“Given our climate crisis, state utility commissions must act with urgency and prioritize innovation in the way utilities are regulated,” says the Sunrun policy team in a paper. Noting great progress by Hawaii and Vermont, they also call for state regulators to “rethink” how utilities make money. April 20, 2022 Distributed solar will need to …
San Diego Gas & Electric has put out a decarbonization roadmap, and suggests that the current rate of change is 4.5X too slow to meet 2045 carbon neutrality goals. April 20, 2022 California utility San Diego Gas & Electricity (SDG&E) has released new projections for meeting California’s decarbonization goals. The study, The Path to Net …
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Also on the rise: SunStyle brings its solar shingles to the US market. Urban Electric Power unveils 1 MWh battery system at the San Diego Supercomputer Center. Solar Superstar cities set the pace for solar development in the US. 2nd grader, Neil, gets a response to his letter to John Fitzgerald Weaver. Canadian university to …
Building-integrated photovoltaics provider Mitrex said its system will provide St. Mary’s University student residence with a power-producing microgrid. April 19, 2022 Mitrex, based in Toronto, is a manufacturer of building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV). One of the company’s BIPV products is a solar façade, essentially an exterior wall with productive photovoltaics stealthily integrated into a building. Mitrex …
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Of the 56 cities surveyed in all eight editions of the Shining Cities report, 15 recorded a tenfold increase in their solar capacity between 2014 and 2022, yet there is still much untapped potential. April 19, 2022 The United States currently has 121.4 GW of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity, producing enough solar energy to power …
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While Neil’s concerns are warranted, there are reasons to be hopeful that we will be able to responsibly and profitably manage solar panel recycling as the volumes scale. April 19, 2022 Hi Neil, Thank you for writing me a letter. I think it’s cool that kids in 2nd grade are thinking about solar panels. I …
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Urban Electric Power, the energy storage startup utilizing a similar alkaline battery composition to that found in AA and other household batteries, announced that its solution has been installed at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC). The new solution replaces the 20,000 pounds of toxic lead-acid batteries formerly housed at the center with a safer, …
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The “Dragonscale” diamond-shaped tiles are designed to completely cover the roof as an integrated solar system. April 19, 2022 SunStyle, based in Switzerland, has been manufacturing its diamond-shaped solar roofing tiles since 2007, with hundreds of installations around the world. The company expanded its European operations and project pipeline with new offices in Switzerland and …
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Also on the rise: Pivot Energy closes financing on 90MW solar portfolio. iSun posts 115% revenue growth in full year 2021 financial results. Energy Dome wins BNEF Pioneers 2022 competition for long-duration energy storage with CO2 batteries. Burns & McDonnell completes 65MW Texas solar project. New Hampshire utilities announce electric vehicle demand charge holiday.
The project employed more than 250 construction professionals during peak work and will will generate enough clean energy to power more than 25,000 residences. April 18, 2022 Burns & McDonnell announced that it has completed construction of a 65MW solar project at Vistra’s Brightside Solar Facility in Live Oak County, Texas, just south of San …
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