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Month: February 2022

California’s Solar Customers May Get Singed, Imperiling Net-Zero Goals

TOPSHOT – A store burns as the Camp fire tears through Paradise, California on November 8, 2018. – A … [+] rapidly spreading, late-season wildfire in northern California has burned 20,000 acres of land and prompted authorities to issue evacuation orders for thousands of people. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP …

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Interconnection reforms necessary to meet state, federal renewable energy goals

The Coalition for Community Solar Access and Local Solar for All today issued a comprehensive white paper relating to the policies and regulations impacting the deployment of distributed energy resources (DERs), highlighting that interconnection (the process of connecting local clean energy and storage projects to the electric grid) represents both the biggest challenge to overcome …

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Aberla to rollout solar PV as part of new partnership with Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council

Published: 15 Feb 2022, 17:44 Aberla is aiming to rollout 300kWp through the partnership with Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council. Image: Aberla. Aberla Energy has announced a new partnership with Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council, to provide solar PV across social housing and commercial premises. It will form part of the ‘Low Carbon Barrow Programme’, which is looking to …

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Lightsource bp closes financing on 135 MW solar project in Arkansas and 345 MW solar project in Louisiana

Financing for both projects was facilitated by power purchase agreements. For the Arkansas project, the agreement is with Conway Corp. and for the Louisiana project the agreement is with McDonald’s and eBay. January 12, 2022 Lightsource bp successfully closed financing on two major solar installations. The Conway Solar project, located near Happy, Arkansas, includes a …

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Sunrise brief: Texas winter storm analysis shows grid vulnerabilities and the potential of solar-plus-storage

Also on the rise: Oregon-based Powin Energy announced major supply deals covering a 5.8GWh pipeline of energy storage projects in the US and Taiwan. Trade groups raise concerns over interconnection queues. CleanCapital acquires a 39-project, 65.3MW portfolio of solar assets spanning 12 states. Enphase Enphase Energy enters agreement to participate in Swell Energy’s virtual power …

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California NEM 3.0 Proposal: CPUC set to impose highest solar tax in the country

By Chris Crowell December 13, 2021 View Profile It happened: the California Public Utilities Commission issued a proposal that will create the highest solar tax in the country and hugely reduce the bill credit solar customers get for selling electricity back to the grid. The proposal will be on the CPUC’s January 27, 2022 Voting …

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Floating PV may reach 4.8 GW globally by 2026, says report

Floating photovoltaics (FPV), or “floatovoltaics,” are expected to establish a sizeable new global market by 2026, said Global Industry Analysts (GIA), which has projected a 4.8 GW deployment by that year. FPV typically features solar panels mounted on a floating structure over a lake or reservoir, often with embedded trackers. FPV removes the added costs …

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Sunrise brief: Solar panels, racking and inverters stationed on Tesla’s gigafactory roof offer a glimpse of the project underway.

Lightsource bp closes financing on 135 MW solar project in Arkansas and 345 MW solar project in Louisiana Financing for both projects was facilitated by power purchase agreements. For the Arkansas project, the agreement is with Conway Corp. and for the Louisiana project the agreement is with McDonald’s and eBay. Work on Tesla’s rooftop solar …

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