Study to utilities: Fudging the solar facts can get consumers on your side
A new study by E Source, a “market research” firm that has been telling utilities what they want to hear for 30 years, has outlined a strategy to help utilities win over consumers to utility-scale solar: Tell them half the story.
California reopens energy storage subsidies under SGIP (with chart)
The popular California Public Utilities Commission program will start receiving applications today for distributed energy projects that incorporate energy storage.
“Red state” utilities populate the top 10 lists for solar
SEPA’s annual utility list shows utilities in North Carolina, Iowa and Utah among the top 3 in its lists for solar installed on an absolute and per-customer basis. The organization also published new lists of the top utilities for storage deployment.
Nevada Senate passes daily double of pro-solar bills unanimously
With the passage of SB 65 and SB 204, the Silver State is set to revive a solar industry that has been in flux for the past two years.
California energy-storage bill passes committee
Senate Bill 700, if passed, would require the state’s utilities to create rebate programs for customers that install energy-storage systems to accelerate their proliferation.
SDG&E signs contracts for 83.5 MW more battery storage
The Southern California utility is going for more lithium-ion batteries, including the world’s largest battery system, to accommodate its leading portion of renewable energy.
“Ice batteries” become available in Southern California
Ice Energy expects to deploy up to 1,800 Ice Bear systems to C&I customers and a municipality in Orange County.
APS says solar, energy efficiency to make up 50% of new production
Arizona’s largest investor-owned utility says the next 15 years will include significant increases in solar production, battery storage products and significant reductions in coal-fired production plants.
Construction begins on public housing solar+storage microgrid in New York City
Demand Energy’s project at the Marcus Garvey Village in Brooklyn is the city’s first approval of lithium-ion batteries for a multifamily site.
News Analysis: Installations crater in Hawaii after incentives gutted
In 2015, Hawaii’s Public Utilities Commission eliminated the state’s net-metering incentive. Since then, the number of permits pulled on Oahu for solar installations has plummeted, reaching a new low in 2017 of only 449.
