Month: March 2022

Preferred Utilities Manufacturing offsets 70 percent of its power with 209-kW solar array

Preferred Utilities Manufacturing has expanded its commitment to sustainability with the completion of a 209 kW solar panel installation at its Danbury facility. The solar panels generate approximately 70 percent of the building’s usage and support the town of Danbury’s grid when the plant is not in operation. The solar panel implementation represents the next step in Preferred’s deployment …

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Maxeon to provide 400MW of solar modules to Origis Energy

Maxeon Solar Technologies announced that it will supply approximately 400MW of its high-efficiency shingled bifacial Performance line solar modules to Origis Energy for use in US utility-scale projects. Maxeon was spun off from SunPower in August of 2020, when both became separate entities. The Performance line solar modules leverage Maxeon’s shingled cell technology, originally developed …

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Sunrise brief: EnergySage solar market report finds that as prices rise, customer choice expands

Also on the rise: Law moving forward in Iowa that would ban solar on any land in state measured at minimal “corn suitability rating.” Target launches first net-zero store.Goldman Sachs activates 390MW solar, 561MWh storage in California. Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities, and energy transition finance. SEPA offers actions and strategies for utilities …

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CPUC To Consider Revisions to Telecommunication Service Quality Standards

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in ongoing consumer protection efforts, today said it will evaluate amendments to its service quality standards for telecommunication companies.   The CPUC’s General Order 133-D governs the minimum service quality standards that telecommunication companies must follow. These include installation intervals, installation commitments, customer trouble reports, out-of-service repair intervals, and …

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Sen. Markey introduces bill that would require transmission planning to accommodate clean energy

Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and co-chair of the Senate Climate Task Force, introduced the Connecting Hard-to-reach Areas with Renewably Generated Energy (CHARGE) Act, comprehensive legislation that would lay the groundwork for America’s clean energy revolution. The legislation positions the United States to proactively plan and build …

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RFP Alert: I&M seeks 500 MW of solar energy in Midwest

Indiana Michigan Power, an AEP company, has issued a RFP for facilities that will generate approximately 800 MW of wind energy and approximately 500 MW of solar power. I&M’s call for bids offers private sector developers the chance to propose the best and most cost-effective projects for the addition of significant renewable energy resources to I&M’s …

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Watch: SEPA offers actions and strategies for utilities and other organizations to meet carbon reduction goals

The goal of the SEPA Tiers of Decarbonization project is to clarify terms and contexts to allow organizations to accelerate their progress towards a carbon-free energy future. March 17, 2022 The United States’ government has set a goal to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050 accounts for approximately 25% of total US greenhouse …

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Berkeley Lab finds subsidies for low-income solar customers succeeded in increasing adoption

PetersenDean Many states have offered subsidies to promote rooftop solar adoption. Most of these subsidies have phased out over time, partly under the assumption that subsidies become less necessary as solar prices decline. However, even though solar prices have declined significantly, relatively high up-front prices remain a barrier to solar adoption for low- and moderate-income …

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Commercial operation begins for one of California’s largest solar + storage projects

The first PPA associated with a new renewable energy project between Central Coast Community Energy (CCCE) and Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) has reached commercial operation. The Slate solar and energy storage project will provide 390 MW of solar and 561 MWh of storage, making it one of California’s largest integrated solar and energy storage …

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Goldman Sachs activates 390MW solar, 561MWh storage in California

The Slate solar and storage project began development in 2015 and is now one of the largest facilities of its kind in the state. March 17, 2022 The renewable power division of Goldman Sachs announced it reached commercial operation of the Slate solar and energy storage project. The 390MW solar, 140.25MW/561MWh battery energy storage facility …

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