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 …
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237.3-MWdc Wright Solar Park project in Los Banos, California In another sign of progress toward a carbon-free power grid, the California Independent System Operator (ISO) set a new record on April 3, when 97.6% of electricity on the grid came from clean, renewable energy. The peak, which occurred briefly at 3:39 p.m., broke the previous …
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Wells Fargo and Ameresco hosted “Energize Wells Fargo: A Renewable Energy Generation Media Event” to celebrate the largest behind-the-meter solar PV project in Iowa, offsetting loads at the Wells Fargo campus directly. With this flipping of the switch to activate the solar modules at Wells Fargo’s Jordan Creek campus, 12 percent of the site’s energy …
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More than 600 respond to SEIA anti-circumvention survey, indicating a threat to business profits, careers and a slowing of the tremendous progress that the US solar industry has made toward a clean energy future. April 20, 2022 The Department of Commerce (DOC) decided in March to act on a petition filed by California-based solar module manufacturer …
WASHINGTON – Tapping into $6 billion in subsidies passed as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Department of Energy launched a program on Tuesday to bail out the owners and operators of money-losing nuclear power plants. The bailout represents the largest federal investment aimed at saving financially distressed nuclear reactors in United States history. …
Statement: $6 billion in subsidies for distressed nuclear plants are misguided Read More »
Solar racking manufacturer Nextracker launched a new facility with JM Steel to produce tracker components for solar power plants throughout the southern United States. A dedicated solar tracker production line is at the new Steel Dynamics facility near Corpus Christi, Texas. Credit: Nextracker “Customers want protection from steel and logistics cost volatility and logistics delays …
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