Solar industry was held back in the first half of 2022, but now the floodgates are opened
Module supply shortages hampered solar deployment in the first half of 2022, but legislation and executive action should cause a strong new wave of installations in the coming months.
50 States of solar incentives: West Virginia
A state that is in the heart of coal country has been slow to adapt to clean energy, but the tide may be turning.
A big boost to wind and solar is coming. Be patient, says Rystad
While the recently signed IRA is expected to add 155 GW of additional utility scale capacity, it will take time to gear up as both wind and solar have industry dynamics to manage.
Sunrise brief: EV shipping is set to blow internal combustion engines out of the water
Also on the rise: Sheep to manage vegetation at solar project in Colorado. Renewables expected to generate 22% of US electricity this year. And more.
Renewables expected to generate 22% of US electricity this year
The Energy Information Administration projects renewable energy to reach a record share of generation mix this year.
O‘ahu’s first utility-scale solar-plus-storage power plant complete
Clearway Energy Group’s 39 MW solar plant with 156 MWh battery storage system in Mililani Agricultural Park advances Hawai‘i’s 100% clean energy goal.
Sheep to manage vegetation at solar project in Colorado
Developed by Guzman Energy, the project will produce enough energy to provide 18,000 Colorado homes and will maintain the area’s function as sheep grazing land.
Sunrise brief: Historic drought and heat highlight need for rooftop solar in California
Also on the rise: Borrego makes its first major push into utility-scale O&M. West Virginia coal ash landfill to be replaced by solar energy facility. And more.
West Virginia coal ash landfill to be replaced by solar energy facility
Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, a 6 MW project will replace the permanently closed site.
EDF Renewables activates 620 MW solar / 200 MWh storage project
The company announced the four projects in a Bureau of Land Management designated site are now delivering clean energy to the California grid.
