SAN FRANCISCO – The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today announced the fourth round of recommended awardees for last mile broadband projects as part of the $2 billion Last Mile Federal Funding Account Grant Program. This program expands broadband internet access for underserved and unserved communities across California. This announcement continues a rolling process of …
The Massachusetts House of Representatives has passed H.4876, a bill to address solar and energy storage development challenges in the state. The bill will next go to the state Senate to finalize a compromise bill. The bill includes provisions to incentivize solar and storage development, streamline siting and permitting processes at both the state and …
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Clearway Energy Group announced that it closed more than $700 million in construction financing and has begun construction on two major energy projects in Fresno and San Bernardino counties in California. Luna Valley is a 200-MW solar project in Fresno County. Daggett Storage is a 113.5-MW standalone battery energy storage project in San Bernardino County …
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The $7 billion Solar for All program administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) seeks to support solar, storage and energy efficiency projects that benefit low-income and disadvantages communities. A panel of stakeholders at last week’s RE+ Mid-Atlantic conference in Philadelphia discussed how the program expanding …
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Two solar-plus-storage projects in Puerto Rico eligible for a loan guarantee would double the territory’s utility-scale solar capacity. July 22, 2024 The Loan Programs Office of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has made a conditional commitment for a loan guarantee for up to $861 million to finance construction of solar-plus-storage projects and standalone storage …
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Palm Desert-based solar installer Renova Energy sent a letter to all customers last week saying it will temporarily halt all operations in California and Arizona after SunPower, one of its partial investors, limited its own operations. Renova CEO Vincent Battaglia emphasized in the letter that the halt is temporary and would be remedied in the …
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The July 17 letter. In a July 17 letter circulating social media but not yet confirmed by the company, SunPower chief revenue officer Tony Garzolini writes to dealers that the company will no longer support new lease or PPA sales, nor shipments of projects sold with those financing options. The solar installation company said it …
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Residential solar company SunPower (Nasdaq: SPWR) suffered a 70% decline in share prices of its stock this week, crashing nearly 50% on Friday, July 19. Reuters reported that SunPower communicated to its employees that it will pause several core operations. The company announced it will deactivate its lease and power purchase agreement offerings and will …
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The Massachusetts House of Representatives passed H.4876, a critical piece of legislation that addresses key challenges facing the solar and storage industry in the Commonwealth. The bill includes provisions to incentivize new solar and storage deployment, streamline siting and permitting processes at the state and local level and address project interconnection challenges. The bill now …
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