Sunrise brief: Renewable energy bill threatens to stall solar in Hawaii
Also on the rise: New York distributed storage owners could soon earn money in wholesale markets.Clean hydrogen and energy storage project in Utah receives $504 million loan guarantee from DOE. And more.
EDF Renewables signs 1 GW of NYSERDA solar and storage contracts
The developer was awarded contracts for three large projects that combine for 1 GW of capacity.
Duke Energy Florida completes its first solar project in 750 MW plan
The 75 MW facility will serve the utility’s Clean Energy Connection program.
Clean hydrogen and energy storage project in Utah receives $504 million loan guarantee from DOE
The largest clean storage facility in the world will create jobs, deploy clean energy, and replace a retiring coal-fired power plant.
Sunrise brief: Democrats optimistic Manchin will cooperate on climate bill
Also on the rise: US government drops land lease rates for renewables by as much as 50%. Three in one: wind, solar, and storage facility completed in Oregon. And more.
US Government drops solar land lease rates by 3.4% to 21%
To support the US Government’s goal of installing 25 GW of renewable energy on public lands, per acre lease rates have been reduced for all renewable energy sources – some by greater than 50%.
Wind, solar, and storage facility completed in Oregon
The Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility is one of the first in the country to co-locate a wind farm, a solar facility, and a battery storage system.
Nexamp completes 2.8 MW community solar installation in Burlington, Illinois
The French Road solar project features more than 7,000 solar panels and will supply enough power for about 400 homes.
200 partners to help speed interconnection through US Department of Energy program
Three regional grid operators and two utilities have joined the DOE partnership, alongside renewables developers and trade groups, to pursue faster, simpler, and fairer interconnection of renewables and storage, on both the transmission and distribution grids.
Distributed solar and storage developer, owner, operator Agilitas Energy nets $350 million
The investment is expected to support the national build-out of the company’s 500 MW+ pipeline of renewables and energy storage projects.
