Sunrise brief: California approves electric microgrid program for vulnerable communities
Also on the rise: Hydro-Québec will work to commercialize hydrogen technology, San Antonio’s electric utility gets a financial safety net, and Silicon Ranch wraps up a 200 MW solar portfolio in Georgia.
Storm season has the solar industry looking to protect assets from costly hail damage
The destructive potential of hail on solar arrays has only been fully realized in the last two years. In this series, pv magazine talks with experts in storm modeling, risk insurance, and damage mitigation to learn how solar arrays can survive nature’s wrath.
Developer plans 175 MW solar project on former coal mine
Competitive Power Ventures wants to build the Backbone Solar Farm on about 1,100 acres in far western Maryland.
Report outlines rooftop solar and storage for 75% of Puerto Rico’s power, and at a lower cost
Distributed solar and storage should be the focus for $9.6 billion in FEMA funds allocated for Puerto Rico’s grid reconstruction, says a new report based on independent analysis.
Wisconsin utilities propose another big solar+storage project
We Energies, Wisconsin Public Service, and Madison Gas and Electric want to add 325 MW of solar+storage, building on earlier plans to add a 310 MW project.
Sunrise brief: 6 GW a year of new carbon-free resources? California faces a massive build-out
Also in the rise: Partners will test a large-scale vehicle-to-grid charging system, Canadian Solar funds a startup whose focus is on the rest of the world, Griddy files for Chapter 11 after ERCOT mess, and Daqo signs a supply agreement with a new wafer manufacturer.
U.S. solar industry comes ‘roaring back,’ breaks multiple records in 2020
Here are the brand-new stats and forecasts from the Solar Energy Industries Association and Wood Mackenzie.
Duke Energy Florida announces two new solar projects near Tampa
Both set to clock in at 75 MW, the projects are a part of the utility’s bigger goal of quadrupling the amount of in-service solar on its system over the next four years.
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.
