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.
Lithium-ion battery fire in California energy storage facility
Homes and businesses within a quarter mile of the Valley Center Energy Storage Facility were evacuated and a shelter-in-place order was in effect for anyone a half mile from the site. Owner, Terra-Gen, issued a statement saying that the facility’s design systems are keeping the incident contained.
Sunrise brief: Solar giants bet big on U.S. manufacturing
Also on the rise: Redflow and Ameresco to deploy prototype microgrid at Stewart Air National Guard Base. Five new energy storage systems triples Enel’s footprint in Texas. And more.
Redflow and Ameresco to deploy prototype microgrid at Stewart Air National Guard Base
The Department of Air Force plans to use the repowered solar microgrid with 1.2 MWh to 1.4 MWh of energy storage to provide energy resilience for critical loads on the base. The microgrid will also provide a dispatchable solar-plus-storage resource capable of peak shaving.
Enel triples its operational utility-scale storage capacity in Texas
Enel’s five new systems have added 369 MW of utility-scale energy storage capacity to the Texas energy grid, decreasing the risk of rolling blackouts during peak consumption.
How long do residential solar batteries last?
Multiple factors affect lifespan of a residential battery energy storage system. We examine the life of batteries in Part 3 of our series.
How to decrease the risk of battery energy storage system fires
Firetrace International, a supplier of fire suppression technology to the renewable industry, offers steps to take to reduce the risk of battery storage fires, offering manufacturers, developers, and operators insight into what must be done to retain the trust of investors, policymakers, and the wider public.
