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Renewable energy dominated new U.S. generating capacity

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission data through September showed that solar now accounts for more than 5% of the grid’s total capacity, and is on pace to outshine nuclear power within three years.

NREL and Sandia want to hear from you on solar+storage O&M issues

The laboratories are reaching out to industry to better understand how solar+storage technologies were selected, what O&M activities are being conducted, what data is being collected, and what ongoing challenges and needs exist in this space.

Sunrise brief: SunPower weighs options for its C&I business as it focuses on residential solar

Also on the rise: Massachusetts considers SMART program changes, EV demand could tighten li-ion battery supplies for utility energy storage, and Greenbacker adds to its Colorado solar portfolio.

Massachusetts weighs SMART program changes

Some solar developers have said the proposed revisions would remove 90% of Bay State land from solar development opportunities.

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RFP alert: AEP unit wants renewable resources and BESS for PJM region

The business unit is seeking renewable energy purchase agreements of up to 15 years for solar, wind, and BESS that begin operation starting in 2022.

Interconnecting solar to the grid: An aggressively opaque process

If we’re honest about our current power grid development reality, we will accept that it is renewables that have been footing the bill for upgrades to the power grid.

Sunrise brief: Moss Landing incident likely not due to li-ion batteries, Vistra says

Also on the rise: Arevon taps Tesla for 6 GWh of storage, ABB launches a fast vehicle charger, and DOE offers a $2.5m prize to advance energy justice goals.

Aquamarine solar project enters service with first 125 MW of capacity

At full build-out, the 20,000-acre California park could have the capacity to deliver 2.7 GW of renewable energy.

Sunrise brief: Solar shone in Q2 but its future is unsettled as bottlenecks and tariff threats persist

Also on the rise: ESS will supply energy storage tech to SB Energy, Leeward Renewable signs a PPA for solar plus storage, and we continue our look at the world’s largest solar facilities.

Leeward Renewable signs PPA for solar-plus-storage

A community choice aggregator will buy energy from the 102 MW solar facility and related 52 MW/208 MWh energy storage system.

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