Sunrise brief: Hawaii’s approach to smart inverters offers a model to follow
Also on the rise: Facebook signs a PPA for 160 MW in Virginia, and the solar sector provided jobs to 231,000 in the U.S. in 2020.
Sunrise brief: Consumers can drive decarbonization faster than utilities, study says
Also on the rise: Ohio officials approve more utility-scale solar, SCE will add 2,150 MWh of energy storage, and large format modules are headed for standardization in a move driven by a Chinese trade group.
NextEra Partners buys stake in 2,520 MW renewables portfolio
The deal includes more than 800 MW of solar and solar+storage in four states.
Ohio siting board approves 264 MW of new solar
Clearview Solar I and Ross County Solar are the state’s latest utility-scale project approvals with more expected.
Early results of utility scale solar+storage revenue models
Adding batteries to solar increases revenue in different ways in different places.
Pine Gate to bring second solar project to North Carolina county
The company said it has lined up financing and started work on the 70 MW Stanly Solar project.
Sunrise brief: Calculating the economic lift offered by community solar
Also on the rise: Polysilicon prices are likely to stay high as a ‘crazy year’ extends into ’22, Hawaiian Electric is seeking energy and capacity, and the latest landfill-hosted solar array enters service.
RFP alert: Hawaiian Electric is seeking up to 95 MW of capacity
Storage paired with solar must support the net nameplate capacity for at least four hours and support 365 full charge/discharge cycles each year.
D.E. Shaw lines up financing for 149 MW Michigan solar project
The River Fork solar project has a 20-year PPA for 100 MW with Consumers Energy and a 25-year PPA for 49 MW with DTE Energy.
Leeward Renewable signs PPA for 72 MW solar, 144 MWh storage
The project is Leeward’s fourth PPA serving customers of community choice aggregators in the Kern County area north of Los Angeles.
