Sunrise brief: 100 MW of solar capacity enters service in Wisconsin
Also on the rise: NERC points a finger at inverters as a grid reliability concern, and a $2.5 billion HVDC project gains a utility investor.
Point Beach solar enters service in Wisconsin
Energy produced by the facility will serve WPPI Energy member communities in three states under a 20-year power purchase agreement.
Odessa Disturbance highlights troubling gaps in solar reliability
A root cause report on a West Texas power disturbance found that, in many cases, the solar industry “is not proactively identifying abnormal performance issues” related to inverter-based resources.
Oregon regulators ease community solar guidelines
Community solar development is set to accelerate as the program full capacity allotment is now available. Low-income customers have had their discount doubled.
Sunrise brief: Solar manufacturer expands to the U.S.
Also on the rise: Texas is urged once again to winterize its energy infrastructure, and work starts on an 80 MW BTM solar array.
Work starts on 80 MW behind-the-meter solar project
The array will supply energy to a steel mill in Texas and is expected to reach commercial operation by the summer of 2023.
Report calls on Texas…again…to winterize its energy infrastructure
The FERC/NERC assessment pointed to freezing of generator components and fuel issues as the top two major causes of generator outages, derates, or failures to start during the February 2021 winter storm.
Sunrise brief: Fusion Renewables taps iSun to develop 448 MW of solar
Also on the rise: Catalyze makes its third acquisition of 2021, Salt River Project adds more solar capacity with latest PPA, and Generac unveils a microinverter as it edges into solar and energy storage.
Catalyze acquires Sol Alliance in its latest move to expand nationally
The deal brings Colorado-based Catalyze a project development pipeline of more than 80 MW and adds to two earlier deals for solar and storage companies.
Clean Energy Group awards $1 million for solar + storage in underserved communities
The funds have led to the completion of 30 solar + storage projects in low-income communities, with 63 more on the way.
