Sunrise brief: Federal grants of $4.6 billion available to states aiming to model a clean energy grid
Also on the rise: Lazard LCOE report sees “zero cost” solar and wind due to IRA. As California cuts solar compensation, batteries offer a solution. And more.
As California cuts solar compensation, SolarEdge aids value retention
Net energy metering 3.0 will soon take effect, cutting payments for solar. SolarEdge’s solution of DC-coupled batteries offers a way to self-consume and protect power.
Lazard LCOE report sees “zero cost” solar and wind due to IRA
The analyst group’s annual levelized cost of energy comparison shows increasing prices due in part to increased interest rates – with utility-scale solar power’s midpoint pricing up by 66%.
California grants $3 million for solar photovoltaic window coating production
NEXT Energy Technologies received a grant from the California Energy Commission for its organic photovoltaic coating for commercial windows.
Solar utility workers require ruggedized technology
As demand for solar energy grows, connected, ruggedized technology helps today’s limited solar workforce to work in any condition, helping expand the renewable energy infrastructure.
Solarcycle solar recycling specialist raises $30 million in new funding
The funds, consisting of both company equity and infrastructure financing, will be used to scale Solarcycle’s solar panel recycling capacity and expand materials remanufacturing capabilities. Solarcycle also announced $1.5 million in new funding from the DOE.
Construction nears on SRP large-scale battery energy storage project in Arizona
SRP and Plus Power LLC were on hand for the groundbreaking for a 250 MW/1 GWh battery storage facility that will use Tesla lithium-ion batteries.
Federal grants of $4.6 billion available to states aiming to model a clean energy grid
The Clean Energy States Alliance has published a report giving an overview on modeling a transition to a clean energy grid, while NREL has discussed its free modeling resources in a webinar.
Sunrise brief: California utilities commission rejects solar microgrid proposal
Also on the rise: Top PV module manufacturers by shipment volume in 2022. 50 states of solar incentives: Idaho. And more.
California utilities commission rejects solar microgrid proposal
The commission deemed Sunnova’s application to be an attempt to create a monopoly, while simultaneously showing affinity toward investor-owned utility-run microgrids.
