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The 2.5 MW installation will help the city towards its goal of eliminating greenhouse emissions in its operations by 2035. May 9, 2022 Residents of Montgomery County Maryland now have access to a cleaner, more local energy mix, as Summit Ridge Energy reached commercial operations on a 2.5 MW community solar project located in Spencerville. …

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Two years ago, Rhode Island was the first state in the nation to set a goal to meet 100% of its electricity demand with renewable energy by 2030. The Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources conducted an economic and energy market analysis, and developed policy and plant to meet this goal. Going a step further, …

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Also on the rise: A look at Massachusetts solar incentives–a wellspring of technological and policy innovation. US researchers have investigated how grid-forming inverters could help to resolve network synchronization issues. Perovskites studied as potential material for producing hydrogen in a renewable way. Amazon signs with AES for 450 MW solar, 225 MW four-hour storage 50 …

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The web giant inked a power purchase agreement with the Fortune 500 global energy company. May 6, 2022 Amazon has signed two power purchase agreements (PPA) for renewable energy resources, including a 450 MW solar portfolio and 225 MW / 900 MWh battery energy storage system portfolio. The PPAs were signed with developer AES. Amazon …

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US researchers have investigated how grid-forming inverters could help to resolve network synchronization issues. They have found that multi-loop devices could offer strong damping support in power systems with intermittent renewables. May 6, 2022 From pv magazine Global Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have sought to assess how advanced control architectures and grid-optimization methods could …

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Also on the rise: Utility TVA targets 10 GW of solar by 2035, currently owns 1 MW in operation. Maxeon unveils whole home energy management system SunPower One. Washington DC outpacing its own solar goals, for now. AES to supply Microsoft with 110 MW of solar, 220 MWh of storage. Self-healing perovskite solar PV cells …

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The District’s 2021 RPS Compliance Report shows a significant expansion of RPS-certified solar facilities, with capacity additions outpacing program mandates. May 5, 2022 The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (Commission) has released its Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (RPS) Report for Compliance Year 2021, an annually required report which highlights the progress that …

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The capacity will be used to support Microsoft’s data centers in California and builds on an earlier supply agreement between the two companies in Virginia. May 5, 2022 AES and Microsoft have entered into a 20-year agreement under which AES will provide renewable energy to power Microsoft’s California data centers. Under the agreement, AES will …

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Also on the rise: Get your Virginia interconnection now, solar regulation increasing in 2025. Former Tesla engineer to establish battery materials manufacturing in Moses Lake, Washington. Energy justice must play a larger role in clean energy transition. SEIA launches non-profit institute to accelerate growth of solar and storage. Solar tariffs led directly to delay of …

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