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Month: November 2022

ADT Solar, Bright Planet Solar and other installers sign up for 2023 Solar Games

Intersolar North America (ISNA) and Energy Storage North America (ESNA) announced the team lineup for the third annual Solar Games competition to be held at #isnaesna23 on February 14-16, 2023, at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California. The industry’s first and only installer competition, the Solar Games tasks teams with building residential …

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Entergy to purchase power from 50 MW Louisiana solar facility

Iris Solar and the upcoming St. James Solar facility will provide 70 MW of clean energy for 13,000 homes per year. November 10, 2022 Entergy New Orleans will purchase power from the 50 MW Iris Solar Facility in Washington Parish, Louisiana from the project’s developer, D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments. The Louisiana investor-owned utility company announced …

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Bowman Consulting Group acquires SEI Professional Services

Bowman Consulting Group recently announced the purchase of SEI Engineering. Headquartered in Paonia, Colorado, and operating as SEI Professional Services, the company provides a full array of technical services to developers and owners of utility and commercial scale solar energy facilities. The SEIE team is made up of solar and battery storage system designers, engineers …

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California proposed decision to cut payments rooftop solar net metering

The new NEM 3.0 proposed decision has been released. The decision implements a net billing format with a five year glide path that lowers rates based on the “avoided cost” calculator. November 10, 2022 The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has released its proposed decision for Net Energy Metering (NEM), implementing a net billing mechanism …

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CPUC releases new NEM 3.0 proposal almost one year after the first

Almost a year after its first proposed NEM 3.0 decision that sent the state’s solar industry into a frenzy, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has released a new version. Today’s proposal includes a shift to net billing, a glide path to transition slowly to the new plan and non-bypassable charges. NEM 3.0 history The …

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Renewable Properties utilizes Borrego’s Anza marketplace to secure 96-MW of solar modules

Renewable Properties, a developer and investor in small-scale utility and community solar projects, has completed the purchase of 96 MW of solar modules from Anza, a digital marketplace and optimization solution for solar module procurement that was recently launched by Borrego. The 96 MW of bifacial monocrystalline modules were purchased from Anza in five separate …

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ESS tapped by Consumers Energy for Michigan microgrid battery deployment

The microgrid helps the utility achieve goals laid out in the Michigan Department of Environment’s Energy Storage Roadmap to spur installation of 1 GW of energy storage projects by 2025 and 4 GW by 2040. November 10, 2022 Energy Storage Systems Inc. (ESS), a manufacturer of iron flow batteries, was retained by the Michigan utility …

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CPUC Issues Solar Tariff Modernization Proposal To Support Reliability and Decarbonization

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today issued a proposal to modernize the Net Energy Metering (NEM) solar tariff to promote solar and battery storage, grid reliability, and control electricity costs for all Californians. The update launches the solar industry into the future so that it can support the modern grid by incentivizing solar paired …

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TVA approves pilot program to see if closed coal ash sites can accommodate solar projects

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directorsapproved the nation’s first-of-its-kind pilot program to determine if closed coal ash storage sites are suitable for utility-scale solar projects. Pending environmental reviews and regulatory approval, the $216 million pilot project would explore an innovative approach to repurpose a closed coal ash site at the Shawnee Fossil Plant …

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DOE announces 31 finalists for $100,000 prize for community solar projects and programs

The Sunny Awards for Equitable Community Solar is a $100,000 prize competition that recognizes community solar projects and programs that use or develop best practices to increase equitable access to community solar for subscribers and their communities. Community solar is any solar project or purchasing program in which the energy from a solar project flows …

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