Sunrise brief: Florida bill targets solar net metering
Also on the rise: Ohio regulators OK another 600 MW of solar, and a megawatt-scale bifacial solar project enters service near the Arctic Circle.
Megawatt-scale, bifacial solar project enters service in Yukon, Canada
The Solvest-developed 1.76 MW project will sell power as an IPP for the next 25 years.
Ohio regulators approve another 600 MW of solar
The projects include the 275 MW Cadence Solar Energy project, one of the largest projects to be approved for construction in the Buckeye State.
Sunrise brief: First Solar notches its biggest win via multi-gigawatt orders
Also on the rise: Consumers Energy will add 400 MW of solar, an agrivoltaics clearinghouse launches to help drive the movement, and John Weaver lays out the case for continued California net metering.
Consumers Energy to add 400 MW of solar
Under the agreements, the utility would own and operate one facility, and buy power from the other two.
First Solar signs multi-year deals for 5.4 GW of modules
Lightsource bp and bp placed orders for around 4.4 GWdc of modules, with options for an additional 1 GWdc.
White Pine Renewables to develop Michigan’s first floating solar project
Once completed, 1 MW project will sell power to the township via a power purchase agreement.
Sunrise brief: Battery recycling is hot, but lightbulb moments lag
Also on the rise: SunPower will market a VPP offering for energy storage customers, and mPrest CEO Andy Bennett talks with pv magazine about the potential for DER under Build Back Better.
SunPower launches VPP offering for its energy storage customers
The company will manage charging and discharging the batteries, while keeping some electricity in reserve for backup power to the home.
100 MW New York community solar projects to use Ideematec trackers
The trackers were selected in a partnership with Eco Engineering, LightEdison, and Source Renewables for their resilience under upstate New York’s extreme weather conditions.
