In case you missed it: Six big solar stories in the news this week
pv magazine USA spotlights news of the past week including market trends, project updates, policy changes and more.
Yes in my backyard: research rejects ‘NIMBY’ hypothesis for solar opposition
Most people who live near large-scale solar projects have positive or neutral feelings about the solar project and only 18% would be opposed to additional solar projects, found a national survey published in Frontiers in Sustainable Energy Policy.
New Jersey outlines path to 2 GW of energy storage by 2030
A 350 MW to 750 MW tender will open on Wednesday as the New Jersey Public Utilities Board reveals details of a revamped energy storage drive with an emphasis on savings for ratepayers.
Batteries are stabilizing the Texas power grid
A study by North American Electric Reliability Corporation found that ultra-fast response times of batteries help to stabilize the grid better than slower thermal sources.
PV Hardware designs solar trackers for resilience in extreme weather
The solar tracker provider provided a case study on performance in Florida and the U.S. Midwest.
Manufactured home builder meets 62% of manufacturing plant electricity demand with solar
Cavco’s solar investment points to a replicable model for how manufacturers can reduce costs, improve operations and pass savings to customers.
Senate Republican proposed bill spares batteries from harshest cuts
Energy elements of the Senate Finance Committee’s draft budget reconciliation bill would leave the tax credits of battery component factories largely untouched, but could target some foreign manufacturers as well as restricting incentives for small-scale batteries.
Average residential solar project $9,000 more without tax credit, said EnergySage
Reaching an investment breakeven point will take 43% longer if the Senate Finance Committee’s proposal to gut rooftop solar tax credits goes through, said the company.
The silver lining of ERCOT’s battery market saturation
Not everyone sees ERCOT’s battery glut as a crisis. Some, including a storage-only independent power producer, see it as storage is finally doing what it promised.
Array Technologies to acquire APA Solar
Solar tracker provider Array Technologies entered an agreement to acquire Ohio-based solar racking company APA Solar for $179 million.
