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PG&E deploys microgrid to protect high fire-threat area

Remote grid provides enhanced reliability, lower risk profile, and lower total cost when compared to existing distribution lines

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New Jersey solar-ready warehouse bill heads to Gov. Murphy’s desk

A3352 would require any warehouse over 10,000 square feet and constructed on or after July 1, 2022 to include a building design that’s optimized for solar installations.

ECP acquires Pivot Energy, offering broader access to capital to fuel growth

ECP earlier invested in Sunnova, and has worked across the fossil and clean energy sectors.

Syncarpha Capital looks to bring 75 MW of community solar to Maine

The capacity will come across 11 projects expected to begin construction over the course of the summer.

Sunrise brief: Maxeon inks deal for 1 GW of modules for $1 billion solar project

Also on the rise: Burns & Mac completes work on a 50 MW solar project for CenterPoint Energy, Fourth Wave to spin off its GeoSolar Tech unit, and Sunwealth secures financing for its LMI solar expansion.

Alliance formed to push for increased community access to solar

The Alliance aims to support the passage of two bills intended to make community solar legal in Michigan.

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Community solar brownfield project enters service in New Jersey

The 3.1 MW installation on a closed landfill will power up to 700 households with clean energy, dedicating 55% of its capacity to low- and moderate-income subscribers.

Sunrise brief: Starbucks-backed community solar is serving up energy in New York State

Also on the rise: The interconnection logjam for solar is large and growing, says Berkeley Lab in an upcoming study; price quotes for solar saw a big drop in the second half of 2020; and an Illini solar farm lives up to its name by planting a pollinator habitat.

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Sunrise brief: Tesla shifts battery chem for its Megapack energy storage system

Also on the rise: Ameren and Habitat for Humanity add solar in St. Louis, NextEra and National Grid win an early OK for a solar project, and grazing boosters look for more economic baa-in for sheep and bees at solar facilities.

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Sunrise brief: More community solar is added in Minnesota

Also on the rise: Notre Dame-backed solar project enters service, report highlights coal’s fading economic viability, and LS Power completes its latest acquisition.

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