Sunrise brief: 50-year solar? Here’s how the numbers may work
Also on the rise: NREL points to energy efficiency as a good substitute for energy storage, and a salary survey finds a widening pay gap between women and men in the solar sector.
Solar retains it LCOE edge in latest Lazard analysis
Utility-scale solar–both thin-film and crystalline silicon–as well as wind have the lowest LCOE of all U.S. sources considered.
Energy efficiency is a good substitute for long-term storage, NREL study says
Reducing building energy usage by about 60% is key to a least-cost 100% renewable energy grid, the study found.
Summit Ridge completes first project in 200 MW Maine portfolio
The 6.3 MW installation, developed via a joint venture with Osaka Gas USA, will serve roughly 850 households and small businesses across Maine.
50-year solar? Here’s how the numbers may work
The DCF from a solar project’s electricity generation increases by 46% when shifting the project from today’s standard 25-year lifetime to a 50-year time scale.
Sunrise brief: Work starts on 100 MW/50 MWh solar+storage project
Also on the rise: LONGi says that modules were detained by U.S. Customs agents, Salt River Project rolls out a new Solar Choice program, and a standalone storage project is headed to Utah.
SRP rolls out Solar Choice program to replace two ‘legacy’ offerings
A bill adder of at least a $0.005 per kilowatt-hour to take part would top off current monthly price plans.
Pine Gate Renewables to install Utah’s first standalone storage system
The 0.125 MW/0.5 MWh solution will provide demand charge reduction, backup power to critical loads, and supply additional grid services to the city of Logan, Utah.
Sunrise brief: Cases are being made today on solar import tariffs
Also on the rise: Alliant Energy outlines its solar plans for Iowa, ENGIE NA scraps a solar+storage project, and distributed solar company Navisun has a new owner.
Supply chain and trade woes blamed as Engie NA cancels a solar + storage project
The company blamed interconnection costs along with global supply chain and production issues, and tariff and trade disputes.
