An Earth Day special: Test your knowledge of solar in the US
In honor of Earth Day, we share with you a quiz put together by Dan Snowden-Ifft, a physics professor at Occidental College in Los Angeles, California.
Sunrise brief: FERC takes major step toward transmission reform
Also on the rise: Rooftop solar at LaGuardia Airport advances Port Authority’s net zero commitment. Salient Energy develops Zinc-ion battery for residential applications. Solar plus storage microgrid spares remote Alaskan community on diesel expenses, boosts resilience. Department of Energy looks to integrate Vehicle-to-Everything bi-directional charging into US infrastructure. Dynamic Energy solar project to power manufacturing facility in Central Maine. Texas solar is booming, but batteries are not included.
LaGuardia Airport solar installation advances Port Authority’s net zero commitment
Solar on airport garage rooftop to provide 1.34 MW of renewable energy.
Dynamic Energy solar project to power manufacturing facility in Central Maine
The 7 MW installation is part of a larger 70 MW portfolio in Maine, purchased by Goldman Sachs in late 2021.
Texas solar is booming, but batteries are not included
In the next three years, Texas is expected to deploy 50% more solar capacity than California, but projects are attaching batteries at about 28%, while in California, nearly 99% of solar projects have batteries included.
Solar plus storage microgrid spares remote Alaskan community on diesel expenses, boosts resilience
Shungnak, Alaska is expected to save $200,000 a year and reduce its reliance on dirty fuel.
Sunrise brief: Two surveys on fallout from anti-circumvention investigation show a hard road ahead for US solar industry
Also on the rise: Broad Reach Power procures 900 MWh of battery systems from CATL for solar portfolio in Texas. Job moves at Maxeon Solar Technologies, PowerMarket, Ulteig and more. Sunrun says better policy is needed to add “vast” amounts of distributed solar and storage. Ohio regulators to review two massive renewable energy project proposals. California utility SDG&E sees utility scale solar growing greater than 10X by 2045. New JM Steel manufacturing plant will have a Nextracker tracker production line.
Broad Reach Power procures 900 MWh of battery systems from CATL for solar portfolio in Texas
Six ERCOT projects will contribute over 900 MWh to the Texas grid and will reach commercial operation in 2023.
Sunrun says better policy is needed to add “vast” amounts of distributed solar and storage
“Given our climate crisis, state utility commissions must act with urgency and prioritize innovation in the way utilities are regulated,” says the Sunrun policy team in a paper. Noting great progress by Hawaii and Vermont, they also call for state regulators to “rethink” how utilities make money.
Ohio regulators to review two massive renewable energy project proposals
The proposals are for Innergex’s 200 MW Palomino Solar Energy Project and EDP Renewables’ 200 MW/800 MWh Flint Grid battery energy storage facility.
