Ryan Kennedy
California set to release anti-rooftop solar net metering plan
Previous drafts of the plan slashed the value of rooftop solar blaming rich solar-owning Californians for a utility cost shift to less wealthy residents. A new study by Berkeley Labs showed that middle-income and working-class Californians were by far the largest buyers of rooftop residential solar.
PV as energy infrastructure – technology renaissance or marketing hype?
The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has, in effect, launched PV and energy storage professionals into the Energy Infrastructure business. The question becomes, “What is PV and energy storage as Infrastructure and what does it mean to all energy stakeholders, not just the energy private sector?”
Utility-scale solar construction costs halve 2013 averages, while wind and natural gas are relatively flat
Utility-scale solar projects used to cost nearly $4,000 per kW to build in 2013. By 2020, they fell to $1,655 per kW.
Utility-scale solar slowed in Q3 2022
Solar had its slowest quarter in two years in terms of deployment, hampered by global supply challenges that slowed growth, delayed projects, and drove up prices.
U.S. to deploy 550 GW of new renewables by 2030
The American Clean Power Q3 report has been released. The organization lifted long-term deployment targets to much higher levels following the signing of the Inflation Reduction Act.
Solar microgrid community launched in California
KB Home announced the energy-smart, all-electric, solar, and battery powered new home community comes in partnership with the Department of Energy, SunPower, University of California, Irvine, and more.
People on the move: Perch Energy, Stracker Solar, QCells USA, and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities, and energy transition finance.
Assessing capabilities of residential solar + storage systems amidst long-duration outages
With stories about outages during extreme weather events driving adoption of residential behind-the-meter (BTM) solar + storage, a recent Berkeley Lab report offers an expansive analysis of the performance capabilities of these systems when they are most vital.
Mission Solar announces 1 GW made-in-USA solar panel manufacturing expansion
The company plans to add 300 MW of production capacity immediately and targets 1 GW of annual production expansion by 2024.
Heliene adds 420 MW U.S. solar panel assembly line
The North American solar panel assembler added significant capacity to its existing 150 MW operation in Minnesota.
