December 8, 2022 | San Diego's Top Solar Company

Brookfield Renewable company acquires 21.6 MW community solar portfolio in Maine

The three projects are expected to generate 27,600 MWh of low-carbon energy annually, enough to power 8,400 homes in Maine. December 8, 2022 Luminace, a Brookfield Renewable Partners portfolio company, has reached an agreement to acquire a 21.6 MWdc portfolio of community solar projects in Maine from EDF Renewables North America. The portfolio includes Overlook …

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Joint venture commits $400 million to standalone battery buildout in Texas

Installation / By Staff

Distributed standalone energy storage continues to be an in-demand technology in the Texas ERCOT region, as a new joint venture between Regis Energy Partners and Excelsior Energy Capital dubbed REX Storage Holdings committed $400 million to energy storage development in the region. The portfolio begins with the announcement of four distributed standalone battery energy storage …

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New Jersey launches new large-scale solar program with goal of 300 MW per year

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AgriSolar Clearinghouse The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) on Dec. 7 established the Competitive Solar Incentive (CSI) Program, a new program designed to encourage grid scale solar generation in New Jersey. CSI is a key part of the State’s Successor Solar Incentive initiative (SuSI), which was enacted by the Board in 2021 and …

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Erthos signs agreement for more than 100MW of earth-based solar in Texas

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The project will be installed by Industrial Sun in an area with little land suitable for development. December 8, 2022 Erthos, Inc., the company that designed Earth Mount Solar, utility-scale solar that sits right on the ground, today announced the signing of an agreement with Industrial Sun LLC for a new utility-scale solar project of …

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3-GWh lithium battery factory in South Carolina to make ESS for grid-scale applications

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Kontrolmatik Technologies, via its subsidiary Pomega Energy Storage Technologies, intends to build a lithium-ion battery factory in Colleton County, South Carolina. The 500,000-sq-ft facility will have an initial production capacity of 3 GWh and produce LFP cells for grid-scale energy storage applications. Production is expected to begin in 2024. Pomega Energy Storage Technologies, founded as a …

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U.S. to deploy 30 GW, 111 GWh of grid-scale energy storage in three years

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The energy storage market hit an inflection point in 2020, with considerable ramp activity. The Energy Information Administration forecasts the deployment of grid-scale storage over the next three years. December 8, 2022 Grid-scale energy storage capacity is expected to surpass 30 GW, 111 GWh of installed capacity by the end of 2025, according to a …

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The clock is ticking on the IRA’s prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements

Policy / By Staff

Renewable energy developers and contractors have been anticipating the Treasury Department and IRS’s initial guidance on what is required to satisfy the prevailing wage and apprentice requirements under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). To take advantage of these tax incentives, renewable energy developers and contractors must ensure their projects meet certain requirements, including paying a …

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100-MW Texas solar project using Erthos ground surface mounts

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Erthos, the creator of Earth Mount Solar PV, a solar mounting solution that secures panels flat to the ground, signed an agreement with Industrial Sun for a utility-scale solar project in Texas. Although the exact size of the plant has not yet been disclosed, Erthos has revealed that the project exceeds 100 MWDC. Credit: Erthos …

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New Jersey boosts solar with new Competitive Solar Incentive program

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The CSI program helps residents continue the fight against climate change by increasing the supply of clean energy, while bringing down the costs of solar generation. December 8, 2022 The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) established the Competitive Solar Incentive (CSI) program, a new program designed to encourage grid scale solar generation in …

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New Mexico simplifies distributed resource interconnection and shifts to smart inverters

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A ruling by the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission on November 30, 2022 significantly improves the state’s interconnection rules by incorporating national best practices for the review of renewable and energy storage projects. The rules, which govern how distributed energy resources (DERs) like solar and energy storage can connect to the electric distribution grid, are …

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