PPA signed for output from 127 MW Pennsylvania solar facility
The agreement with Competitive Power Ventures marks Norway-based Hydro’s first long-term energy contract in the United States.
Sunrise brief: Vote Solar’s Adam Browning talks with pv magazine about the industry he helped shape
Also on the rise: Opening salvos are fired as the battle over solar safeguards heats up, grid-forming inverters enter prime time with DOE funding, and, ICYMI, watch a video about a gravity-based renewable energy storage tower for grid-scale operations.
Grid-forming inverters enter prime time with DOE funding
As fossil generators are phased out, grid-forming inverters will need to be phased in so that the grid can be restarted after any blackout.
Sunrise brief: Solar projects in Texas will now need to plan for their ‘sunset’ years
Also on the rise: Altus Power buys a seven-state solar portfolio, CenterPoint Energy wants an OK for 335 MW of solar capacity, and JinkoSolar unveils details about its new bifacial panel.
Constellation to supply a host of corporate customers with 140 MW of Texas solar
Constellation will buy 140 MW of the planned 200 MW Big Star Solar Project currently under development near Austin.
Indiana utility seeks approval for solar PPAs totaling 335 MW
Oriden and Origis Energy are developing the solar capacity, which could be in service by 2023.
Renewables now second only to natural gas in capacity, generation
Renewables have now crossed the 25% threshold of total U.S. available installed generating capacity.
Sunrise brief: FlexGen and Relectrify score big investment wins
Also on the rise: Terabase acquires a performance modeling software platform, Tigo launches a rapid shutdown device, and NV5 Global acquires Sage Renewable Energy.
Who’s behind a solar tariff push? NextEra wants to know
The company asked the Commerce Department either to force a group of solar players to identify themselves or toss out their petitions to have import tariffs extended.
Sunrise brief: Want solar with that? McDonald’s signs up for a Louisiana project
Also on the rise: Illinois’ solar residential market fell off the roof in Q2, Arizona approves incentives for residential energy storage, and green roofs can improve panel efficiency.
