June 15, 2022 | San Diego's Top Solar Company

CPUC Staff Propose Utility Penalties for Poor Execution of Certain 2020 PSPS Events

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in ongoing efforts to hold utilities accountable for safely implementing Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events, today issued proposed Orders imposing corrective actions and more than $22 million in fines to be paid by the shareholders of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE), and San …

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SEIA proposes how to extricate hundreds of gigawatts of solar from interconnection queues

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As applications to interconnect solar and storage projects have “skyrocketed,” the national solar trade group recommends ways to speed interconnection on both the transmission and distribution grids. June 15, 2022 Interconnection procedures were designed for the “by-gone thermal generation era,” and need extensive reforms to speed interconnection and meet state and national clean energy goals, …

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CPUC To Hold Remote Public Forums on San Gabriel Valley Water’s Rate Increase Requests

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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will hold remote public forums to provide an opportunity for customers of San Gabriel Valley Water Company to offer their perspective and input to the CPUC about the company’s rate increase requests, as follows: WHEN: July 7, 2022, 2 p.m. AND 6 p.m.: Fontana Water Company division; all commentors …

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Construction on 414 MW of Wisconsin solar starts this summer

Industry / By Staff

Construction is poised to move forward on six solar projects totaling 414 MW after state regulators gave final approval to Alliant Energy’s second phase of solar development plans. The six newly-approved solar projects are among 12 utility-scale solar sites Alliant Energy is developing as part of its Clean Energy Blueprint that will add nearly 1,100 …

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50 states of solar incentives: New Jersey

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One of the country’s most historically healthy and active solar markets, New Jersey has perennially been a top-10 state in terms of installed capacity and projects in construction. The state’s new incentive program, passed in July 2021, is set to bring nearly 3.8 GW of new solar capacity to the state by 2026, but concerns …

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Leeward Renewable Energy breaks ground on 200-MW Texas solar project

Industry / By Staff

Leeward Renewable Energy announced the beginning of construction of the 200-MW Horizon Solar project near the city of Pearsall in Frio County, Texas. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on June 15. The project will create approximately 400 construction jobs, and Leeward is committed to hiring local qualified workers. In addition to job creation, Horizon Solar …

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Power Factors acquires SCADA software provider

Industry / By Staff

Power Factors announced it will acquire Inaccess, a provider of integrated mission critical software and hardware solutions for renewable power plants, battery energy storage systems, hybrid plants and virtual power plants (VPPs). Inaccess is a technology and solutions provider to global utilities, oil and gas majors, leading renewable energy developers, investors and independent power producers. …

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US grid-scale energy storage quadruples

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Grid-scale and residential storage installations set new records despite supply chain and pricing issues. June 15, 2022 The volume of grid-scale energy storage installations in the United States increased four times over that seen in Q1 of 2021, setting a new record in Q1 2022. According to Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power Association’s …

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White paper calls for central database listing solar interconnection upgrade costs

Industry / By Staff

Blackburn and IL-Solar Today the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) released a whitepaper detailing the extensive interconnection reforms needed to rapidly decarbonize the electricity grid. Across the country, state and federal leaders are doubling down on their clean energy goals, but distribution utilities and regional transmission organizations (RTOs) are struggling to keep up with overflowing …

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Alliant Energy ready to construct 414-MW of new solar projects

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Construction moving forward on six solar projects totaling 414 megawatts (MW) after Wisconsin regulators gave final approval to Alliant Energy’s second phase of solar development. The six newly approved solar projects are among 12 utility-scale solar sites Alliant Energy is developing as part of its Clean Energy Blueprint to add nearly 1.1 GW of solar energy generation …

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