EDF Renewables signs 20-year PPA for solar and storage project with El Paso Electric
The Milagro Solar+Storage project is projected to create about 200 jobs during the peak of its construction phase and will generate an estimated $7.9 million in tax revenue during the facility’s operating lifetime.
Producing solar energy, strawberries, tomatoes and peppers in one place
A dual-use solar and agricultural site in New York will add 2 MW of solar capacity while retaining active market crop production.
U.S. energy storage sets Q2 high water mark with 1.7 GW / 5.6 GWh
Wood Mackenzie said the U.S. market will install 66 GW of storage between 2023 and 2027, 83% of which will be at the grid scale.
Sunrise brief: Los Angeles, Austin and Vermont plan to exceed 90% carbon-free power by 2030
Also on the rise: Honeywell invests in ESS to advance adoption of iron flow battery energy storage. Panasonic introduces half-cut HJT residential solar module, and more.
California children’s hospital to build resilient clean energy microgrid
The project team is led by the State of California through the California Energy Commission, and joined by Faraday Microgrids, and Redflow with zinc bromine flow batteries.
U.S. energy storage deployments to exceed 10 GW this year
A report from Interact Analysis demonstrates the growth of energy storage as it scales to meet a growing renewable energy supply.
Xcel Energy approved for expansion for 710 MW solar project
Once completed, the Minnesota project will be among the largest in the United States.
Ohio community solar pilot would unlock 1.75 GW market
A bill proposed in Ohio promises to generate $5.6 billion in gross economic output and over $400 million in local tax revenues, said a report from Ohio University.
IRA one year later and the future of community solar
Achieving the Inflation Reduction Act’s goals and working through the clean energy transition is going to require innovative program designs and lots of them. The demand is enormous and bipartisan, coming from 45 red and blue states across the country; this diversity highlighting the importance of effective program design and selection by federal implementers.
Sunrise brief: Ushering in new era of U.S. clean energy at RE+ 2023
Also on the rise: Lithium-ion battery fire in California energy storage facility. Spotted on the show floor at RE+ 2023. And more.
