David Wagman
SCE to add 2,150 MWh of battery energy storage
The California utility contracted Ameresco to install the battery energy storage systems that are slated to be online next August.
Sunrise brief: Calculating the economic lift offered by community solar
Also on the rise: Polysilicon prices are likely to stay high as a ‘crazy year’ extends into ’22, Hawaiian Electric is seeking energy and capacity, and the latest landfill-hosted solar array enters service.
RFP alert: Hawaiian Electric is seeking up to 95 MW of capacity
Storage paired with solar must support the net nameplate capacity for at least four hours and support 365 full charge/discharge cycles each year.
El Paso Electric looks to hydrogen for future electric power generation
Plans call for converting the utility’s newest generating unit from all natural gas to a blend of up to 30% hydrogen, and eventually to 100% hydrogen.
People on the Move: Sunnova Energy, ComEd, Connecticut Green Bank, and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities, and energy transition finance.
Polysilicon’s upward price ride is not over, analyst says
Polysilicon prices could top $41/kg through 2021 and stabilize in the second quarter as springtime temperatures ease power demand constraints across China.
Sunrise brief: Energy storage provider Fluence eyes a $4b IPO valuation
Also on the rise: D.E. Shaw lines up financing for a 149 MW solar project, Sunnova prices its latest securitization, and DOE awards $40 million for solar innovation projects.
Fluence eyes $4 billion valuation in planned IPO
The energy storage provider is a joint venture between Siemens AG and AES Corp., and said it aims to offer 31 million shares priced at between $21 and $24 each.
Sunnova prices latest solar securitization round
The notes are backed by more than 3,700 solar rooftop systems across more than 21 states and territories.
D.E. Shaw lines up financing for 149 MW Michigan solar project
The River Fork solar project has a 20-year PPA for 100 MW with Consumers Energy and a 25-year PPA for 49 MW with DTE Energy.
