Trade policy, supply chain murk waters for utility solar growth
A recent Wood Mackenzie report looks at trade, supply chain constraints, and equipment prices that curbed utility-scale solar installations.
Wisconsin solar developer looks to expand to Chicago
SunVest expects to double its 2025 pipeline to 3 GW from its current 1.5 GW threshold, with an expectation of 215 MW of operating assets by year end 2023.
US renewable PPA price hikes cool off as material costs fall
An Edison Energy report shows prices increased more moderately (4%) in Q4 2022, as compared to the steep price hikes experienced since 2021.
Puerto Rico could approach 40% renewables by 2025
Rapidly deploying 5.2 GW of planned solar and storage in Puerto Rico to reach 36% renewables, a possibility raised in a report by six national laboratories, would require an improvement in the Puerto Rico utility’s practices, which involve delays at several steps of the procurement process.
Sunrise brief: New Mexico law seeks solar on every roof, and an EV charger in every garage
Also on the rise: 50 states of solar incentives–Illinois. Falling costs, 15 GW of US solar module production, and TOPCon trends. And more.
Former Chevron HQ goes solar
Chevron will remain a tenant of Bishop Ranch as the community owner adds 15.5 MW solar plus 7.1 MW / 14.2 MWh energy storage onto its mixed-use buildings.
New Mexico law seeks solar on every roof, and an EV charger in every garage
Senator William Soules has filed SB 77, which states that all new homes must have an EV plug, and requires one watt of solar per square foot of heated home space.
Zero-emission hydrogen production facility planned for California
Element Resources to build a The Lancaster Clean Energy Center, a renewable hydrogen production expected to produce 20,000 tons of renewable hydrogen annually and expand Lancaster’s hydrogen leadership.
Sunrise brief: Vertical PV for clean energy and crop production
Also on the rise: Solar total installed capacity to grow 84% in two years. Home Depot to install 13 MW rooftop solar portfolio across California stores. And more.
Vertical PV for clean energy and crop production
Agrivoltaic installations with vertically oriented solar panels are increasingly being adopted and studied across the globe.
