August 4, 2022 | San Diego's Top Solar Company

CPUC Continues Efforts To Address Affordability of Utility Rates

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today took important actions to address the costs of utility services in California by formalizing methods to consider the affordability of utility services in future CPUC proceedings, including ordering utilities to provide tools for consumers to examine the overall affordability of proposed rate increases across industries and proceedings. Today’s …

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CPUC Decision Makes California First State in the Nation To Allow Submetering of Electric Vehicles

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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today made California the first state in the nation to allow electric vehicle (EV) owners to measure an EV’s energy use independently from the owner’s main utility meter through a technology known as submetering. This groundbreaking Decision will accelerate the growth of EVs by allowing EV drivers, owners of …

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EV dealership goes greener with dual-axis solar tracker project

Industry / By Staff

An all-electric vehicle dealership in Southern Oregon will soon be powered by photovoltaic solar. TC Chevy has been in business since 1985, and recently chose Stracker Solar to install dual-axis solar trackers in the car lot. Credit: Stracker Solar “We believe in cutting-edge technology,” said Derek DeBoer, third-generation owner and operator of TC Chevy. “Our …

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Princeton: Solar deployment to increase fivefold under Inflation Reduction Act

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US solar may deploy at five times the 2020 rate of 10 GW, reaching 49 GW annually by 2024, said Princeton in an analysis of the potential impact of the bill. August 4, 2022 The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, a bill which has full Democratic support in the Senate, contains $370 billion in spending …

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GameChange Solar to add 6 GW to its US manufacturing capacity

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GameChange Solar announced that a new, 6 GW tracker tube line will begin operations in the Midwest in February 2023, supporting the rapid growth of solar power plants in the United States. With the addition of the highly automated facility GameChange will bring its US tracker tube capacity to 14 GW. The exact location in …

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Remote Yukon gold mine encampment now powered by solar and batteries

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The 27 kW solar array and 121 kWh battery bank were delivered via helicopter to the mine. August 4, 2022 Solvest announced it has activated a 27 kW solar, 121 kWh battery storage system at Snowline Gold’s Forks camp, a remote gold mine encampment in Yukon, Alaska. The off-grid system is comprised of 64 bifacial …

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Sunrun releases Level 2 EV charger to residential customers

Industry / By Staff

Sunrun has launched its new Level 2 electric vehicle (EV) charger. “Home solar and electric vehicle charging go hand in hand,” said Mary Powell, Chief Executive Officer of Sunrun. “There is a strong correlation between EV ownership and solar adoption. People want to charge their vehicles with a clean, reliable energy source that’s cheaper than …

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DOE offers $26 million to demonstrate that grid can run on clean energy

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The Demonstration Program intends to fund up to 10 projects that show how large-scale solar, wind, and energy storage can support the power grid by automatically adjusting to changing demand and disruptions. August 4, 2022 The Biden-Harris Administration, through the US Department of Energy (DOE), announced $26 million to fund up to ten projects that …

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Babcock & Wilcox selected to build 20 MW of Illinois community solar

Industry / By Staff

Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) announced its B&W Renewable segment has been awarded contracts totaling more than $20 million by Summit Ridge Energy (SRE) to provide engineering, procurement and construction services for seven community solar projects in Illinois. When complete, the seven solar farms will provide approximately 20 MW of power for homes and business in …

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World’s largest underground hydrogen storage project

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Mitsubishi Power Americas and Magnum Development are set to begin construction on a 300 GWh underground storage facility in Utah. It will consist of two caverns with capacities of 150 GWh, to store hydrogen generated by an adjacent 840 MW hydrogen-capable gas turbine combined cycle power plant. August 4, 2022 From pv magazine global Aces …

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