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Month: February 2022

CPUC Approves Long Term Plans To Meet Electricity Reliability and Climate Goals

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today approved plans to ensure long-term sufficient electricity resource investments, including transmission, for the safe and reliable delivery of electricity and the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The CPUC, per Senate Bill 350 (De León, 2015), developed an integrated resource planning (IRP) process to ensure that California’s electric …

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Solar sector welcomes news that Contracts for Difference auctions will be held annually

Published: 9 Feb 2022, 15:04 Solar and onshore wind can bid in for a share of £10 million available for Pot One technologies in AR4. Image: Getty. From 2023, Contracts for Difference (CfD) auctions will be held annually, the government has announced. “We are hitting the accelerator on domestic electricity production to boost energy security, …

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What’s holding back DERs: The manufacturer’s perspective

Addressing the threat posed by climate change will mean using massive amounts of clean energy resources like solar to both decarbonize and electrify the economy. While projects hundreds of megawatts in capacity and breakthrough battery tech steal a lot of the headlines, small-scale, distributed energy resources (DER) will be one of the pillars holding up …

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CIT arranges $50 million New York community solar investment with Amp Energy

Amp Energy’s portfolio of 34 MW of planned community solar projects in New York State achieved financing, with CIT announcing its role as lead arranger for the $50.5 million investment. CIT is a division of First Citizens Bank. The portfolio, named NY3, contains six projects in central New York that have a total capacity of …

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Sunrise brief: Thanks to the proposal to reduce compensation for excess solar generation, most Florida solar shoppers lose interest

Also on the rise: Convalt Energy steers arounds obstacles on its way to solar manufacturing in New York. NABCEP and EnergySage release survey for solar installers. Recycled silicon used in PERC solar cells. Michigan DTE seeks 500MW of renewables. Grazing sheep under solar increases carbon sequestration. Robot dog monitors PV plant. Greenback acquires several installations …

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CleanCapital acquires 65MW solar portfolio spanning 12 states

The acquisition improves CleanCapital’s position in the rapidly-consolidating market share of the top commercial solar asset owners. February 15, 2022 CleanCapital announced it acquired a 39-project, 65.3MW portfolio of solar assets spanning 12 states from BR Group Holdings. The 39 projects outlined in the acquisition are spread across 91 total sites, ranging from 0.2 MW …

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Clean energy trade groups ask FERC to reform interconnection process

The American Clean Power Association, Advanced Energy Economy and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) filed supplemental comments with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to emphasize the need and opportunity for near-term interconnection improvements. These joint comments highlight areas of agreement from clean energy companies that would allow timely and cost-effective interconnection of much-needed …

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Editorial: Don’t slash incentives for California rooftop solar

It’s no accident that California is a solar energy leader. One big reason is a state incentive program that has turned about 10,000 rooftop solar installations 25 years ago into more than 1.2 million today. Small arrays of panels on homes, businesses and other buildings now account for about 11% of the state’s electricity production …

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Editorial: If California is worried about energy prices, take on PG&E before gouging rooftop solar

For all of California’s progressive environmental rhetoric, there are times when this state seems intent on tying its hands behind its back and chaining its own legs in its fight against climate change. Next week is shaping up to be one of those moments. At question is a program called net energy metering, which credits …

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Editorial: California can’t enact a ‘solar tax’ and still be a climate leader

Of all the details in California regulators’ plan to slash incentives for installing rooftop solar systems, the most confounding is the idea of charging customers a hefty monthly fee to go solar. The state Public Utilities Commission plan, released in December, includes a “grid participation charge” of $8-per-kilowatt of installed solar, which amounts to more …

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