Barrio Solar wants Brooklyn homeowners to go solar in order to lower Con Edison bills, property taxes, and greenhouse gas emissions. March 21, 2022 New York State has high electricity rates, and a Con Edison proposal could see rates raise further, by more than 17%, if approved by the New York State Public Service Commission. …
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This workforce initiative is intended to boost the nation’s global competitiveness within battery manufacturing, while strengthening the domestic economy and clean energy supply chains. March 21, 2022 The US Department of Energy (DOE), in coordination with the US Department of Labor and the AFL-CIO, today announced that it is investing $5 million to launch a …
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Interconnection is widely seen as a bottleneck slowing solar deployment. Even so, three regional grid operators processed 25GW of utility-scale solar interconnection requests last year, an amount exceeding utility-scale solar installations in the entire US during the year. March 21, 2022 Texas grid operator ERCOT processed 14GW of utility-scale solar interconnection requests last year, while …
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The Paris Solar Center was developed by Invenergy and is set to reach commercial operation in 2023. March 18, 2022 Three Wisconsin utilities have signed on to purchase stake in the Paris Solar project, an Invenergy-developed solar PV and battery energy storage facility. Sized at 200MW of PV and 110MW of lithium-ion battery energy storage, …
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Through the partnership, the two companies hope to shift the solar finance market in a way that empowers middle-market developers, while also bringing access to clean energy to historically underserved and disadvantaged communities. March 18, 2022 Sol-REIT, and Source Renewables have announced an exclusive partnership to finance over 100MW of community solar projects across the …
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The bipartisan group calls on state regulators to reject December’s proposed decision, describing it as policy that could “significantly depress the clean energy market, and negatively impact a California-based businesses supporting a sizable number of jobs statewide.” March 18, 2022 A bipartisan group of 22 California legislators, including both Senators and Assemblymembers, have sent a …
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Maxeon Solar Technologies announced that it will supply approximately 400MW of its high-efficiency shingled bifacial Performance line solar modules to Origis Energy for use in US utility-scale projects. Maxeon was spun off from SunPower in August of 2020, when both became separate entities. The Performance line solar modules leverage Maxeon’s shingled cell technology, originally developed …
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Also on the rise: Law moving forward in Iowa that would ban solar on any land in state measured at minimal “corn suitability rating.” Target launches first net-zero store.Goldman Sachs activates 390MW solar, 561MWh storage in California. Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities, and energy transition finance. SEPA offers actions and strategies for utilities …
The Slate solar and storage project began development in 2015 and is now one of the largest facilities of its kind in the state. March 17, 2022 The renewable power division of Goldman Sachs announced it reached commercial operation of the Slate solar and energy storage project. The 390MW solar, 140.25MW/561MWh battery energy storage facility …
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Law moving forward in Iowa that would ban solar on any land in state measured at minimal “corn suitability rating.” March 17, 2022 An Iowa politician submitted legislation that could dictate to landowners that they are forbidden from leasing their land for commercial solar power, if their soil meets a minimum ‘corn suitability rating’. The …
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