California school district saves $70 million with 8.1 MW solar installation
Chula Vista Elementary School District now has solar across 48 sites and is putting the final touches on a microgrid system that will provide backup emergency power.
Rooftop solar adoption rises sharply as system value to homeowners increases
Annual rooftop solar installations more than double when each homeowner’s long-term “profit” on a system increases from zero to $1,000, a study found. Based partly on that study, a Minnesota utility must now evaluate distributed solar incentives as a means to save all customers money.
Solar racking updates from the floor of RE+
Cool booths, a dual axis tracker, air bags, and new racking were all on display, just around the corner from Disney in California.
Sunrun completes successful residential virtual power plant in New England
In the hot summer months, thousands of residents with solar-plus-battery systems networked together to reduce peak energy costs and provide grid stability for ISO-New England’s customers.
EnerVenue offers 20-year/20k-cycle warranty for its nickel-hydrogen batteries
Capacity Assurance may be the stationary battery storage industry’s longest extended warranty.
Sunrise brief: Secret solar stories revealed in new solar podcast
Also on the rise: Recent advances in fast EV charging. DC rooftop PV providing domestic hot water to residential building at 140 F.
DC rooftop PV providing domestic hot water to residential building at 140 F
Domestic hot water, with a heating system powered exclusively by DC solar power, has now covered the needs of an apartment building in Linz, Austria, for a period of a year. The 14 residential units are each connected to their own 1.36 KW solar arrays.
Secret solar stories revealed in new podcast
Probably True Solar Stories is a podcast that spotlights fictional legends and heroes while educating about the solar industry.
Sunrise brief: Proposed FEMA building code may hamper solar deployment
Also on the rise: Using AI to optimize and unlock the value of co-located solar and energy storage. Treasury seeks public input on the implementation of tax incentives in Inflation Reduction Act. And more.
Using AI to optimize and unlock the value of co-located solar and energy storage
When combined with on-site generation assets, battery storage systems can be used to ride out the worst of the price volatility – discharging during high prices and absorbing excess energy from generation.
