California has more rooftops with solar panels than any other state and continues to be a leader in new installations. But a proposal from the state’s public utility commission threatens that progress. It should be stopped in its tracks. When I was California’s governor, we set a goal in 2006 of putting solar panels on …
Published: 11 Feb 2022, 10:16 The Invinity vanadium flow battery at the waste water treatment works. Image: Invinity Energy Systems Battery storage is making renewables more viable for Scottish Water, the company has said following the installation of Invinity Energy Systems’ vanadium flow batteries. The flow battery system is capable of storing up to 0.8MWh …
Invinity 0.8MWh vanadium flow battery system installed in Scottish Water solar PV scheme Read More »
Nautilus Solar Energy and Sunrise Energy Ventures are adding 12 community solar projects in Minnesota totaling 16.8 MW of solar capacity. The projects are located in Blue Earth, Sherburne, Wabsha, Winona, Sibley, Wright, Pope, and Meeker Counties. The completed community solar projects will provide an alternative energy option to 4,200 households in Minnesota within the …
With a backlog of over 1,200 energy projects, the nation’s largest electrical grid operator is proposing a review process that it claims will better prioritize construction-ready projects, and streamline and speed up interconnection as a whole. February 3, 2022 PJM Interconnection, the largest electrical grid operator in the US is proposing a two-year pause on …
PJM, flooded with interconnection requests, proposes two-year review pause Read More »
Organic Valley, the largest farmer-owned organic cooperative in the US, is teaming up with SunCommon to help Vermont farmers go solar with zero up-front costs. February 3, 2022 SunCommon, headquartered in Waterbury, Vermont, launched a program that offers to help Organic Valley farmers go solar with zero upfront costs. Organic Valley is the largest farmer-owned …
SunCommon financing program helps Vermont organic farmers go solar Read More »
Bob O’Lary Photography Hundreds of solar advocates, businesses owners, homeowners and industry representatives traveled to Florida’s Capitol from across the state Tuesday to hold a rally against legislation threatening the solar industry. SB 1024/HB 741 would decimate the growing rooftop solar industry, which supports more than 40,000 local jobs and contributes over $18.3 billion in …
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Hindsight is a series from the Headway team looking back at predictions and promises from the past. Robert C. Seamans, the man President Gerald Ford had entrusted to deal with the energy crisis of the 1970s, didn’t think wind power had much of a future. In 1975, at the dedication of an experimental turbine in …
Predictions Favored Solar Over Wind Power. What Happened? Read More »
The company is projected to do $1 billion in residential solar project originations this year. February 3, 2022 CommonBond, best known for its student financing business, announced it now offers solar financing. The company did a soft launch of its solar loans in Q3 2021, and is now on pace to perform $1 billion in …
The company’s 2022 IRP includes plans to retire all coal units by 2035; add nearly 2,400MW of natural gas and 6,000MW of renewable capacity, as well as 1,000MW of energy storage in that same time; and begin distributed energy resource and income-qualified community solar pilot programs. February 3, 2022 Georgia Power, the largest electric subsidiary …
Georgia Power ditches coal for renewables, stays committed to natural gas Read More »
The investment in Above marks the Clean Growth Fund’s first UK solar investment. Image: The Clean Growth Fund. Venture capital fund the Clean Growth Fund has made its first investment into the UK’s solar sector, leading a £2.4 million investment in solar data and analytics company Above. The company was founded in 2016, and has …
The Clean Growth Fund leads £2.4m funding round into Above Read More »
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