Green Mountain Power selects Enphase batteries for pilot lease discount program
Participating homeowners will connect their home battery to the grid, sharing energy through Green Mountain Power’s distribution system in exchange for financial incentives.
Tesla drops from top three residential solar installer ranking
In Wood Mackenzie’s solar installer Leaderboard, Freedom Forever overtakes Tesla in the top three spot for the first time.
Distributed solar installed in 2021 nearly matches capacity of all new gas plants
Institute for Local Self Reliance annual update highlights influence of renewable energy in the US energy portfolio.
Solar starts strong, growing 40% year over year in January
US solar generation reached new heights despite a year of challenges. Plus, pv magazine discusses “renewable” vs. “sustainable.”
Palmetto expands to Utah
Recognizing that 95% of residential rooftops across Utah are available for system assessment under its platform, Palmetto has entered the state’s residential market, making it the 24th state the company operates in.
Sunrise brief: SolarEdge $590 million capital raise “expands the war chest,” said ROTH
Also on the rise: Invasion of Ukraine an inadvertent boost for green hydrogen. 175MW Pike Solar and Storage Project cleared for construction in Colorado. Joint development agreement for light-optimizing, energy-producing modules designed to top agrivoltaic greenhouses. Barrio Solar wants to help Brooklyn homeowners go solar. While interconnection seen as a bottleneck to solar, three grid regions processed 25GW of solar interconnection requests last year. The 400MW Obsidian Solar Center in Oregon gets final approval. Research on semi-transparent organic photovoltaic filters for agrivoltaic greenhouses.
Non-profits partner to help homeowners go solar in Brooklyn
Barrio Solar wants Brooklyn homeowners to go solar in order to lower Con Edison bills, property taxes, and greenhouse gas emissions.
22 California legislators call on regulators to maintain net metering
The bipartisan group calls on state regulators to reject December’s proposed decision, describing it as policy that could “significantly depress the clean energy market, and negatively impact a California-based businesses supporting a sizable number of jobs statewide.”
Kentucky utility adds more solar as Solar Shares Program gains customers
Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company begin construction on fifth section of solar facility that, when complete, will provide 4MW of electricity to Solar Share subscribers.
Sunrise brief: California’s solar market is now a battery market
Also on the rise: Indiana ruling paves the way for HOAs to allow solar. Shoals opens manufacturing facility in Tennessee. NASA announces advances in space solar and thin films. Majority of homeowners want solar but need help with upfront financing. Rocket Lab unveils space solar cell with 33.3% efficiency.
