Christian Roselund
Consensus emerging behind large-scale solar in Georgia
The largest solar project in Georgia and the 2nd-largest east of the Mississippi has broken ground, as part of the ongoing growth in solar markets in the U.S. South. And at the project’s groundbreaking, the array of officials present shows widespread support for large-scale solar.
Sunrun puts 100 MW of residential solar online in one quarter
The nation’s largest residential solar company is getting bigger and taking market share from its rivals.
California regulators approve the world’s biggest battery projects
CPUC has signed off on four lithium-ion battery projects in California, one of which at 300 MW is the largest battery project to date known by pv magazine.
Entergy to get Mississippi’s largest solar project
Recurrent Energy will construct a massive solar project for the Deep South power giant under a build-transfer agreement.
Tesla announces Australian telecom executive to replace Musk as board chair
No, Rupert Murdoch’s son will not be running the world’s largest EV maker.
Democrats control the House. Now what?
The new Democratic majority in the House will still need to deal with a Republican Senate and president, and is unlikely to take bold action.
Renewables reduced wholesale power costs by $5.7 billion in Texas
A recent report puts numbers to the power of wind and solar to reduce wholesale prices in ERCOT. And there is a lot more coming.
Top states and races to watch for clean energy on election day
Clean energy is on the ballot on November 6, and these are the states where voters will be making the biggest decisions.
Coal decline is good news, but solar will fight for its share against gas
10 GW of coal plants have already retired this year, and this is expected to hit 15.4 GW by the year’s end. But solar will have to compete with the “rush to gas” to replace this capacity.
Dispatchable solar coming to Kaua’i
The cooperative utility on the Hawaiian island has signed a contract for design and engineering of a 25 MW pumped hydro project, plus an unspecified volume of solar, to provide “dispatchable” renewable energy and allow the island to integrate an unprecedented level of solar.
