Residential PV

Also in the brief: The American-made solar prize, and six Clearway Community Solar projects kick off construction across Illinois

Like Airbnb, but monetizing spare energy: “The first big step towards opening the door to a massively transactive grid.”

After Consumers Energy raised its net metering cap as a bargaining chip, some advocates see a Value of Solar study as a way to ensure that the rates that have allowed the state’s small-scale solar market to flourish remain in place.

Also in the brief: Ohio bill would ban new large solar and wind projects for up to three years

We wanted to know what the grid would look like, and cost, if we stopped ignoring the benefits of DERs and optimized the integration of these resources through a better modeling process. We found that when you use better planning models and scale both local solar and storage, as well as utility-scale solar and wind, you maximize cost savings and unlock the path to the lowest cost grid.

The solar industry cannot claim to be a clean energy source if it leaves a trail of hazardous waste.

The now former company has laid off its remaining staff, locked its offices and left dozens of customers, sub-contractors and former employees asking what comes next.

This substantial investment signals software’s critical role in driving the mainstream adoption of solar.

Also: Despite a rosy forecast, creating energy storage projects with competitive economics has been an elusive endeavor. Plus, rate design innovations are boosting the energy transition and Plug Power raises $1 billion for U.S. green hydrogen infrastructure build-out.

Also in the brief: A New Mexico regulator has recommended denial of El Paso Electric’s planned expansion of the Newman Generating Station, Gemserv has launched a digital platform aimed at helping businesses transition to electric vehicles and more.