Six ERCOT projects will contribute over 900 MWh to the Texas grid and will reach commercial operation in 2023. April 20, 2022 Broad Reach Power, a Houston-based independent power producer, has advanced its ERCOT portfolio through the procurement of over 900 MWh of battery systems from Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL). Broad Reach plans …
Catalyze, which develops, builds, owns, and operates solar, battery storage, and EV charging systems for commercial and industrial customers, and ACE Solar are collaborating on a 6.3 MW solar project in Blackstone, Massachusetts. Located on a repurposed dairy farm in Blackstone MA, the project consists of 15,580 solar panels and a 3 MW / 6.4 …
Catalyze, ACE Solar partner for 6.3 MW solar project in Blackstone, Mass. Read More »
In a survey of solar project developers, the American Clean Power Association found that 47% of the 81 GW needed to be deployed in 2022-2023 to achieve national clean energy and climate goals is impacted by the Department of Commerce’s actions. April 20, 2022 The Department of Commerce announced its plans last month to investigate …
Survey finds Commerce’s anti-circumvention case cuts Biden’s solar goal in half Read More »
Clean energy advocacy group American Clean Power Association (ACP) has finished a market impact survey to assess the immediate impacts of the Dept. of Commerce’s investigation into alleged AD/CVD circumvention by solar panel companies working in Southeast Asia. ACP collected data from utility-scale solar developers representing over 150 active solar projects. ACP notes that this …
38,000 solar jobs could be lost due to AD/CVD circumvention investigation, says ACP Read More »
Shungnak, Alaska, a small community above the Arctic Circle, is now benefiting from a first-of-its-kind solar-plus-storage microgrid system, reducing its reliance on the village’s costly and difficult-to-maintain diesel generator power plant. The system consists of a 225 kW solar array and 12 cabinets of 32 kWh Blue Planet Energy Blue Ion LX battery systems. The …
Remote Alaskan village cuts diesel usage thanks to solar + storage microgrid Read More »
The proposals are for Innergex’s 200 MW Palomino Solar Energy Project and EDP Renewables’ 200 MW/800 MWh Flint Grid battery energy storage facility. April 20, 2022 The Ohio Power Siting Board has set dates to hold two local public hearings regarding some of the largest renewable energy projects ever proposed in the state: the 200 …
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“Given our climate crisis, state utility commissions must act with urgency and prioritize innovation in the way utilities are regulated,” says the Sunrun policy team in a paper. Noting great progress by Hawaii and Vermont, they also call for state regulators to “rethink” how utilities make money. April 20, 2022 Distributed solar will need to …
Blue Planet Energy has successfully deployed a hybrid solar + storage microgrid to support the residents of Shungnak, a remote community above the Arctic Circle in Alaska. Funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Northwest Arctic Borough (NAB) – with initial feasibility study and engineering completed by NAB, NANA Regional Corporation and …
Solar power developer and independent power producer Infiniti Energy is developing and constructing five solar projects at sites owned by Kaplan Companies in New Jersey, utilizing three different ownership models: community solar, solar power purchase agreements (PPA), and direct ownership. “Working with Kaplan on these solar projects has been good for Infiniti Energy to show …
Infiniti Energy gets creative on five solar projects for Kaplan real estate firm Read More »
San Diego Gas & Electric has put out a decarbonization roadmap, and suggests that the current rate of change is 4.5X too slow to meet 2045 carbon neutrality goals. April 20, 2022 California utility San Diego Gas & Electricity (SDG&E) has released new projections for meeting California’s decarbonization goals. The study, The Path to Net …
California utility SDG&E sees utility scale solar growing greater than 10X by 2045 Read More »
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