David Wagman
Energy transition jobs: Innowatts, Entergy, DOE, Romeo Power, and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities, and energy transition finance.
Interconnection is broken: Radical rethinking is needed to achieve clean energy goals
We’re running out of time to transition our electric grid to clean energy sources at the pace needed to meet climate goals; it’s time to rethink the way states approach interconnection or it will kill our prospects.
Electric grid is vulnerable to cyberattacks and needs to be made more secure, group warns
The Colonial pipeline cyberattack and last year’s SolarWinds attack make it clear that our electric infrastructure is :vulnerable” and in need of “significant” security upgrades, Protect Our Power says.
Sunrise brief: Duke Energy wins approval for new solar capacity
Also on the rise: Black Hills Energy wants to charge solar owners for the “true cost” of their energy, and an online solar 101 course from SUNY tops 50,000 students worldwide.
Regulators approve energy storage plans, but question their cost and overall benefits
Potomac Edison proposed the two projects in response to Maryland’s Energy Storage Pilot Program, which was established in 2019.
Green Bank funds leveraged $1.69 billion in clean energy projects during 2020
The American Green Bank Consortium added five new green banks and said that market actors across 22 states were actively exploring or taking steps to develop green banks.
Sunrise brief: GAF Energy will shift solar roof production from Asia to Silicon Valley
Also on the rise: More community solar comes to Colorado, battery energy storage will support Dominica’s grid via a UAE international development fund, and Carbon Neutral Energy says ‘howdy’ to Texas.
Guzman Energy plans 80 MW of solar to serve a Colorado electric co-op
The Denver-based company helped Delta-Montrose exit a power supply deal that favored coal, and pledged to develop solar as a replacement energy source.
Minnesota Power wins approval for 21 MW of solar
The new capacity additions were brought forward to help the state recover from the economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
ERCOT sees adequate resources to meet record-setting summer electricity demand
Solar rooftop additions are unlikely to shave much from the record load that the grid operator expects as the economy recovers and hot and dry weather push demand growth.
