Sunrise brief: Hawaiian Electric calls for maximum customer-owned solar to hit decarbonization goals
Also on the rise: DOE funds university hydrogen research, Canadian Solar backs an AI-based energy storage tech provider, Mitsubishi partners to develop hydrogen storage for U.S. markets, and two Canadian companies float a ‘blue’ hydrogen plan.
New York funds a study to learn how grazing can benefit solar installations
Sheep and solar farms can exist symbiotically, and the American Solar Grazing Association says that now is the time to convert that relationship into a full-scale industry.
California’s grid is better off than a year ago, but worries linger as CAISO looks toward summer
Around 2 GW of new resources are on their way, but a repeat of last year’s hot summer weather could stress a grid that remains susceptible to high demand for energy.
Interconnection is broken: Radical rethinking is needed to achieve clean energy goals
We’re running out of time to transition our electric grid to clean energy sources at the pace needed to meet climate goals; it’s time to rethink the way states approach interconnection or it will kill our prospects.
Electric grid is vulnerable to cyberattacks and needs to be made more secure, group warns
The Colonial pipeline cyberattack and last year’s SolarWinds attack make it clear that our electric infrastructure is :vulnerable” and in need of “significant” security upgrades, Protect Our Power says.
More than 7,000 schools across the US are solar powered
Total installed solar capacity on schools has grown 139% since 2014, and now can be found on 5.5% of all public and private K-12 schools, according to the 2020 Brighter Future report.
Sunrise brief: Duke Energy wins approval for new solar capacity
Also on the rise: Black Hills Energy wants to charge solar owners for the “true cost” of their energy, and an online solar 101 course from SUNY tops 50,000 students worldwide.
Regulators approve energy storage plans, but question their cost and overall benefits
Potomac Edison proposed the two projects in response to Maryland’s Energy Storage Pilot Program, which was established in 2019.
Sunrise brief: GAF Energy will shift solar roof production from Asia to Silicon Valley
Also on the rise: More community solar comes to Colorado, battery energy storage will support Dominica’s grid via a UAE international development fund, and Carbon Neutral Energy says ‘howdy’ to Texas.
Guzman Energy plans 80 MW of solar to serve a Colorado electric co-op
The Denver-based company helped Delta-Montrose exit a power supply deal that favored coal, and pledged to develop solar as a replacement energy source.
