Comment period opens for 1 GW of solar + storage in the California desert
The Bureau of Land Management reviewed the projects’ potential environmental impacts, but issues may arise as the public comment period opens.
NextEra will build a solar + storage project with Salt River Project as offtaker
Construction work could begin this fall and the capital investment is pegged at $600 million. Around 17 full-time jobs will be created once the array enters service.
Sunrise brief: Bill Gates-backed battery startup secures $144m in funding
Also on the rise: LS Power launches Rev Renewables, El Paso Electric issues an RFP for renewables, and Biden’s infrastructure agenda clears one big hurdle but faces still more.
LS Power launches Rev Renewables business unit
Rev will take over LS Power’s 2.4 GW portfolio of operating solar, storage, and wind projects.
RFP alert: El Paso Electric will add capacity to meet state RPS goals by 2025
The RPS requires the utility to meet 40% of its New Mexico sales with renewable energy resources beginning in 2025.
Sunrise brief: Heliene adds a solar module factory in Florida, eyes Minnesota expansion
Also on the rise: Recurrent Energy signs solar + storage deal with PG&E, a city in Maine puts the brakes on solar, and vehicle-to-grid still has a ways to go.
AEP Energy procures more capacity from Mammoth project in Indiana
The agreement follows a long-term renewable energy purchase agreement signed in April for the first phase of the project, covering 480 MW.
Recurrent Energy signs deal with PG&E for energy storage capacity
The 350 MW / 1,400 MWh Crimson project will be one of the largest battery energy storage projects in the world when it comes online beginning in summer 2022.
Maine city pauses all solar development for 180 days
Leaders in the state’s capitol have halted all development and consideration of large-scale solar projects, following public outcry over the aesthetics of the installations.
Sunrise brief: Automaker joins UL in push to give EV batteries a second life
Also on the rise: Aurora Solar expands its market reach with Folsom Labs deal, and researchers offer novel approaches to designing an east-west oriented solar project.
