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TVA aims to build 100MW solar installation on retired coal site in Kentucky

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) approved a $216 million program to explore turning the Shawnee Fossil Plant, a closed coal ash storage location, into a utility-scale solar project. November 14, 2022 TVA is a federally owned electric utility that serves nearly 10 million people in parts of seven southeastern states. Earlier this year the utility released …

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Electriq Power to merge with publicly traded acquisition company TLGA

Industry / By Staff

Small-scale energy storage provider Electriq Power will merge with TLG Acquisition One, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company. Upon closing of the transaction in 2023, the combined company will operate under the name Electriq Power Holdings and will be led by existing Electriq management with Mike Lawrie joining the board as Chairman. “The Electriq …

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Solar technology spared in proposed International Building Code changes

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The International Code Council and FEMA released preliminary results on proposed code changes on Friday that would have increased solar technology to the highest possible risk category in the 2024 International Building Code. Backed by 300 companies, the Solar Energy Industries Association issued countermeasures to prevent solar technology from moving from risk category I to …

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Sunrise brief: Solar-plus-storage SEIA code proposals for risk designation receive preliminary ICC approval

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Solar-plus-storage SEIA code proposals for risk designation receive preliminary ICC approval

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The International Code Council (ICC) submitted preliminary results approving two proposals from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) that designate solar-plus-storage projects as Risk Category 2 infrastructure. Without the SEIA proposals S79-22 and S81-22, the proposal from the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) under S76-22 was required to meet Risk Category 4 requirements, a more …

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California introduces rooftop solar net metering 3.0: An industry reacts

Policy / By Staff

Solar industry reactions to the revised NEM 3.0 proposed decision in California. November 11, 2022 The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has released its proposed decision for Net Energy Metering (NEM), implementing a net billing mechanism and slashing payments for excess solar production sent to the grid by 75%. Based on an initial analysis, the …

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Due to forced labor concerns, U.S. ports have blocked over 1,000 shipments of solar components

Policy / By Staff

Panel shipments collectively worth hundreds of millions of dollars are blocked from entering the U.S. market as they have failed scrutiny under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, said Reuters. November 11, 2022 Reuters reported that over 1,000 shipments of solar energy components, valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars, have been blocked in …

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PUC approves 15-year Minnesota Power IRP with 300 MW of new solar

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The approved Integrated Resource Plan more than doubles the amount of renewables to enter the energy mix to 1 GW from a prior proposal with 400 MW of solar and wind. November 11, 2022 The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved Minnesota Power’s 15-year Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), which calls for 100% renewable energy by 2050 …

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Post-election, four states now poised to speed renewables deployment

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Governors-elect in Maryland and Massachusetts aim to speed deployment of solar and wind power, while in Minnesota and Michigan, re-elected governors could submit their clean energy goals to legislatures with new Democratic majorities. Arizona might join the club. November 11, 2022 Four states with a combined population of 29 million could enact new renewables laws …

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Sunrise brief: California’s NEM 3.0 decision is in

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Month: November 2022