After intervention by some of the state’s largest rooftop solar installers, the new compromise includes a delay of time-of-use rates for net metering customers until at least 2026 and a ‘Proposed Bridge Rate’ for new net metering customers. May 26, 2022 Duke Energy and a collective of some of the largest rooftop solar installers in …
Duke Energy, Nort Carolina Solar installers compromise on net metering Read More »
In our last article on Intersolar 2022 Munich, we present a small fraction of the countless vendors exhibiting their products on the floor. May 26, 2022 Intersolar is more than bike rides in Amsterdam, solar panels, and robots and energy storage. There were also inverters, racking, cabling, monitoring, engineering, finance, media, and an abundance of …
An American at Intersolar: Part IV – So Much Gear Read More »
The solar manufacturer will bring nearly 500 news jobs to Dalton, Georgia and invest $171 million on the new facility. May 26, 2022 Qcells announced that its new solar panel manufacturing facility will be located in Dalton, Georgia near where the company already operates a 1.7 GW module factory. Expected to come online as early …
Qcells confirms location of solar panel manufacturing expansion in the US Read More »
Wood Mackenzie this week made a slew of predictions for the industry in 2022 and noted the effects the US’ recently announced anti-circumvention investigation is already having on utility scale plans. May 26, 2022 Capital costs for 100 MWdc solar projects are set to rise 6% this year, according to one analyst. US-owned Wood Mackenzie issued a …
Analyst predicts extent of rise in this year’s solar capital costs Read More »
The Texas power grid is notorious for being put to test by extreme heat as well as winter snow and ice storms. While battery owners from utility scale down to homeowners provide needed power to the grid in many places around the world, Texas is not one of them. Tesla hopes to change that, and …
Tesla rallies Powerwall owners to demonstrate how they can help power the Texas grid Read More »
The 150 MW Elora Solar project was developed by NextEra Energy Resources and will power operations at Meta’s datacenter hub in northwest Huntsville, Tennessee. May 23, 2022 The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) said that it has reached commercial operations on a 150 MW solar project, developed in partnership with Meta to power operations at Meta’s …
The Gilbert, Arizona facility will be able to process up to 10,000 metric tons of manufacturing scrap and end-of-life batteries per year. May 19, 2022 Li-Cycle, currently the largest capacity lithium-ion battery recycling company in North America, said the company’s previously announced Arizona Spoke facility located in Gilbert, Arizona has commenced commercial operations. The facility is …
Li-Cycle opens its third North American Spoke facility Read More »
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Sunrise brief: Sandia turns to solar to power the Moon Read More »
When shopping for a home solar system, sometimes the quoted price can leave you wondering why someone would move forward with something that seems so expensive. When compared with the status quo, electricity delivered from the utility, the price may not seem so high after all. First, pv magazine will examine the status quo, and …
In 2021, winter storm Uri became a landmark example of the unpredictability of climate, and its harsh impact on the legally mandated core requirements of electric utility companies: to provide electricity reliably, and to furnish just and reasonable prices to customers. The electric grid’s response to the storm was an example of the Texas ERCOT …
Climate, the Texas grid, and solar + batteries to the rescue Read More »
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