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Month: January 2023

EIPGRID, Intertrust partner on secure VPP platform

Intertrust and EIPGRID have announced a partnership that will deliver a highly secure, efficient digital energy platform, which provides trusted distributed energy resource management (DERM) and virtual power plant (VPP) capabilities to energy companies and end users around the world. These technologies will be useful to help alleviate the worst energy crisis in decades. Distributed …

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Southern Environmental Law Center calls for new TVA board to pause TVA’s gas plans

TVA, a utility owned by the federal government that generates about 4% of its power from solar and wind, and about 48% from fossil-fired units, has proposed nearly 5 GW of gas units since mid-2021, according to a lawsuit filed by the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC). An executive order from President Biden directs the federal government …

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Three groups appeal to CPUC to reconsider NEM 3.0

The California Public Utilities Commission should redo its analysis because NEM 3.0 is based on flawed modeling, the groups said. January 19, 2023 The Center for Biological Diversity, Protect Our Communities Foundation and the Environmental Working Group appealed the California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) decision to slash compensation to rooftop solar customers. The appeal is based …

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DOE researchers design solar project that can power both AC and DC lines

This U.S. map shows existing and potential high-voltage direct current lines in states with the greatest solar generation potential, as well as prospective sites for multi-port autonomous reconfigurable solar power plants. Credit: ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy. A team led by the Dept. of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has developed a utility-scale design and …

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The Center for Biological Diversity appeals California’s NEM 3.0 decision

The Center for Biological Diversity, Protect Our Communities Foundation and the Environmental Working Group on January 18 appealed the California Public Utilities Commission’s decision to significantly slash compensation to the state’s rooftop solar customers. The commission’s decision will harm the ability of environmental justice communities to go green. “California is drowning in climate-driven deluges, and we …

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Crafting a California community solar market

Championed by assembly member Chris Ward, AB 2316, the Community Renewable Energy Act takes aim at four acute problems in the California power market: reliability, rates, climate, and equity.   The law creates a community renewable energy program, including community solar-plus-storage, to overcome access barriers for nearly half of Californians who rent or have low incomes. …

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Sunset Development, DSD bring world’s largest multicampus solar + storage installation to Bay Area

San Ramon, California, is now home to the world’s largest multicampus solar and energy storage installation. Equating to nearly 25 MW, the project is part of an initiative by Sunset Development Co. and DSD Renewables (DSD) bring renewable energy to Bishop Ranch, a 600-acre, mixed-use Bay Area neighborhood. The solar installation is Phase 2 of …

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Longroad Energy begins construction of its largest solar-plus-storage project

Sun Streams 3, a 285 MWdc solar plus 215 MWac / 860 MWh storage project located in Maricopa County, Arizona is expected to begin commercial operation in 2024. January 18, 2023 Longroad Energy, a renewable energy developer, announced the financial close and commencement of construction of the Sun Streams 3 project.  Located in Maricopa County, …

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