2022 OYA Solar announced that the company has entered into an agreement with Greenprint Capital to provide the tax equity financing for four community solar projects located …
OYA Solar closes on tax equity financing for four New York community solar projects Read More »
The Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) panel said the Section 201 tariffs violated the international agreement. February 16, 2022 The Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) found that Section 201 tariffs were not in compliance with the terms of the international agreement, according to an independent panel. The panel said that import levels are too low to justify …
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The Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility Phase II set off fire alarms that activated a fault water suppression system, which – again – set off a cascading set of events that resulted in roughly ten battery packs melting down. February 16, 2022 Sunday night, February 13th, the Vistra Energy Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility Phase …
The world’s largest lithium ion battery is down, again Read More »
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in ongoing efforts to reduce the impacts of utility Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events, will hold public briefings on the operations and performance of the state’s investor-owned utilities during the 2021 PSPS events in California to capture lessons learned and improve performance in 2022. WHEN: Two days, as …
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