North Carolina utilities approve 551 MW of solar power at 3.8¢/kWh
Duke Energy has completed a solicitation for 551 MWac of solar power through its CPRE program, with average pricing between 3.79¢/kWh and 3.83¢/kWh and 20 year power contracts.
North Dakota secures solar relevance, support mounts for the Clean Energy Jobs Act: pvMB 7/22/19
Hope you were able to stay cool this weekend because we got a hot brief coming right at you!
Tri-State dumps coal, eyes wind and solar as new fling
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association has announced it is creating an aggressive “Responsible Energy Plan,” one which begins with the retiring of the 100 MW Nucla Coal Plant in early 2020.
Hawaii sets draft rules for wind+solar+storage procurement
Hawaiian Electric Companies has released its draft request for proposals to procure just over 2 terawatt-hours of renewable electricity, and just over 200 MW of capacity services, between the summer of 2022 and the end of 2025.
HB 6 sent back to House, Berkeley bans gas in new buildings: pvMB 7/18/19
Hello one and all and welcome to this morning’s edition of the pvMB. Today we’ll be tackling Renew Petra adding 100 MW to the U.S. annually, SimpliPhi adding capacity and lowering prices and more!
New Orleans decides to double state’s solar capacity
The New Orleans City Council has approved Entergy’s plan to add 90 MW of solar power to the city via three projects. But announcements aren’t everything: seeing is believing.
Regulators order Georgia Power to double its solar
Georgia Power has been required to solicit 2.21 GW of solar and 80 MW of energy storage to come online over the next five years. This is the largest single acquisition of solar in Georgia’s history and will double the state’s installed capacity.
With one day left to pass, HB 6 looms in Ohio
The controversial nuclear bailout bill has been amended to remove a provision that would stifle wind development, but still looks to eliminate the state’s renewable energy standard.
20 MW coming to Rhode Island, Georgia residents demand abolishment of solar fee: pvMB 7/16/19
Hello and welcome to today’s pvMB. In this edition, we see We Energies trading a fee for utility scale solar, we’ll be looking at Sun Pacific’s solar powered bus shelters in Rhode Island, CPS’ “BundleFlex” plan, Cubico’s 100 MW purchase and more!
National Grid dives into renewable energy development
The Anglo-American company is the latest utility to enter the utility-scale solar and wind development space by closing on its acquisition of Geronimo Energy.
