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Using AI to optimize and unlock the value of co-located solar and energy storage

When combined with on-site generation assets, battery storage systems can be used to ride out the worst of the price volatility – discharging during high prices and absorbing excess energy from generation. October 7, 2022 Pairing battery storage with wind turbines or solar panels (either on a site level or utility scale) can add a …

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Proposed FEMA building code may hamper solar deployment

Policy / By Staff

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has proposed to raise the structural risk category for solar to the maximum, which would increase the structural requirements for ground-mounted solar and energy storage. October 7, 2022 In its 2024 International Building Code, FEMA has proposed to raise the “structural risk” ranking of solar to the maximum level. …

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Hydropower to flow to 13 more Massachusetts municipalities

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FirstLight Power expands power purchase agreement with Energy New England, providing clean energy to thirteen Massachusetts communities. October 7, 2022 Massachusetts moves a step closer to meeting its requirement for utilities to obtain 50% of supply from carbon-free sources, with FirstLight’s power purchase agreement (PPA) with thirteen utilities for hydro power. FirstLight Power signed the …

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Treasury seeks public input on the implementation of tax incentives in Inflation Reduction Act

Policy / By Staff

The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued six notices requesting public input on key climate and clean energy tax incentives in the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act. The notices are a first step in the formal process of implementing the landmark legislation, which $370 billion for support of a renewable energy …

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Bifacial solar and flow battery project in Canada is valued at $146 million

Installation / By Staff

TC Energy announced it commenced pre-construction of the 81 MW facility. October 7, 2022 The Saddlebrook Solar Project is a planned 81 MW solar facility in pre-construction, held by TC Energy Corporation. TC Energy is investing $146 million in the project, which is planned to be large enough to power the equivalent of 20,000 homes …

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Bucknell University turns on 1.76-MW solar array

Industry / By Staff

Solar installer Encore Renewable Energy completed a 1.76-MW solar project for Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. The array should supply up to 7% of the university’s electricity. “Bucknell has been actively seeking solar opportunities in an effort to achieve goals found in the University’s sustainability plan,” said Bucknell President John Bravman. “We are pleased to …

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Sunrise brief: New York needs 20 GW of new renewables by 2030, plus transmission, says grid operator

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50 states of solar incentives: Georgia The Georgia Public Service Commission recently approved an Integrated Resource Plan, which calls for retirement of all but two coal-fired plants by 2035 and replacing them with natural gas, renewables and energy storage. New York needs 20 GW of new renewables by 2030, plus transmission, says grid operator Even …

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DOE calls for increased cybersecurity measures in preparation for rapid distributed energy growth

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a long-term evaluation of the cybersecurity considerations associated with distributed energy resources (DER), such as distributed solar, storage and other clean energy technologies, and the potential risks to the electric grid over the next ten years. The study finds that while a cyberattack on today’s DER systems would …

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Workforce training increases access to solar and jobs in Navajo communities

Markets / By Staff

Partnership between Gallup Solar and Lightstar Renewables to double the annual number of solar installations supporting Navajo communities for the next three years, plus increase opportunities for training and certification in solar installations. October 6, 2022 Gallup Solar and Lightstar Renewables announced a new partnership intended to boost access to clean energy and refrigeration for …

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Norwich Solar celebrates 500-kW solar install for Vermont drug store

Industry / By Staff

Norwich Solar celebrated completion of its 45th community solar installation earlier this summer in Fairlee, Vermont. The 500-kWAC ground mount system will provide Kinney Drugs with solar net metering credits. The array is located in Green Mountain Power territory. The new solar array is tucked behind the Fairlee Drive-In Theater and is not visible from …

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