Sunrise brief: Polysilicon prices drop 54% since August
Also on the rise: Solar in the fight for energy justice. Leading solar inverter trends of 2022. And more.
New York to add 25 GWh of energy storage for less than the cost of a slice of pizza
The state expects to save $2 billion a year, while meeting 18% to 25% of current seasonal peak demand, once the total deployed capacity reaches 6 GW by 2030.
Sunrise brief: North Carolina carbon plan favors gas over solar-plus-storage
Also on the rise: New electrolyzer to split saltwater into hydrogen. Solar Alliance completes 687 kW distributed generation projects in New York. And more.
Primergy Solar secures up to $200 million investment
The utility-scale solar developer of the Gemini solar project in Nevada and other major projects announced Rabobank closed a revolving credit facility.
Dragonfly secures patent for solid-state battery dry powder coating
The Reno, Nevada company has a pilot production line under construction and expects mass production and battery pack integration for solid-state batteries to be on track for 2023 to 2024.
Sunrise brief: Comparing customer value of solar-plus-storage under net energy metering versus net energy billing
Also on the rise: Is 2022 the year that launched the U.S. solar industrial revolution? California utility to deploy 20 MWh storage and 10 MW rooftop solar VPP system. And more.
California utility to deploy 20 MWh storage and 10 MW rooftop solar VPP system
SMUD’s My Energy Optimizer Partner+ program will be able to scale up to 54 MWh / 27 MW storage and solar capacity over time.
Mitsubishi to supply batteries to three energy storage projects in Southeast
The three solar-plus-storage projects are being developed by Origis Energy as part of 1.5 GW of operational and contracted assets in the region.
Most-read news stories of 2022
What a year it has been for the U.S. solar industry and for pv magazine usa, which had the highest readership in its history. Here we share what sparked our readers’ interest in 2022.
Sunrise brief: Testing prairie and pollinator agrivoltaics at a former nuclear power site
Also on the rise: DOE announces $750 million in funding to advance clean hydrogen technologies. Tigo Energy acquires predictive data analytics company FSIGHT. And more.
