Sunrise brief: Wärtsilä wins order for utility-scale energy storage to support Texas electric grid
Also on the rise: Hawaiian Electric says that developers and suppliers share the blame for its interconnection delays, Redflow will supply a 2 MWh energy storage system for a California microgrid, and FPL files for new base rates and solar project cost recovery.
Solar Alliance to develop 56 MW data center solar project
The project could expand to 150 MW, as part of Solar Alliance Energy’s second venture with Green Data Centers.
Iowa project goes online, boosting state’s solar market
The 127.5 MW Wapello Solar project almost doubles the state’s previously recorded installed solar capacity.
10 energy bills to watch in the 2021 state legislative session
From Hawaii banning fossil fuels to Kentucky outlawing floating solar PV, these 10 energy bills are worth watching in 2021
Huge potential for ‘low-impact’ solar on Long Island, N.Y., roadmap says
Conservation groups and solar advocates partnered to create a roadmap to develop solar projects…a lot of solar projects.
Ohio bills would open solar project applications to a popular vote
The bills would allow local elected officials to require a vote on projects set to be developed within a township.
Duke faces pushback over North Carolina brownfield solar project
Duke along with community and environmental groups find themselves as unlikely allies as state officials deem a 5 MW installation to be expensive and unnecessary.
Sunrise brief: Retire coal today? No problem, RMI report says
Also on the rise: Nashville approves 3.2 MW of solar PV at water treatment plants, and PG&E says it aced California’s 2020 RPS goal.
Insurance for renewable energy projects adapts to more frequent and destructive disasters
As much as 70% of losses linked to solar energy systems in the past decade have occurred since 2017. The insurance industry is no longer “naive” to the risk.
University of Wyoming, 9H partner on a 3 MW solar research facility for students
The solar installation will use First Solar Series 6 modules and the research facility will return up to $10 million to the university through energy savings and services.
