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Month: July 2022

Clean energy manufacturing support in Inflation Reduction Act

Late last year President Biden signed an executive order to boost America’s clean energy economy, which included the goal of attaining 100% carbon pollution-free electricity by 2030, 100% zero-emission vehicle acquisition by 2035, and more. Achieving these goals would require extended dependence on China, which is responsible for much of the solar and renewable energy …

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Massachusetts climate bill removes anti-competitive electric choice provision

After public petition, lawmakers decided to scrap plans to remove the competitive retail electric market, which had a high penetration of renewable energy products. July 29, 2022 Massachusetts residents’ rights to opt-in to alternative electricity suppliers that provide renewable energy will be retained in the newly revised S.2842, a climate change focused bill. The original …

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Ampt brings patent infringement lawsuit against SolarEdge for optimizers, inverters

Ampt’s string power optimizer. Ampt filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) against SolarEdge Technologies requesting that the ITC ban the import of SolarEdge power systems and components that infringe Ampt’s patents. Ampt simultaneously filed a similar patent infringement action against SolarEdge in the U.S. District Court in Delaware that seeks a …

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Carolina utility chasing waterfalls, costing consumers billions

A Brattle Group study finds that arbitrary caps on solar power will increase electricity costs by billions through 2035, including $900 million in 2030, and $800 million in 2032 alone – while the utility is putting trust behind non-existent nuclear reactors. July 29, 2022 The Brattle Group has published a study analyzing Duke Energy’s recent …

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93% of utility-scale batteries that came online in 2021 were paired with solar power generation

The capacity of utility-scale battery storage tripled in the United States between 2020 and 2021, growing from 1.4 GW to 4.6 GW, according to the early release Annual Electric Generator Report by the US Energy Information Administration. In a survey that asked respondents how they use batteries, the most common use is frequency regulation, which …

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Intertek acquires Clean Energy Associates to expand solar quality assurance services

Intertek announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Clean Energy Associates (CEA), an independent provider of quality assurance, technical services, supply chain traceability and downstream engineering support for the solar energy and energy storage industries. CEA, established in 2008, boasts a successful track record of photovoltaic and energy storage projects across more …

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Lion Energy releases new residential, C&I energy storage systems

Lion Energy announced the launch of LionESS. LionESS technology enables customers to store virtually any type of renewable power generated (solar, wind, hydro and thermal), as well non-renewable sources (utility grid and generators). The result is an inventory of stored energy from a variety of power sources that can be managed and maximized for the …

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Sunrise brief: Solar investment tax credit to be extended 10 years at 30%, per Inflation Reduction Act

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