Sunrise brief: IRS extends ITC safe harbor for solar projects, offering ‘much-needed breathing room’
Also on the rise: Crossover Energy inks deal with KKR, EPRI to address extreme weather reliability issues, Nautilus Solar buys community solar projects, LS Power completes solar asset acquisition, and VDE takes a stake in testing firm RETC.
Ohio’s solar train keeps rolling with 150 MW in utility-scale projects approved
The 80 MW Angelina Solar Project and the 70 MW Alamo Solar Project could be the first of several large solar projects to be approved in the state this summer.
Sunrise brief: Arevon opens 100 MW/400 MWh battery energy storage facility in California
Also on the rise: Partners Group takes a controlling stake in Dimension Renewable as FTC Solar exits, Koch unit buys into a battery company, AltaSea plans a 2.2 MW solar array at the Port of Los Angeles, Captona adds to its fuel cell portfolio, and Canadian Solar wins 86 MW in solar energy auction.
Pine Gate Renewables completes its first North Carolina storage project
The 6.9 MW/10 MWh Grissom solar and storage project will provide energy to the North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation under a long-term power contract.
Renewables accounted for more than a quarter of all U.S. electrical generation in April
The latest issue of the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Electric Power Monthly report shows renewables setting records once again and accounting for 25% of the country’s April electricity output.
Sunrise brief: Hunt Perovskite and 1366 Technologies merge to drive tandem solar cell adoption
Also on the rise: JinkoSolar says demand softened as polysilicon prices rose in Q1, battery EVs are forecast to rule the roads by 2050, and New York State issues site permits for two solar projects.
Reinventing utility scale solar from the ground up – literally!
Erthos forgoes tracking mounts and installs utility-scale solar directly on the dirt.
Import action ratchets up risks for U.S. solar companies
Further price increases for residential and C&I projects, along with a possible drop in module shipments and even more delays for utility-scale projects are possible in the wake of action by the Biden administration to address forced labor allegations in China.
Sunrise brief: Work starts on 465 MW solar project for Amazon
Also on the rise: FP&L installs the first components on its 900 MWh BESS project, and Canadian Solar inks a deal with Santander to fund its EMEA pipeline.
Santee Cooper and Central Electric Power contract for 425 MW of new South Carolina solar
The new capacity–which goes by names like Chester White, Lambert, and Hemingway–represents an addition equal to nearly 40% of all solar installed to date in the Palmetto State.
