Community choice solar programs save New Yorkers $7 million in seven months
Joule’s programs have helped to bring access to clean energy and bill savings to 800,000 New Yorkers in 44 municipalities across the state.
Sunrise brief: US added 5.4GW of small-scale PV last year
Also on the rise: DOE program creates pathways for organizations to reduce carbon. Our Next Energy said it will use the funding led by BMW to accelerate R&D and build a US EV battery manufacturing facility. Gridpoint closes $75 million in funding. EnergyBin and Good Sun team up to give solar modules a second life in underserved communities. Solaria extends PowerXT 400 Series Premium solar panel warranty to 30 years. Erthos–earth-mounted solar provider earns funding.
Sunrise brief: Solar PV grows 26% again – stays exponential as it blows past 4% of US electricity in 2021
Also on the rise: Massachusetts issues request for proposals to develop a plan guiding the deployment of 10-20GW of solar power. Honeywell batteries deployed at Hecate Energy utility-scale solar and storage project. SEIA offers framework for siting community solar projects. A clunky tax credit system keeps vital incentives like the ITC and PTC from working the way Congress intended. Solar maintained its place as the country’s fastest-growing electrical resource, while widespread droughts caused hydropower to fall and coal saw a brief resurgence. Auxin antidumping case “an affront to the industry” said SOLV Energy CEO
Solar Tsunami: Solar PV grows 26% again – stays exponential as it blows past 4% of US electricity in 2021
Solar continues its march to take over the US electricity system, as five states meet more than 10% of in-state demand with solar PV, while another six states more than doubled their solar generation.
Growing from three up to twenty gigawatts of solar power – Massachusetts seeks guidance
A request for proposals has been released to develop a plan guiding the deployment of 10-20GW of solar power by 2050 as the state seeks to fully decarbonize itself.
50 states of solar incentives: Maine
In this series, pv magazine will be exploring incentives and programs available to both installers and customers of all sizes looking to go solar state-by-state, across the country.
SEIA offers framework for siting community solar projects
The framework provides an outline for siting, design, and operation of community solar projects with the goal of protecting natural ecosystems and preserving the character of communities.
Standard Solar acquires solar projects in Maine and Massachusetts
The acquisitions bring Standard Solar’s owned assets above 20MW in Massachusetts and above 50MW in Maine.
US targets 5 million community solar households, $1 billion in savings by 2025
The National Community Solar Partnership, a Department of Energy led program, released a roadmap for the target.
New Jersey installed nearly 4GW of solar in 2021, why is there cause for concern?
The word of the winter is interconnection, and there is concern across the industry that interconnection delays in Jersey could compromise one of the nation’s leading solar markets.
