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Month: August 2022

Battery storage operation under net billing provides “virtually no grid value”: Berkeley Lab study

Net billing for rooftop solar, which incentivizes the use of battery storage to maximize solar self-consumption, is inefficient, researchers found, whereas incentivizing battery owners to discharge power during peak hours would provide greater value. August 3, 2022 Under net billing, a rooftop solar owner is compensated for electricity sent to the grid at an “export …

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Colossus builds web marketplace to connect solar installers and residential customers

To address an expanding solar market, Colossus, a technology company, has developed an online solar leads marketplace that can connect PV contractors with interested residential customers. Credit; Colossus “The solar market is growing at a tremendous pace and installers are faced with many challenges including rising customer acquisition costs and fierce competition,” said Heather Griffin, …

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¿La reducción de la inflación puede salvar el planeta?

La parte climática de la Ley de Reducción de la Inflación es, en su mayor parte, un intento de acelerar esa transición energética, sobre todo mediante créditos fiscales para la adopción de tecnologías de bajas emisiones, incluidos los vehículos eléctricos, pero también a través de incentivos para utilizar menos energía en general, sobre todo al …

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Sunrise brief: Global energy storage deployment may reach 500 GW by 2031

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Renewable Properties completes first 10.6 MW of large New York community solar portfolio

Renewable Properties announced that two of its first community solar projects in New York, part of a planned portfolio of 70 MW, came online in June and July of this year. The first completed projects include the ​​5.7-MW Bullis Road Solar project in the Marilla and the 4.9-MW Rock Island Road Solar project in ​Gouverneur. …

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Community solar market expected to grow by at least 7 GW by 2027

A Nexamp community solar project The U.S. community solar market will continue to grow over the next five years, with at least 7 GWDC of community solar expected to come online in existing markets between 2022-2027. New program guidance for community solar programs in existing markets and potential new community solar markets will bring significant …

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Nautilus completes first community solar portfolio in Maine

The 7.3-MW Farmingdale, Maine, community solar farm is one of three fully operational projects in Nautilus Solar Energy’s first completed 18.5-MW portfolio. Nautilus Solar Energy announced the completion of its first community solar portfolio in Maine. The 18.6-MW fully operational portfolio is comprised of three projects located in Kennebec, Knox and Somerset Counties. The projects …

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Maryland offering $400,000 to help state and local agencies deploy solar power

The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) has announced the opening of the Solar Technical Assistance Program. This program provides technical assistance to state and local government agencies to evaluate the potential for and site solar arrays on or around government buildings. Funded through the Strategic Energy Investment Fund, the program also offers access to technical resources …

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Bill Gates-backed fund invests in automated utility-scale solar installation platform

Terabase Energy raised $44 million in funding round, supporting digital and robotic platform for building utility-scale solar power plants. August 2, 2022 Terabase Energy announced a $44 million Series B financing co-led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Prelude Ventures with additional investments by SJF Ventures and others, bringing the company’s total funding to $52 million.  Based in Berkeley, Calif., the company …

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New Tigo tool will help identify powerline communications issues in design phase

Tigo has unveiled the Solar PLC Signal Integrity Tool and expanded training material to empower solar installers and EPCs to provide high-quality solar solutions for C&I solar system owners. Following the recently announced Tigo Pure Signal technology, Tigo is once again leveraging its technical expertise for its customers with a design validation tool and companion …

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