David Wagman
Sunrise brief: Financing green light for 565 MWh storage project
Also on the rise: First Solar reports shipping problems, SunPower weighs options for its C&I business, and FTC Solar wins a tracker order for an Arizona project.
Flagship solar trade shows rebrand as RE+
The rebranding launches in January as SPI, ESI, and Smart Energy Week become “RE+”.
FTC Solar wins tracker order for Arizona solar project
The project combines solar and energy storage technologies and will be located near Phoenix.
Plus Power lines up financing for 565 MWh storage project
The financing includes $188 million in non-recourse construction debt and $31 million in letters of credit.
Black & Veatch is hired for Hawaii solar-plus-pumped storage project
The solar array will contribute up to 35 MW to the grid and store up to 240 MWh for dispatch during evening peak demand.
Sunrise brief: 50-year solar? Here’s how the numbers may work
Also on the rise: NREL points to energy efficiency as a good substitute for energy storage, and a salary survey finds a widening pay gap between women and men in the solar sector.
Sunrise brief: Work starts on 100 MW/50 MWh solar+storage project
Also on the rise: LONGi says that modules were detained by U.S. Customs agents, Salt River Project rolls out a new Solar Choice program, and a standalone storage project is headed to Utah.
SRP rolls out Solar Choice program to replace two ‘legacy’ offerings
A bill adder of at least a $0.005 per kilowatt-hour to take part would top off current monthly price plans.
Border agents detained 40.31 MW of LONGi solar products, company says
The detained modules accounted for roughly 1.59% of the company’s total 2020 export sales volume to the U.S.
People on the Move: ESIG, Altus Power, 6k, and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities, and energy transition finance.
