Despite 2018 gas build-out, U.S. fossil fleet is still at 2006 levels
Per U.S. Department of Energy figures, the United States has retired just over 147 GWac of coal and gas, while building 143 GW of the same sources (almost all gas) during the last 12 years.
Industry first: Flow battery gets 10-year performance insurance
Munich Re, a global insurance company, is offering a 10 year “Project Cover” plan for ESS’s two flow battery models – 50 kW / 400 kWh and 100 kW / 400 kWh. ESS suggests a 25+ year lifetime on its product with zero degradation.
After a tough 2018, solar is getting ready for a major boom
Definitive solar market data by Wood Mackenzie and SEIA show tariffs taking a bite out of the U.S. market, but also a near-record number of new projects under contract.
PG&E and the future of U.S. utilities
California utility Pacific Gas & Electric’s bankruptcy points to a crisis not only at the company, but in the business model for utilities in the United States. And it is far from clear what will come next.
pvMB 3/12/19: Rhode Island’s solar siting bill, POWERHOME expands to Indiana… and more!
Hello and welcome to this Tuesday pvMB. Today we’ll be checking out NREL’s city-level siting data, a solar canopy protecting a car dealership from hail, Sierra Club and SunPower’s rebate program and everything else to prep you for your day.
Financial software integrates distributed storage software
Financial modeling software provider Energy Toolbase will integrate Stem’s energy storage modeling software to help communicate the economic benefits of storage at customer sites.
Corporate buyers of solar electricity face price risk
Corporations that lock in a fixed purchase price for solar power, offset by sale of the power at varying wholesale rates, could face “significant financial downside,” says an advisory group, as more solar on the grid could drive down wholesale prices.
Jacksonville opens the gates to big solar with EDF contracts
JEA has awarded EDF contracts to buy power from five 62 MWdc projects which the developer will build. This will represent 5% of the utility’s power needs.
pvMB 3/11/19: Wisconsin’s big development, Vistra’s energy retail business… and more!
Hello, welcome to your workweek and the pvmb. Today we’ll be looking at Florida A&M and Duke’s partnership on a 74.9 MW project, a 5 MW plant coming to Massachusetts, a former Virginia coal plant being converted to solar and everything else you need for this new week in the solar industry.
Michigan regulators pump the brakes on DTE’s plans to increase customer charges (again)
The utility keeps trying to kill distributed solar, one way or another, and regulators just keep rebuffing them.
