Regulators also approved expanding the utility’s community solar program and make 10 MW of solar capacity available for subscription.
Also on the rise: Polysilicon prices are forecast to continue to rise, Ample raises $160 million from investors including Shell, and growing numbers of schools are going solar.
A ribbon cutting was held to mark the recent 100 MW/400 MWh expansion of the battery, which one day could grow to 1,500 MW/6,000 MWh.
Lithium-based energy storage volumes are expected to grow by multiple orders of magnitude in the coming years, with a 1,000% capacity increase by 2023.
Residential solar installation price declines have accelerated over the past year. However, energy storage pricing has gone up, with Enphase taking an increasingly larger share of the market.
The cells will be used in Powin’s Stack360 storage product, with the first units slated for delivery in later this year.
Construction work could begin this fall and the capital investment is pegged at $600 million. Around 17 full-time jobs will be created once the array enters service.
Also on the rise: LS Power launches Rev Renewables, El Paso Electric issues an RFP for renewables, and Biden’s infrastructure agenda clears one big hurdle but faces still more.
Rev will take over LS Power’s 2.4 GW portfolio of operating solar, storage, and wind projects.
The company plans to commercialize its calcium-antimony liquid metal battery chemistry and open manufacturing facilities to deliver projects in 2023 and beyond.
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