US nears 50% emission free electricity, wind & solar set records, solar up 23%
The United States’ power grid crossed 45% of emission free electricity in April, which will probably be our peak clean generation number for the year, as hydro and nuclear fall in the month.
Virginia’s largest proposed solar project granted permit
The 800 MW project still needs approval from state regulators, but construction could begin as early as 2025.
Canadian Solar sells two Australian solar farms to US interests
Chinese-Canadian PV heavyweight Canadian Solar has for an undisclosed sum offloaded two of its Australian utility scale solar power projects with a combined generation capacity of 260 MW to an offshoot of United States renewable energy giant Berkshire Hathaway Energy.
50 States of Solar Incentives: Delaware
The second smallest state in the nation is not known for large-scale solar installations, but the tide is slowly turning.
TrueCapture boosts solar plant performance in field tests
Nextracker’s smart tracker yield-optimization and control software helped Arevon realize a more than 2% increase in production at its 38 MW Beacon 5 solar project in Kern County, California.
Entergy seeks to grow renewables up to 2500% over next decade
The power company has issued 2022 RFPs for 3 GW of new capacity, while projecting up to 17 GW of new renewable capacity by 2031.
Nelnet acquires GRNE Solutions
The acquisition expands Nelnet into engineering, procurement, and construction services, with additional offerings in battery backup, electric vehicle charging, energy monitoring, and operations and maintenance services.
New TVA solar projects will power DENSO’s Tennessee operations
The company has signed on for 10.5 MW of capacity through TVA’s Flexibility Program, as well as additional capacity under TVA’s Green Invest program.
Major Southeast utilities will reach only 9% solar by 2030, group projects
Five major Southeastern utilities will not reach zero-carbon generation until 2071 or later, an environmental group projects.
Modeling, inverters, and weather – oh my!
The 2022 Solar Risk Assessment focuses on inverter failures and rosy risk projections, which are the leading causes of economic loss for utility scale solar facilities.
