Sunrise brief: U.S. distributed generation solar panel prices decline on oversupply
Also on the rise: Sunrun fined for worker rooftop safety violation. DC Grid debuts off-grid DC solutions to address growing power demand. And more.
Sunrun fined for worker rooftop safety violation
Residential solar installer Sunrun was penalized for its failure to adhere to OSHA roof safety practices.
Solar projects on the horizon for Meta, D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments
These Missouri and Texas projects contribute to the growing portfolio between Meta and DESRI.
Energy experts urge California Governor to reject anti-rooftop solar executive order
A letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom addresses the state’s electricity affordability crisis – and a misconception that rooftop solar is to blame for the high costs.
Amazon Solar Farm goes live in Arkansas
Primergy Solar’s 100 MW solar project in Ashley County, Arkansas is fully operational.
DOE conditional loan of $559.4 million for solar-plus-storage in Puerto Rico
The loan guarantee is intended to finance a Convergent Energy and Power solar system with integrated battery energy storage and three stand-alone energy storage projects across Puerto Rico.
New York’s Morris Ridge Solar Project goes online
Morris Ridge Solar is expected to generate enough energy to meet more than 47,000 New York households’ energy needs.
BloombergNEF: Stationary storage installations surge to 170 GWh in 2024
With expanding market opportunities and declining costs stationary battery energy storage installations are surging. Battery makers are awake to the opportunity, reports BloombergNEF, as stationary batteries account for an increasing amount of deployed capacity.
Walmart, Nexamp to bring 31 community solar projects to five U.S. states
The 31 community solar projects will be in Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Illinois, and Minnesota.
Jones Power tapped for civil construction for two large Arizona solar-storage projects
The two project sites are located near Phoenix and Tucson.
