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Is 2022 the year that launched the U.S. solar industrial revolution?

With the signing of an executive order by President Biden to boost America’s clean energy economy, coupled with the goal of attaining 100% carbon pollution-free electricity by 2030, there has been a push for increasing U.S. manufacturing across the solar supply chain. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) gives those manufacturers the shove they need to …

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Four key takeaways from the 2022 Projects of the Year

Projects / By Staff

We already wrote glowingly about each our Project of the Year Award winners, but as we end 2022, I wanted to highlight a few key takeaways that resonate beyond award season and will shape the solar year(s) to come. 1. Let’s focus on what solar can do instead of what it can’t People in power …

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Comparing customer value of solar-plus-storage under net energy metering versus net energy billing

Markets / By Staff

The fundamental difference between the two regimes is that net energy metering subtracts energy produced from energy consumption and prices the resulting “net energy” at the retail rate while net energy billing charges imports of energy from the grid under the retail rate and compensates exports from the consumer to the grid at a much …

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Reducing interconnection time to one year is a draft long-term goal of DOE’s i2X initiative

Markets / By Staff

A U.S. Department of Energy initiative to speed interconnection has drafted goals to reduce both interconnection costs and timelines by 50% in five years, and then transition to no more than one year “from application to build,” said Tom McDermott, chief engineer and solar lead at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, in a webinar. Three national …

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SMUD to start 20-MWh Swell-aggregated VPP in 2023

Industry / By Staff

Virtual power plant aggregator Swell will organize a new VPP in Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD). The My Energy Optimizer Partner+ program aims to bring 20 MWh and 10 MW of renewable capacity to SMUD by recruiting, installing and aggregating capacity from residential customers’ batteries located in the utility’s service area. The program has the …

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Sunrise brief: Commerce clarifies that recent module manufacturing ruling only applies to four nations

Policy / By Staff

Federal agency inaction may hamper residential solar loan access The National Credit Union Administration can extend an exemption to allow federal credit unions to provide 25-year solar loans. People on the move: Brattle, Dentons, AutoGrid, Borrego and more Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities, and energy transition finance. Georgia commission fails to expand solar …

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Origis Energy and Mitsubishi Power to bring battery energy storage projects to the U.S. Southeast

Projects / By Staff

Rendering of representative solar plus storage project including solar energy and battery energy storage system clean energy solutions. (Credits: Origis Energy and Mitsubishi Power) Origis Energy has contracted Mitsubishi Power Americas to deliver three utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects totaling 150 MW/600 MWh. The projects will be co-located with three Origis Energy PV …

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California Receives $9 Million in Federal Grants for Digital Equity and Last Mile

News / By Staff

California received nearly $9 million in federal grants to advance Broadband for All in every corner of the state. Funding originated from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, signed by President Biden, to plan for the deployment and adoption of affordable, equitable, and reliable high-speed Internet service throughout the state. “California is committed to expanding access to …

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Leyline closes first international loan with Westbridge Renewable Energy to support 278 MW solar project in Alberta

Projects / By Staff

Leyline Renewable Capital has closed its first international loan with Canadian developer Westbridge Renewable Energy Corp. The loan will support the 278 MW Georgetown Solar project in southern Alberta, Canada. Georgetown may borrow up to $4,830,000 CAD (approximately $3.55 million USD). “This partnership with Westbridge Renewable represents an important step for Leyline as we venture into new markets,” …

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Three western states to mandate electric vehicles, phasing out combustion engines

Policy / By Staff

Oregon, Washington, and California will join the clean cars program, mandating that all new cars, trucks and SUVs be zero emissions. December 21, 2022 Advanced Clean Cars II is a set of rules that lay the groundwork for automakers to increase production of zero emission vehicles. In Oregon, the rules go into effect immediately, building …

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Month: December 2022