Solar is front and center in the fight for energy justice
Renewable energy in the form of community and rooftop solar can bring relief to people who are disproportionately affected by climate change, pollution, and rising energy prices. Many groups are working hard to open up access to solar and the recently passed U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has a plan, backed by generous funding.
Solar Alliance completes 687 kW distributed generation projects in New York
The Canadian developer is targeting additional ownership opportunities in 2023 combined with growing revenue from installation division.
All I want for Christmas is 400 GW of solar installed in 2023
For a long time global installation projections have come up short in forecasting solar installation volumes, including a big miss in 2022. Is it possible that we could see outpaced growth in 2023, like we saw in 2022?
U.S. Senate confirms six Biden appointees to TVA board
With the new appointments, Biden appointees constitute the majority of the TVA board of directors. Key decisions on TVA’s generating mix are in the works.
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.
Philadelphia transit authority unveils second Lightsource solar deployment
The second solar project installation for SEPTA meets 20% of the transit authority’s electricity demand with clean power.
Comparing customer value of solar-plus-storage under net energy metering versus net energy billing
Economist-at-large Ahmad Faruqui reviews the customer incentive to install rooftop solar and energy storage under various California rate structures.
Reducing interconnection time to one year is a draft long-term goal of DOE’s i2X initiative
For the near term, the initiative has a draft goal of reducing interconnection schedules and costs for large-scale renewable and storage projects by 50% within five years.
Sunrise brief: Commerce clarifies that recent module manufacturing ruling only applies to four nations
Also on the rise: Three western states to mandate electric vehicles. Federal agency inaction may hamper residential solar loan access. And more.
Christmas tree farm in Bethlehem, NH goes solar
The Rocks tree farm will be 100% powered by an 86.4 kW solar array.
