Navajo Power’s 750 MW solar + storage project secures Navajo Nation land lease
Looking at development opportunities beyond the 750 MW project, Navajo Power’s CEO said that expanded transmission capacity in the region would better position the Navajo Nation as a regional energy player.
Sponsor of Utah’s plug-in solar law sees momentum toward a UL standard
Utah’s enactment of a plug-in solar law last year has prompted the safety certification body UL to begin developing a safety standard for the equipment, said the law’s sponsor, while plug-in solar manufacturers communicating with UL will add momentum to UL’s progress. Legislators in twenty-two states are discussing plug-in solar legislation, a nonprofit co-founder said.
Yale Divinity School selects Luma Solar PV roofing shingles for a 200 kW roof
A Luma Solar roofing system with integrated PV is now a key feature of a sustainable building on the Yale University campus.
A guidebook on plug-in balcony solar for state-level policymakers
Responding to increased state-level interest in plug-in solar, a nonprofit group has published an in-depth guidebook to help state policymakers navigate the path to allowing households to use the systems.
Grid-forming inverters significantly enhance grid stability, national lab finds
The Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative in Hawaii, which deployed storage before grid-forming inverters became available, became a test case for diagnosing grid issues that can arise with older grid-following inverters, and how grid-forming inverters can stabilize a grid.
U.S. would reach 100% renewable energy by 2148 at recent pace
China is outpacing the U.S. toward 100% renewables for all energy uses and is on track to reach that standard by 2051, versus 2148 for the U.S., projects a study of 150 countries by Stanford professor Mark Jacobson.
ERCOT outperformed on interconnection in 2024 likely due to “connect and manage”
More than 25 GW of large-scale generating projects seeking an interconnection agreement in the ERCOT grid region reached that stage in 2024. Berkeley Lab said ERCOT’s “connect and manage” approach “is likely one reason” for the grid operator’s success.
California water district plans up to 21 GW of solar on land fallowed due to water shortages
A water district serving the western San Joaquin Valley has established a long-term blueprint for developing solar, storage and transmission on lands that “can no longer sustain irrigated agriculture.”
New York program to deploy solar on previously developed sites yields 12 MW in five years
New York State’s Build-Ready program, designed to clear hurdles to solar or storage deployment on previously developed sites, has faced challenges well beyond the expiration of tax credits under the OBBBA tax and spending law, according to a program review.
Colorado utility PSCo must offer flexible interconnection for community solar, storage
Flexible interconnection is one of the most impactful, cost-effective tools for enabling distributed energy resource deployment, said a joint filing by the Solar Energy Industries Association and others.
