Sunrun begins offering solar and storage in California
The second-largest residential solar installer has expanded its solar-plus-storage offerings after a successful roll-out in Hawaii.
sonnen steals top Tesla executive
The German energy-storage company hired the highest-ranking North American sales manager from Tesla to spearhead its U.S. expansion plans
All-time high in US storage investment in Q3, finds GTM report
Disclosed venture funding and project finance of energy storage projects in the U.S. in the third quarter reached $660 million, although actual deployments contracted slightly, says GTM Research.
Enphase offloads residential O&M arm to SunSystem Technology
The U.S. microinverter specialist confirms that SunSystem Technology will act as the company’s primary residential O&M service provider after selling its O&M field service division Next Phase Solar.
Solar+storage cuts Vermont utility grid charge by $200,000
A recently completed solar+storage project at Green Mountain Power’s Stafford Hill Solar Farm project shaved enough August peak energy use that Green Mountain Power is saving $200,000 from its annual bill from the New England grid operator.
Tesla/SolarCity completes PV and battery system to power Samoan island
The 1.4 MW solar and 6 MWh battery system will supply power to the 600 residents of Ta’u, replacing the island’s diesel generators.
Sonoma’s SOMO village community expands to 3 MW/1MW solar + storage
SOMO Village, a $1 billion mixed-use community in Rohnert Park, CA., is adding another 2,500 solar panels plus storage to reach a new total of 3.1 MW of PV; this third PV expansion is being supplied by REC Solar, along with an initial 1 MW of storage supplied by Green Charge.
BLM codifies new solar leasing rules
After five years of careful consideration, the government agency announced new rules governing the leasing of public lands for renewable energy projects
Green Charge wins 13 MWh Con Ed aggregation deal
Green Charge Networks has won a contract award from New York utility Con Edison to deliver 13 megawatt hours for Con Edison’s Brooklyn-Queens Neighborhood Program.
Younicos to supply the NEXT smart city project in Denver
Younicos, Xcel Energy, and Panasonic North America will collaborate on a 1MW storage system linked to 2 MW of solar at Panasonic’s Denver operations hub within the NEXT smart city development.
