Ryan Kennedy
California 200 MW / 400 MWh battery storage project nets $60 million credit facility
First Citizens Bank put forth the financing for the project, located in Imperial County.
Powin and Hitachi Energy form strategic alliance for power control systems
Hitachi Energy will take majority ownership in eks Energy, a power electronics and energy management solutions provider.
California proposes “blatant seizure of property” in solar ruling
The California Public Utilities Commission is set to vote on a virtual net energy metering program that would force renters to sell solar generation to the utility and buy it back at a higher rate, outlawing them from consuming their electricity directly.
Construction starts on 27 MW behind-the-meter solar for California water treatment plants
The City of Fresno and ForeFront Power began construction on the three projects, which will also include 2.3 MW of energy storage.
Tesla steps in as challenger to rooftop solar inverter duopoly
Enphase and SolarEdge dominate the U.S. sales of rooftop solar inverters, but Tesla may change that.
U.S. solar generation has grown 12x in a decade
A report from Environment America shows how solar and other decarbonized technologies are quickly replacing fossil fuels.
DOE grant funds Iowa State University agrivoltaics study
A $1.8 million grant funds the research of co-locating farming and solar energy production.
Residential solar is getting crushed by high interest rates and regulatory changes
Many installers are filing for bankruptcy and stocks have crashed 15% to 30% or more based on weak guidance.
Lightsource bp completes 135 MW Arkansas solar project
The project includes a habitat for local pollinator species.
Tesla solar business slips 48% year-over-year
Meanwhile, the automaker’s energy storage unit boosted revenues by 40%, according to its Q3 earnings report.
