Sunrise brief: Costs and savings of a home energy storage system

Also on the rise: The White House announces a pared-down framework for its Build Back Better agenda, Tesla orders 45 GWh of EV batteries, and New Jersey makes its community solar program permanent.

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Should I include a battery with my home solar project? Part 2: Costs and savings.

SolRiver Capital acquires 53 MW solar portfolio. The firm paid more than $90 million to Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners for eight solar projects in North Carolina.

Federal policy can drive the solar industry… but still may fall short. Sol Systems’ CEO writes that federal policy must address equipment availability, solar development pathway risk and timing, as well as transmission and distribution interconnection.

White House announces framework for its Build Back Better agenda. The framework includes a 10-year expanded tax credit for utility-scale and residential clean energy.

CIT Group leads financing for solar-plus-storage portfolio. Amp Energy is developing five separate solar power generation systems at four project sites in central New York State.

Tesla orders 45 GWh of EV batteries from CATL. Reports calculated that the single order would be enough to support production of 800,000 vehicles.

New Jersey makes its community solar program permanent. The state’s popular community solar program is here to stay, and one SEIA representative stated that the goal is to add a minimum of 150 MW annually.

DOE awards top $200 million for advanced battery research. The Energy Department said that advanced, lithium-based batteries “play an integral role” and will be critical to a clean energy future.

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