Gov. Patrick Morrisey passed the Power Generation and Consumption Act, which creates a statewide certified microgrid program to lure data centers into the state. West Virginia’s governor signed HB2014 into law, which is a bill to ease restrictions on microgrid development in hopes to attract more data centers to the state. Microgrids use local energy …
Prysmian announced it will introduce OneSolar, an all-in-one offering of its solutions for the solar industry, during Cleanpower 2025 at Booth No. 1356 in Phoenix, Arizona, from May 19 to 22. The OneSolar solution includes: SunGen-E Copper and SunGenAL Photovoltaic Wire: SunGen features a carbon black core underneath a colorable outer layer, proven to perform… …
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University of California San Diego’s Design Lab joins forces with contractors and startups to reimagine residential electrification strategies amid shifting solar economics. A new initiative out of the University of California (UC) San Diego and solar contractor Northern Pacific Power is reimagining residential electrification for California’s post-NEM 3.0 landscape. Housed in the UC San …
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CVE North America (CVE) has started construction on its first solar + storage project in New York. The Riverhead Project, situated on a capped landfill in Riverhead, features a 7-MW solar array paired with a 13.6-MWh BESS. “The Riverhead project is a pivotal step in expanding our energy storage capabilities and demonstrates how strategic solar… …
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China’s trajectory couldn’t be more different. It already leads global production in multiple industries — steel, aluminum, shipbuilding, batteries, solar power, electric vehicles, wind turbines, drones, 5G equipment, consumer electronics, active pharmaceutical ingredients and bullet trains. It is projected to account for 45 percent — nearly half — of global manufacturing by 2030. Beijing is …
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SAN FRANCISCO – The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is holding in-person and virtual Public Forums to hear what consumers think about Verizon Communications Inc.’s and Frontier Communications’ request for Verizon to acquire Frontier’s California operations. About the Proceeding In October 2024, Verizon and Frontier submitted a joint application to the CPUC seeking approval for …
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Five Republicans on the House Budget Committee joined with Democrats to block the draft budget bill that included significant cuts to clean energy incentives. Before clean energy industries get too excited — they blocked the bill from reaching the floor because they don’t think there were enough cuts. A few of President Trump’s main requests… …
Bechtel has been selected by Doral Renewables as the EPC for the final three phases of the 1.3-GW Mammoth Solar project in Indiana. The first phase, Mammoth North (400 MW), was completed last year. Bechtel will construct 900 MW at Mammoth South, Mammoth Central I and Mammoth Central II. “Bechtel is proud to partner with… …
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The Oneida project is the largest battery energy storage facility in operation in Canada. From ESS News Canadian-owned global power producer Northland Power Inc. has announced that its Oneida Energy Storage Project (“Oneida”) is now fully operational. The project, the largest of its kind currently in operation in Canada, was delivered ahead of schedule and …
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Virginia Gov. Youngkin signed off on a law for Dominion Energy to its electric school bus program that allows it to tap energy stored in idled buses’ batteries. The new law requires Dominion Energy to propose a virtual power plant (VPP) pilot with up to 450 MW of capacity before December of this year. The …
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