The California Energy Center must now assess costs and benefits related to health and environmental externalities of energy generation and transmission. March 13, 2024 Environmentalists, public health advocates, and renewable energy supporters scored a win in California, as the California Energy Commission (CEC) approved a petition that requires it assess “non-energy benefits” of various energy …
In this 60 Seconds in the Sunlight, we tour the 6.5 MW Rumford Solar farm in Rumford, Maine, developed and built by Nexamp with its partner Terrasmart, to overcome rocky soils, undulating slopes (up to a 20% grade ) and harsh Northeastern winters. The result is more than 5,000 ground screws and 215 TerraTrak single-axis …
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The New Mexico Supreme Court this week upheld the current rules for New Mexico’s community solar program and ruled in favor of the Public Regulation Commission (PRC) and a coalition of intervenor-appellees that included the Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA), the Coalition of Sustainable Communities New Mexico (CSCNM), City of Las Cruces, New Energy Economy and the Renewable Energy Industries …
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Raptor Maps just released the sixth edition of its “Global Solar Report,” which features data that starkly showcases the underperformance of solar assets. The report finds that global revenue loss due to equipment-driven underperformance last year reached $4.6 billion, and that power loss due to equipment anomalies on solar farms rose from 3.13% to 4.47% …
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In this installment of the Solar Financing Spotlight, we look at Longroad Energy’s newest solar + storage project in Arizona, while Sol Systems and Box Power secure financing and Standard Solar acquires a new portfolio. Longroad Energy announced the financial close of Serrano, its 220 MWdc solar and 214 MWac / 855 MWh storage …
A New Mexico judge upheld rules that prevent utilities from deducting transmission costs from solar bill credits received by customers. March 13, 2024 The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled against three investor-owned electric utilities in their challenge of the state’s community solar program. A state policy passed by the Public Regulation Commission allows for the …
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The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) published its “2023 Massachusetts Clean Energy Industry Report,” which highlights the state’s clean energy industry growth, being home to over 108,000 direct clean energy workers. The state’s clean energy industry has grown 80% since 2010, or approximately 48,176 jobs. The industry contributed more than $14 billion to the gross …
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The 15 MW / 38 MWh Viejas Microgrid is the first project to be offered a conditional commitment through the Tribal Energy Financing Program. March 13, 2024 The Viejas Microgrid Project, which is already under construction, will provide the Viejas Band of the Kumeyaay Indians a 15 MW solar plant along with a 38 MWh …
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Enact Solar, a digital platform for planning, implementing and overseeing solar and energy storage projects, has launched its Insider Partner Program. The goal of the program is to streamline and simplify its partners’ solar and storage businesses by providing signed solar projects while using Enact’s cloud software platform. “Our newly launched Insider Partner Program is …
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