Morning Brief: Duke alleged to violate state law by building gas capacity without approval
Also in the brief: General Electric is selling its investment in 11 of its startups to 40 North Ventures, power lines are key to New Mexico becoming a renewable leader.
New reports detail cause of APS battery explosion that left 8 injured
Two reports released this week outline the series of failures that led to the McMicken battery thermal runaway and explosion and what needs to be done to prevent similar disasters in the future.
Goldin Solar gives a look at Tesla’s newest energy management offering
pv magazine spoke with Goldin Solar CEO Daren Goldin about what sets the new Tesla Backup Gateway 2 apart from its predecessor and what it means for the future of distributed energy management.
Residential storage solution with LG Chem battery, SolarEdge inverter
The South Korean battery manufacturer has integrated SolarEdge’s Energy Hub system into its RESU 10H battery, which has a capacity of 5 kW and offers 9.8 kWh of storage.
Jigar Shah on the solar industry: ‘We embrace innovation because it is in our blood’
“We are being looked at by everyone from prominent political campaigns to elected officials in our towns and counties to provide the economic development needed for the nation’s recovery from Covid.”
Morning Brief: AES invests in solar startup 5B, Switch selects Tesla batteries for datacenters
Also in the brief: Hecate Energy, the largest privately-held independent solar power developer in the U.S., sold its 514 MWac solar project, plus the chart of the day.
PG&E, Tesla begin construction on one of the world’s largest batteries
With 182.5 MW and 730 MWh of capacity and expansion capabilities that would bring it to 1.1 GWh, the Moss Landing battery energy storage system is set to be even bigger than Tesla’s Hornsdale project in Australia, as big-battery development takes off worldwide.
Despite revenue growth, Quick Mount PV to let 40 employees go and shutter California manufacturing
Despite strong revenue growth in the U.S., the racking company is abandoning its U.S. manufacturing (and rhetoric) to “create a globally diversified supply chain.” Quick Mount was acquired by Netherlands-based Esdec last year in a roll-up of U.S. racking companies.
CPS announces plans to bring nearly 1 GW of solar to Texas
The utility has taken the first step towards bringing 900 MW of solar, 50 MW of storage and 500 MW of firming capacity to the Lone Star State, all in pursuit of CPS’ 50% renewable by 2040 goal.
Morning Brief: Wisconsin’s first large-scale solar farm, Engie bringing 200-MW PV project to Indiana
Also in the brief: Duke Energy first solar project on a retired landfill, Solarize Chicagoland group-buy program bears fruit even in rough times
