March 8, 2022 | San Diego's Top Solar Company

Community choice solar programs save New Yorkers $7 million in seven months

Joule’s programs have helped to bring access to clean energy and bill savings to 800,000 New Yorkers in 44 municipalities across the state. March 8, 2022 In 2021, Joule Community Power launched its community choice aggregation programs in thirteen New York municipalities. In the program, each municipality has its electricity supply contracts negotiated through Joule, …

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Wood Mac analysts trade laptops for ladders, installing solar in Puerto Rico

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A team of three analysts from global energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie are in Puerto Rico this week helping install solar panels on homes as part of a new initiative with charity Let’s Share the Sun Foundation. March 8, 2022 What better way to learn about solar energy than to help with installations. That’s part of …

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Cybersecurity for distributed energy and inverter-based resources

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UL and NREL released a report on cybersecurity certification recommendations and are actively developing requirements to create cybersecurity certification standards. March 8, 2022 UL, a global safety science leader, released a report, co-authored with the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), titled “Cybersecurity Certification Recommendations for Interconnected Grid Edge Devices and …

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Wood Mackenzie launches partnership with Puerto Rican solar foundation

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A team of three analysts from global energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie are in Puerto Rico this week helping install solar panels on homes as part of a new initiative with charity Let’s Share the Sun Foundation. The analysts from Wood Mackenzie’s energy teams across the Americas are swapping laptops for ladders as they join local …

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Honeywell, Duke Energy team up to deploy municipal microgrids across the country

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With extreme weather and power outages on the rise, the United States needs a more resilient energy grid comprised of more distributed energy resources and municipal microgrids. Honeywell and Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions (DESS) are teaming up on an all-encompassing solution to do just this, targeting communities across the U.S. The nonregulated commercial brand of …

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New LFP battery maker plans to establish gigafactory in United States

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American Battery Factory (ABF), a new lithium-iron phosphate battery maker, has announced plans to develop gigafactories in the United States. “We talk a lot about generating renewable energy as a society, but not about how to store it,” said Zhenfang “Jim” Ge, ABF Chairman of the Board. “Without batteries, moving to an entirely green energy …

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3GW distributed solar and 2.1GW distributed storage in Michigan by 2035, under a low-cost scenario

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A Vibrant Clean Energy study commissioned by Vote Solar found that GW-scale investments in distributed solar and storage would yield the lower cost between two approaches studied for Michigan to achieve economy-wide carbon neutrality by 2050. March 8, 2022 The average Michigan customer could save $773 per year through 2050 compared to current utility plans, …

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Greenbacker acquires interest in Minnesota solar portfolio

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In one of the company’s largest transactions to date, Greenbacker has acquired a significant financial interest in the 150MW operating Aurora solar portfolio March 8, 2022 Greenbacker Renewable Energy said that it has, through a subsidiary, purchased a 49% financial interest in the 150MW operating Aurora solar portfolio from BlackRock Global Renewable Power Fund II. …

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PG&E wants to use GM electric vehicles as on-demand power sources for customer homes

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PG&E is piloting a program that uses General Motors electric vehicles as on-demand power sources for homes in PG&E’s service area. Chevy Silverado EV PG&E and GM will test vehicles with bidirectional charging technology that will feed stored vehicle energy into customer homes. Bidirectional charging capabilities add even further value by improving electric resiliency and …

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Five community solar projects coming to Maine

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Financing platform Luminia, formerly SD Renewables, has entered a joint development agreement with New Hampshire Solar Garden to secure funding for New Hampshire Solar Garden’s pipeline of projects, including five community solar projects in Maine. Through its proprietary technology platform, Luminia will provide New Hampshire Solar Garden with access to intermediate and long-term financing that …

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