The D.C. Office of the People’s Counsel (OPC) and the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia (OAG) jointly filed a complaint and petition requesting that the Public Service Commission (PSC or Commission) investigate Pepco’s repeated failure to comply with District law governing Community Renewable Energy Facilities (CREF). Through CREF, residents and …
Solar panel manufacturing is on center stage yet again as another antidumping investigation begins and domestic manufacturing legislation remains in purgatory. Archive photo from the Oregon Department of Transportation: https://www.flickr.com/photos/oregondot/ North Carolina net-metering compromise now up for debateRaleigh, North Carolina An agreement among solar advocacy groups and Duke Energy on a new net-metering program at …
Array Technologies has entered an agreement to supply nearly 1 GW of DuraTrack HZ v3 single-axis solar trackers for the Gemini solar project, which is expected to be the largest operational solar + storage site in the United States, according to Oakland, California-based developer Primergy Solar. The project will store over 1.4 GWh of solar …
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Led by Representative Sharon Shewmake, lawmakers in Olympia have approved new funding for Washington’s expired solar energy incentive program. Governor Inslee signed House Bill 1814 on March 30 with the aim of closing an equity gap in community solar. The policy creates a new incentive program beginning in 2023 that will provide funding for low-income …
Gov. Jay Inslee signs bill to fund $100 million of community solar in Washington Read More »
The Dept. of Commerce has sent out questionnaires to solar panel companies working in four Southeast Asian countries, asking for proof of their export activities. This is the next step in the latest trade battle to disrupt the U.S. solar industry. Commerce has initiated country-wide circumvention inquiries to determine if solar cells and modules exported …
SunPower is investing in two of its top residential installation dealers through the “SunPower Dealer Accelerator Program” to accelerate their growth. Credit: Freedom Solar Power SunPower is making minority investments in Freedom Solar Power (Texas) and Sea Bright Solar (New Jersey), two SunPower Master Dealers. As part of the deal, Freedom Solar and Sea Bright …
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Comcast announced an agreement to purchase 250 MW of solar electricity from Constellation that will power approximately 12% of its U.S. operations and the vast majority of its Mid-Atlantic operations. The agreement will support construction of the 300-MW Blue Sky Solar Project currently being developed by Scout Clean Energy in Illinois, creating local jobs and …
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Courtesy of Burns & McDonnell Energy storage has a unique and pivotal role to play in the transition to a low-carbon economy because it can help the electric grid accommodate more renewable energy. However, a number of barriers currently impede the process of connecting energy storage systems to the distribution grid. A new suite of …
Unique attributes of energy storage require new interconnection strategies, toolkit says Read More »
Solar Landscape has energized its eighth and final community solar project in New Jersey’s Community Solar Energy Pilot Program Year One. The final installation — at World Harvest Church in Pennsauken, New Jersey — rounds out the company’s nearly 20-MW portfolio, which is now generating power for more than 3,000 New Jersey households. Solar panels …
Solar Landscape completes 20 MW of community solar pilot projects in New Jersey Read More »
Residential energy management company OhmConnect has announced a new collaboration with SunPower to create grid-connected homes that leverage solar, storage and smart thermostats to strengthen and modernize the electric grid. Customers leveraging SunPower’s solutions will be able to access OhmConnect’s gamified user experience and get rewarded to manage their electricity use during peak usage periods. …
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