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Green Mountain Energy looks to give Arizonans the option to purchase 100% renewable energy

The company is among the first to apply to enter the Arizona electric supply market under the recently-upheld Energy Competition Act.

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You’ve got $30 billion to spend and a climate crisis. Nuclear or solar?

Research suggests we can power 80% of the U.S. with wind, solar, and 12 hours of energy storage, but being able to replace a nuclear power plant hasn’t been financially viable. Is that about to change?

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Sunrise brief: Big financial win means more clean energy investments from NY Green Bank

Also on the rise: Getting to net-zero carbon by 2050 will be a steep climb, report says; Walmart signs on as anchor for community solar; and BlueWave aims to develop floatovoltaic projects.

BlueWave Solar partners with Laketricity to develop floating solar projects

The joint venture aims to develop floatovoltaic projects, first in Massachusetts and then across New England. Other projects are already proving the concept.

NY Green Bank attracts $314m investment from Bank of America

The backing will allow the bank to reinvest capital into new projects at a faster rate by making the additional financing available to more projects.

Walmart signs on as anchor tenant for New York community solar

Nexamp is developing the nearly two dozen solar projects across the Empire State. Energy will power Walmart retail outlets and a distribution center.

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Who is working against distributed solar: National actors

A new report explores who has been behind efforts to curb distributed energy and solar deployment on both a state and national level. In the first of a multi-part series, we look at the report’s investigation of national anti-solar players.

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Solar 101: Go solar, but go with your eyes open

Solar is uniquely virtuous among energy industries. But like all industries, consumers need to pay close attention to protect themselves.

Tesla sells Maxwell Technologies but keeps its dry cell tech for lithium-ion batteries

Tesla acquired the supercapacitor maker in 2019, but has since moved on and sold the unit to UCAP-Power, while keeping the company’s dry electrode tech.

Arizona chosen as site for 12 GWh lithium-ion battery facility

Kore Power plans to bring its KOREPlex manufacturing facility to Maricopa County, Arizona, marking one of the first lithium-ion battery manufacturing facilities wholly owned by a U.S. company.

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