SAN FRANCISCO – A report released today reveals that enabling the continued growth of distributed energy resources (DERs), like rooftop and community solar and battery storage, would save California ratepayers $120 billion over the next 30 years. According to the new analysis by national grid modeling experts Vibrant Clean Energy, commissioned by Local Solar for …
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Consumers Looking for Climate Solutions and Energy Reliability Amidst Fires and Blackouts Turn to Battery Storage Out of step with consumers, energy needs and climate change goals, California regulators consider utility industry proposals that would slow California’s globally significant solar-charged battery market Sacramento, CA—A new study released today by the California Solar and Storage Association …
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Save California Solar coalition launched a new advertising effort this week, including broadcast television, cable and radio ads, calling on Governor Newsom and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to reject an investor-owned utility profit grab and instead keep rooftop solar growing and affordable in California. The ads …
Canadian Solar said it completed a previously announced “at-the-market” offering program of common shares through which it sold 3.6 million of its common shares and raised $150 million in gross proceeds before deducting commissions and offering expenses. The company said it intends to use the net proceeds to execute its long-term strategic growth plans, including …
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Puerto Rico’s utility has submitted solar and storage project bids to the government for approval, while a second bid process has been announced. A backlog of distributed solar interconnection requests is being cleared. January 17, 2022 Puerto Rico’s utility PREPA has forwarded project bids for 800 MW of utility-scale solar and 220 MW of storage …
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Last month as a heat wave slammed California, state regulators sent an email to a group of energy executives pleading for help. “Please consider this an urgent inquiry on behalf of the state,” the message said. The manager of the state’s grid was struggling to increase the supply of electricity because power plants had unexpectedly …
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CIT Group Inc. said that its power and energy business served as coordinating lead arranger on nearly $210 million in financing for a solar project in Brazoria County, Texas, near Houston. The 260 MWdc Brazoria West Solar Project is under construction, with commercial operation planned for 2022. The project was developed by Savion, an affiliate …
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The City of Tallahasee has approved ConnectDER meter collars for residential solar installations, adding Florida to the list of several states with tests and/or rollouts. January 19, 2022 ConnectDER meter collar products were recently approved for installation in residential solar power projects by the City of Tallahassee. The company has had publicly announced tests or …
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California suffered its first rolling blackouts in nearly 20 years because energy planners didn’t take climate change into account and didn’t line up the right power sources to keep the lights on after sundown, according to a damning self-evaluation released Tuesday by three state agencies. The rotating power outages didn’t last long and affected only …
What caused California’s rolling blackouts? Climate change and poor planning Read More »
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