Credit: Standard Solar Yesterday, Vote Solar, the New York Energy Democracy Alliance and the Alliance for a Green Economy filed comments with the New York Public Service Commission (PSC) on the state’s Distributed Solar Roadmap — a plan for achieving the Hochul Administration’s goal of deploying 10 gigawatts of local solar by 2030. The roadmap …
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LG announced last month that it would stop manufacturing solar panels by the end of Q2 this year and shift its company focus to energy products like its popular LG RESU energy storage system. LG’s 160 employees and 60 contract workers at its 550-MW solar panel assembly facility in Huntsville, Alabama, will be assisted with …
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A team of three analysts from global energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie are in Puerto Rico this week helping install solar panels on homes as part of a new initiative with charity Let’s Share the Sun Foundation. The analysts from Wood Mackenzie’s energy teams across the Americas are swapping laptops for ladders as they join local …
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American Battery Factory (ABF), a new lithium-iron phosphate battery maker, has announced plans to develop gigafactories in the United States. “We talk a lot about generating renewable energy as a society, but not about how to store it,” said Zhenfang “Jim” Ge, ABF Chairman of the Board. “Without batteries, moving to an entirely green energy …
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PG&E is piloting a program that uses General Motors electric vehicles as on-demand power sources for homes in PG&E’s service area. Chevy Silverado EV PG&E and GM will test vehicles with bidirectional charging technology that will feed stored vehicle energy into customer homes. Bidirectional charging capabilities add even further value by improving electric resiliency and …
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Financing platform Luminia, formerly SD Renewables, has entered a joint development agreement with New Hampshire Solar Garden to secure funding for New Hampshire Solar Garden’s pipeline of projects, including five community solar projects in Maine. Through its proprietary technology platform, Luminia will provide New Hampshire Solar Garden with access to intermediate and long-term financing that …
DEPCOM Power, a subsidiary of Koch Engineered Solutions, has expanded its energy storage capabilities. “As a trusted one-source partner, we help asset owners drive down total cost of ownership and ensure the most competitive and bankable energy storage solutions,” says Johnnie Taul, CEO of DEPCOM. “Our end-to-end advantage combines engineering leadership, procurement power, and operational …
California Community Power, a joint powers agency of 10 California Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs), has approved a contract for a 50-MW/400-MWh energy storage project in Escondido, California. The eight-hour lithium-ion battery project will be developed by Onward Energy and is expected to come online at the end of 2025. “The collaboration of California Community Power …
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Nexamp Nexamp has announced the launch of its Developer Accelerator Program, designed specifically for DG solar and storage developers seeking operational flexibility and execution certainty across the industry’s most promising growth markets. The program, which combines a competitive source of development and working capital with access to Nexamp’s uniquely integrated approach, represents a natural evolution …
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UL has released a report, co-authored with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory that includes recommendations that enable distributed energy resources and inverter based resources to maintain a strong cybersecurity posture. With support from DOE’s Solar Energy Technologies Office, UL will continue working with NREL on developing requirements to support cybersecurity certification …
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