August 26, 2024 | San Diego's Top Solar Company

CPUC Advances Clean Energy with Centralized Procurement Strategy

SAN FRANCISCO – The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today established an innovative centralized procurement strategy aimed at boosting the state’s clean energy resources. This decision, which implements Assembly Bill 1373 (Stats. 2023, Ch.36), will bolster California’s efforts to achieve its ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets for 2045 and beyond. Under this new framework, …

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Clearway begins construction on latest solar + storage project in California

Industry / By Staff

Clearway Energy Group has started construction on its Rosamond South I solar and storage project in Kern County, California. The 140-MW solar and 118-MW storage Rosamond South 1, which is referred to as Golden Fields Solar IV LLC by its offtakers, is under long-term contracts with several California load-serving entities, including 15-year agreements with MCE, The …

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Existing California solar customers may get blindsided with net metering cuts

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Customers that have invested in solar under NEM 1.0 and 2.0 may be forced into a regulatory scheme that would threaten their return on investment, based on guidance from the California Public Advocates office. August 26, 2024 A state entity, the California Public Advocates Office (PAO), released a report suggesting that residents who have invested …

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CPUC Reminds Consumers of the New 837 Area Code Coming to the 530 Region

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SAN FRANCISCO – The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) reminds Californians that the new 837 area code will be added as an overlay to the 530 area code region starting January 31, 2025. With new telephone numbers in the 530 area code region in high demand, the CPUC in June 2023 approved the implementation of …

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BlueWave announces nearly-20-MW agrivoltaic portfolio across Massachusetts

Industry / By Staff

BlueWave announced five new projects across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that incorporate the company’s dual-use solar design and operate under the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) Program. The projects, which BlueWave owns and operates, are located in Palmer, Haverhill, Dighton and Douglas, and are adding 19.8 MWDC of generation and 29.7 MWh of storage to …

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Nestlé invests in 326 MW Texas solar project

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Large corporation Nestlé announced it has invested in a 326 MW solar project owned and developed by Enel North America. The project, called Stampede, is planned to be installed on 2,600 acres in Hopkins County, Texas. The solar facility also includes plans for an 86 MW battery energy storage system. Nestlé will purchase 100% of …

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Ohio approves 110 MW solar and 20 MW energy storage facility

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The solar and storage facility will be co-located with the 250 MW Scioto Ridge Wind Farm, following the signing of a 40-year land lease agreement. August 26, 2024 The Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) has approved the Scioto Ridge Solar Project, a 110 MWac solar power facility coupled with 20 MW of energy storage. The …

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Major U.S. corporations embracing community solar

Markets / By Staff

Community solar has recently taken off, surpassing 7 GW of installed capacity in the U.S. and analyst firm, Wood Mackenzie, expects community solar installed capacity to essentially double in five years. Community solar typically involves a customer subscribing to a portion of an off-site solar project’s generating capacity, receiving credits on their utility bills for …

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U.S. power grid adds 4.2 GW of battery storage in H1

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From pv magazine ESS News Battery storage was the second-largest contributor of utility-scale electric generating capacity in the United States during the first half of 2024, accounting for 4.2 GW. According to the US Energy Information Administration’s “Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory,” developers and power plant owners added 20.2 GW of cumulative utility-scale electric generating capacity …

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Meyer Burger cancels U.S. solar cell plant, announces restructuring

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Colorado Springs solar cell plant halted as Swiss-German PV manufacturer announces company restructuring plans. Planned capacity expansion at Arizona module production plant also put on hold. Existing cell production site in Thalheim, Germany, to remain part of Meyer Burger operations. August 26, 2024 From pv magazine Global Meyer Burger has canceled plans to open a …

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