E.ON completes 10 MW energy storage system in Arizona
The Iron Horse project is paired with a 2 MW solar array and will provide frequency regulation as well as voltage control support.
Gov. Sandoval inks regulations for Nevada solar revival
Governor Brian Sandoval signed Senate Bill 145 and several other bills late last week that will help re-establish a thriving solar industry — and encourage other renewables efforts in the state — after two years of regulatory repression.
Sunrun expands to Texas
The company will start its solar odyssey in Houston, but promises that it will expand its service area to other Texas cities in the coming months.
California pushes forward with storage support (Read the bill here)
The California Senate passed SB 700, which would increase availability of local, customer-sited energy storage for schools, farms, businesses and homes.
Stem and Austin Energy Aggregate Energy Storage
Stem is developing an aggregated network of commercial customer-sited energy storage in Texas through collaboration with Austin Energy, tapping part of a $4 million utility grant from DOE.
Study: Why do people pay vastly varied prices for the same solar? (Read the full report here)
A new Berkeley Lab study, Sources of Price Dispersion in U.S. Residential Solar Installations, looks closely at why consumers often pay vastly different prices for essentially the same solar installations.
Op-Ed: California Agencies Hold En Banc on Retail and Customer Electricity Choice
By the end of this year, as much as 25% of the retail load served by the investor-owned utilities (IOU) will obtain their electric generation service from an entity other than an IOU. California held a meeting to address the changing face of electricity generation.
Case study: Future utility planning must account for consumers’ thirst for distributed energy
A new case study from the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) and Black & Veatch details how the Sacramento Municipal Utility District created an integrated plan to accommodate its ratepayers’ shifting priorities.
NV Energy: Nevada net metering could cost $1.3 billion
The ongoing discussion in the Nevada legislature over a proposed modification of net metering in the state last week included a $1.3 billion estimate of the cost over 20 years from NV Energy.
Study: New York’s residential installations drop 25% in the first quarter (with charts)
Disappearing incentives, high early-adopter penetration and slower acquisitions by national companies are the primary factors in the rapid decline.
