Solar manufacturer warns of delivery delays or stoppages due to China’s power crisis
A memo sent to customers said that the company may delay or stop equipment delivery or seek to renegotiate contracts to pass through price increases.
Arevon acquires solar-plus-storage peaker project
The Vikings Energy Farm is contracted for 20 years to provide resource adequacy and renewable energy to San Diego Community Power.
Westbridge Energy acquires 221 MW Texas solar project
The company’s second major project news of the fall also marks its entry into the US solar market.
Renewable energy dominated new U.S. generating capacity
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission data through September showed that solar now accounts for more than 5% of the grid’s total capacity, and is on pace to outshine nuclear power within three years.
NREL and Sandia want to hear from you on solar+storage O&M issues
The laboratories are reaching out to industry to better understand how solar+storage technologies were selected, what O&M activities are being conducted, what data is being collected, and what ongoing challenges and needs exist in this space.
Sunrise brief: SunPower weighs options for its C&I business as it focuses on residential solar
Also on the rise: Massachusetts considers SMART program changes, EV demand could tighten li-ion battery supplies for utility energy storage, and Greenbacker adds to its Colorado solar portfolio.
Massachusetts weighs SMART program changes
Some solar developers have said the proposed revisions would remove 90% of Bay State land from solar development opportunities.
RFP alert: AEP unit wants renewable resources and BESS for PJM region
The business unit is seeking renewable energy purchase agreements of up to 15 years for solar, wind, and BESS that begin operation starting in 2022.
Interconnecting solar to the grid: An aggressively opaque process
If we’re honest about our current power grid development reality, we will accept that it is renewables that have been footing the bill for upgrades to the power grid.
Sunrise brief: Moss Landing incident likely not due to li-ion batteries, Vistra says
Also on the rise: Arevon taps Tesla for 6 GWh of storage, ABB launches a fast vehicle charger, and DOE offers a $2.5m prize to advance energy justice goals.
