David Wagman
Evergy plans to add 700 MW of solar in Kansas and Missouri by 2024
Through 2030, the utility said it plans to add 3,200 MW of renewable generation, including both solar and wind. It also plans further coal retirements.
Sunrise brief: A solar + storage project stumbles, and a utility scrambles for capacity
Also on the rise: Engineering and construction costs across all sectors continued to rise in May with expectations of no easing through the fourth quarter, IHS Markit says.
Save the date? Arizona regulators agree to delay the state’s clean energy goal to 2070
Horse trading was needed to reverse an earlier vote that rejected a package of clean energy goals. The new goal goes back into the rulemaking process and a final vote.
Sunrise brief: Push to electrify New York’s buses gains as NYPA commits millions for infrastructure
Also on the rise: SEIA adds an energy storage advocacy branch, and NERC’s annual summer assessment warns of possible energy shortfalls.
This technology could boost PV panel output and reduce thermal heat stress
Enertopia filed provisional patents for technology that it said will use excess heat from PV modules as part of its lithium-extraction process in the Nevada desert.
People on the move: CPower Energy, Altus Power, PSEG, and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities, and energy transition finance.
Sunrise brief: LG Energy Solution to replace problem li-ion energy storage batteries
Also on the rise: Duke Energy starts work on Speedway Solar near Charlotte, a Connecticut energy storage bill advances, and Guzman Energy signs a PPA for a Colorado solar plant.
iSun reports a wider loss, but seeks to grow with recent acquisitions
A year-over-year decline in EBITDA was due largely to higher general and administrative expenses and lower gross profit due to the impacts of Covid-19-related shutdowns.
EPRI launches decision tool for distributed energy resources
The tool provides a free, publicly accessible, open-source platform for calculating, understanding, and optimizing the value of DER.
California poised to order 11,500 MW of new electric capacity, mostly from renewables
The resources will help the state respond to more extreme weather events and replace generation from 3,700 MW of retiring natural gas plants and 2,200 MW from a retiring nuke.
