Sunrise brief: Texas curtailed 9% of solar generation in 2022
Also on the rise: The last net-metered project in Indiana. State climate policies that can make a difference. And more.
Solar powers manufacturing of concrete utility poles
The solar installation is enabling Valmont to create utility transmission and distribution poles at scale with lower greenhouse gas emissions.
The last net-metered project in Indiana
A 1.3 MW, behind-the-meter solar project had to meet a six-month deadline in order for the project to be exempt from Indiana’s 2017 law that revoked net-metering.
Turning EV charging centers into islanding solar microgrids
An electric bus charging station on Martha’s Vineyard is using microgrid controllers to turn solar-plus-storage EV charging centers into microgrids that provide power when the grid goes down.
Ericsson solar-plus-storage microgrid to power Texas 5G station
The mobile networking company is using six bifacial 400 W solar panels assembled with three lithium-ion battery packs on a company rooftop in Plano, Texas.
Solar carport boosts renting appeal for California research center
A commercial real estate building housing four research and development companies will now offer electricity at a 10% discount to its renters.
Duke Energy sells commercial DG business to ArcLight Capital
Combined with the sale of its utility-scale renewables business, Duke Energy has divested $3.16 billion worth of utility and distributed generation solar assets this year as the utility shifts its business to focus on its core regulated holdings.
Beef cattle agrivoltaics on an Oregon family ranch
Bear Valley Solar will deploy 240 kW of the 1.5 MW cattle-sited solar field pasture this year, with the first phase of construction ramping up this summer, developer David McFeeters-Krone tells pv magazine USA.
Sunrise brief: Panasonic introduces home battery for new and existing solar arrays
Also on the rise: Top risks for solar assets–Financial modeling. Rutgers University to add 15 MW of solar carports. And more.
Rutgers University to add 15 MW of solar carports
As part of its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2040, the university will add 16 solar carport installations by DSD Renewables at its four main campuses and off campus buildings.
