AB 2316 gives renters access to clean energy and lowered bills and ensures at least 51% of customers are low-income. August 31, 2022 The California State Legislature passed AB 2316, the Community Renewable Energy Act, a bill that creates a community renewable energy program, including community solar-plus-storage, to overcome access barriers for nearly half of …
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Enphase Energy announced a new agreement with Home Connect, an open digital platform that allows home appliances of various brands to be managed with a single app. Home Connect is available for nine well-known home appliance brands including Bosch, Siemens, Gaggenau, Neff and Thermador. As part of the agreement, Enphase will integrate its home energy …
The inverter manufacturer is considering North America as a potential production location due to the attractive tax credits for solar in the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, as well as physical proximity to its medium-voltage power stations. August 31, 2022 From pv magazine global Ada Li, head of Latin America at Sungrow, told pv magazine that the Chinese …
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The California State Legislature passed AB 2316 authored by Assemblymember Chris Ward (D-San Diego) to create community renewable energy programs, such as community solar + storage, to overcome clean energy access barriers impacting nearly half of Californians who rent or have low incomes while strengthening the state’s power grid. This priority bill for a diverse …
The historic winter that hit Texas in February of last year broke all illusions that our grids are designed to handle the effects of climate change. As such, how we design energy projects needs to evolve with this climate reality. In the past, planning used to be much simpler because there weren’t as many moving …
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Independent power producer Soltage completed the construction and commissioning of a 2.7-MW community solar project in Pontiac, Illinois. Credit: Soltage The project is built on land owned by the city of Pontiac and its energy sales are managed by Chicago-based MC Squared Energy Services. The project features single-axis-trackers bifacial modules and native pollinator-friendly vegetation to …
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Credit: STG Solar The University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service issued a policy roadmap on planning and paying for the decommissioning of solar facilities, filling a critical gap in information as the clean-energy industry rapidly accelerates across the Commonwealth. Large- and utility-scale solar facilities are a fast-growing source of electricity in Virginia …
The CEC awarded Yotta Energy $1.23 million to install the project for the 11-story multifamily housing complex. August 30, 2022 Yotta Energy announced it received a $1.23 million grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC) to install a pilot system on an 11-story multifamiily low-income housing complex Santa Ana. Yotta said the installation has …
Following the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), OMCO Solar has expanded its Pierceton, Indiana manufacturing plant and has reached a milestone of shipping 9.5 GW of solar mounting and racking solutions. In light of the company’s latest $5 million solar manufacturing investment, announced in April of 2022, OMCO Solar has now directed a …
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