Community

Conservation groups and solar advocates partnered to create a roadmap to develop solar projects…a lot of solar projects.

The resilience grant money from the federal disaster agency would help pay for solar-based microgrids at five city-owned locations.

The City of White Plains, N.Y., stands to collect more than $20 million in rent for hosting the solar arrays, while local residents and businesses can take advantage of the renewable energy produced.

Source Renewables said the project represents an opportunity to repurpose the waste site and create local benefits through distributed solar.

Also on the rise: Texas regulators rebuff a call to roll off $16b in storm-related charges, Enphase Energy supplies microinverters to a senior housing project, and Canadian Solar sells Japanese solar projects.

SB 84 would establish a 100 MW community solar program and also include a 30% annual capacity carve-out for low-income customers and related service organizations.

Also on the rise: Researchers use AI to model how grid failures cascade in a disaster, VEIR raises capital for its novel transmission line technology, NV Energy issues a community solar RFP, Freedom Solar gains two new partners, and Daqo New Energy signs a polysilicon supply deal.

The community solar program comes with a subscription model that requires no credit check, no long-term contract, and no cancellation fee, benefiting the rental market.

Also on the rise: Altus Power plans more community solar on O’ahu, Wells Fargo passes $10 billion in tax equity investment for renewables, and Enphase Energy plans to issue $1 billion in senior notes.

Vote Solar’s Access & Equity Advisory Committee has released a policy brief outlining key initiatives for more successful solar expansion programs.