Colorado utility sees “opportunistic window” to save money with solar and wind plus storage
Black Hills Energy is seeking 200 MW of solar power or wind plus energy storage capacity as part of an RFP, driven – not by any requirements – but by 2019 summertime bids solar and solar plus storage bids of 2.4¢/kWh and 3.6¢/kWh and the pending step down of the 30% investment tax credit.
Duke doles out the big bucks in Florida
Then utility giant’s Florida subsidiary has issued a $700 million green bond, at least part of which will be used to develop solar in pursuit of the company’s 700 MW by 2022 goal in Florida.
6 GW for New York by 2025, PG&E keeps paying: pvMB 11/27/19
Hello one and all and because we won’t be around to say it tomorrow, Happy Thanksgiving! Today, however, we’ve got ConncetGen’s new CEO, Brownfields in Minnesota and more!
Biased capacity markets accelerating gas over solar, storage
Regional markets for energy capacity favor new gas generation over solar and storage, at a high cost to consumers. Eight U.S. Senators have taken notice, while a new report marshals the evidence.
Massive municipal solar for Cincinnati, Ford’s Mach E: pvMB 11/25/19
Hello and welcome to this monday MB you wonderful people. Today we’ll be looking at Alaska’s largest solar installation, AltaGas adding Megapacks, Constellation acquiring most of Agera Energy’s customers.
Springbok foreshadows Capital Dynamics upcoming development dominance
The 450 MWdc cluster is finally fully operational in California, heralding the start of a Capital Dynamics project pipeline that encompasses multiple GW across the utility and C&I spaces.
Ohio now knows what Ohio needs – and it isn’t solar
Regulators in Ohio have Ohio have rejected American Electric Power’s bid to “rate base” its customers for 400 MW of new solar, deeming the generation was not needed.
Are airport installations the next big trend in solar?
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has announced plans to construct a 13 MW solar installation at JFK airport, accompanied by a 7.5 MWh storage system. On a larger scale, more and more airports across the country are realizing the opportunities solar brings.
NextEnergy buys big in North Carolina, project proposals flood Hawaii: pvMB 11/21/19
Hello one and all and welcome to your morning brief! Today we’ve got a grid modeling webinar, fertilizer created by solar, Sungrow storage in Florida and more!
South Carolina wants Energy Freedom, but on the cheap
Regulators voted to cut the avoided cost rate paid to PURPA solar power projects in the state by ~33% to 2.134¢/kWh, while also shortening the length of the contracts to 10 years – which represents the lowest rates and contract lengths in the nation.
