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Sunrise brief: Most states with renewables targets are meeting them Read More »
The Energy Information Administration reports that 20.2 GW of electricity generation capacity was deployed in the U.S. in the first half of 2024, with solar energy leading and energy storage also seeing significant deployments. Fossil fuel retirements exceeded new fossil constructions more than tenfold. August 19, 2024 According to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy …
12 GW of utility-scale solar deployed in first half of 2024, doubling 2023 Read More »
With the introduction of the American Tax Dollars for American Solar Manufacturing Act earlier this month, senators are trying to close this work-around and put American manufacturing back on a level playing field. August 19, 2024 Two years ago, the Biden Administration and Congress worked together to begin the process of reshoring solar manufacturing. For …
D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI), in partnership with El Paso Electric announced the start of construction of the Carne Solar and Storage project. Carne is a 130-MWAC solar and 260-MWh storage facility located in Deming, New Mexico, and is DESRI’s second solar facility in Luna County following the Alta Luna project, which began operations …
DESRI breaks ground on 130-MW New Mexico solar + storage project Read More »
Led by First Solar and Hanwha Q Cells, U.S. solar module manufacturers have filed allegations with the Commerce Department, citing “critical circumstances” and suggesting increased module imports due to their previous lawsuit filings. August 19, 2024 Solar panel manufacturers First Solar, Hanwha Q Cells, Meyer Burger, Mission Solar, REC Silicon, Convalt, and Swift Solar, grouped …
U.S. module manufacturers seek “critical” retroactive tariffs Read More »
Nearly all states with a renewable portfolio standard have met or nearly met their current standard. Four states have yet to meet their solar carve-out requirements. August 19, 2024 All but three of the 29 states plus DC that have a renewable portfolio standard (RPS) are meeting their current targets, according to an analysis by Lawrence Berkeley …
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Company draws on oil and gas drilling tech to get renewable energy from dry rock formations. August 16, 2024 Houston-based Sage Geosystems has started construction on a 3 MW geo-pressurized geothermal energy storage system in Christine, Texas. The announcement follows a land-use agreement signed with the San Miguel Electric Cooperative Inc. (SMECI) enabling the location …
Sage Geosystems begins construction of 3 MW geothermal storage facility for ERCOT grid Read More »
A UGE project in Maryland. Credit: Polar Racking NOVA Infrastructure, a middle-market infrastructure investment firm, has completed the purchase of UGE International Ltd., a community solar and battery storage business. On May 28, 2024, NOVA agreed to acquire approximately 70% of the common shares of UGE, a publicly traded entity listed on the TSX Venture …
NOVA Infrastructure purchases community solar provider UGE Read More »
A recent headline in this publication stated that “community solar increases energy equity.” It is true that incentives and legislation ensure that community solar projects are built to include low- to middle-income (LMI) communities in a meaningful way. And undoubtedly, the “middle income” part of “LMI” are benefitting from access to clean, low-cost solar power. …
The myth of meaningful and equitable energy access Read More »
Torus announced the launch of Torus Community, a distributed energy management feature designed to significantly improve grid stability. The rollout of Community comes after more than a year of successful contributions to grid resilience from Torus customers involved in Rocky Mountain Power’s (RMP) Virtual Power Plant program. Torus Community leverages the company’s full-stack microgrid technology …
Torus launches new microgrid management software Read More »
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