Sunrise brief: CPUC kicks community solar deadline to 2026
Also on the rise: The future of U.S. solar in five charts. Commercial and industrial rooftop solar business secures $847 million. And more.
Strata cuts ribbon on 70 MW Inland Empire Energy Storage project
The California facility will supply 280 MWh of electricity to support PG&E during peak demand periods.
DOE loan guarantee of $305 million for VPP project with novel ice storage
The loan intends to finance Project IceBrick, a virtual power plant consisting of up to 193 cold thermal energy storage installations at commercial buildings across California.
Largest solar and energy storage project in U.S. achieves regulatory approval
Sunstone Solar is a 1.2 GW solar, 1.2 GW battery energy storage project planned for eastern Oregon.
A record third quarter for U.S. clean energy installations
Over 10 GW of clean power was activated across the United States in Q3 2024, setting a new record.
World’s largest second-life battery storage project joins Texas grid
In what appears to be the world’s largest project of the kind, Element Energy’s 53 MWh storage project – consisting of repurposed EV batteries – is now operating in West Central Texas.
Sunrise brief: Corporate America vastly increases investment in solar and storage
Also on the rise: Sunnova to construct solar and storage microgrid for Penobscot Nation. Brown University’s solar project, the largest in the state, is complete. And more.
Corporate America vastly increases investment in solar and storage
Technology firms are the dominant industry investing in solar as electricity demand soars to keep pace with data center growth.
Strata signs tolling agreement for Arizona battery, Energy Vault takes FID on Texas project
Strata Clean Energy has secured a deal for its 100 MW/400 MWh White Tank battery energy storage system (BESS), in Arizona, and Energy Vault is planning a 57 MW/114 MWh BESS in Texas.
Global installed PV capacity tops 2 TW
The Global Solar Council says global installed photovoltaic capacity has surpassed 2 TW. The organization says an additional 4 TW of solar capacity will likely be deployed by 2030.
