Sunrise brief: Milestones for residential solar in 2021
Also on the rise: A new EV battery factory in South Carolina, lithium-ion battery recycling company expands, solar module manufacturer Silfab and national installer Titan Solar strengthen partnership, more funding for solar on tribal lands, Apex Clean Energy inks deal with Wyerhaeuser, Shell buys storage and energy company Savion.
Sunrise brief: Building solar to last saves billions
Also on the rise: Community solar donated to low-income families, Maine ski area hosts community solar, UL fire safety certification means microgrid platform can be offered to utilities, SolarAPP+ pilots energy storage and building-integrated PV permitting
SolarAPP+ expands into energy storage permitting
Adoption of SolarAPP+ by local jurisdictions can speed deployment of solar and energy storage systems through faster permitting. The program is exploring energy storage and buildings-integrated photovoltaics permitting.
EVLO launches 1 MWh storage system
The 1 MWh system is set to make its debut suppling power to Haute-Mauricie during transmission line upgrades.
Sunrise brief: Amazon orders up more solar capacity
Also on the rise: The grid is on track to get even cleaner in 2022, APS launches a resi battery rebate, and Westbridge acquires a Canadian solar project.
APS launches residential battery rebate
Rebates are offered to home battery-owning customers who share data or dispatch power during peak hours.
Sunrise brief: Solar wins big as new transmission projects advance
Also on the rise: Community solar developers merge, Summit Ridge completes a big rooftop community solar project, and CIT Group refinances a 20-project solar portfolio.
Sunrise brief: EPC contractor buy expands Koch’s solar reach
Also on the rise: Duke agrees to new net metering rates, Ingeteam supplies inverters for BESS project, and Powin launches battery energy storage system.
Ingeteam supplied battery inverters to California energy storage project
The 20 MW/80 MWh grid-connected project is owned and operated by Hecate Energy and was built by Mitsubishi Power.
Sunrise brief: ACORE report finds room for improvement in how renewables are valued
Also on the rise: NextEra Energy sells a 50% stake in a renewables portfolio for almost $850 million, and a discovery may lead to a big jump in perovskite solar cell efficiency.
