Utility Scale PV

California’s 350 MW / 1400 MWh energy storage system was developed by Axium Infrastructure and Canadian Solar.

As solar energy increases in the United States, the DOE is investing $14 million in studies on how the infrastructure affects wildlife and ecosystems.

Annual rooftop solar installations more than double when each homeowner’s long-term “profit” on a system increases from zero to $1,000, a study found. Based partly on that study, a Minnesota utility must now evaluate distributed solar incentives as a means to save all customers money.

Capacity Assurance may be the stationary battery storage industry’s longest extended warranty.

Also on the rise: Using AI to optimize and unlock the value of co-located solar and energy storage. Treasury seeks public input on the implementation of tax incentives in Inflation Reduction Act. And more.

TC Energy announced it commenced pre-construction of the 81 MW facility.

The Georgia Public Service Commission recently approved an Integrated Resource Plan, which calls for retirement of all but two coal-fired plants by 2035 and replacing them with natural gas, renewables and energy storage.

Even adding 9.5 GW of renewables will increase transmission congestion, said NYISO, in a report that also called for development and commercialization of dispatchable emission-free resources.

Entergy Arkansas announced the approval of the project, which is expected to reach commercial operations in 2024.

South Carolina has over 2 GW of solar installed, much of it coming online in the last five years, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association.