Sunrise brief: The floodgates open for the U.S. solar industry
Also on the rise: California to ban gas-powered car sales by 2035. Production tax credit or investment tax credit? And more.
50 States of solar incentives: West Virginia
A state that is in the heart of coal country has been slow to adapt to clean energy, but the tide may be turning.
Ohm sees a 90% disconnect in California’s emergency electricity policy
The demand response leader OhmConnect believes that their customers should have access to the same program that Tesla’s VPP customers are in – which pays nine times more.
Ten Ohio counties have banned large scale wind and solar
After implementing SB 52 last fall, ten rural Ohio jurisdictions have banned large “single interconnection” wind or solar facilities in unincorporated areas.
People on The Move: NRG Energy, Dynamics Energy, Qcells, and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities, and energy transition finance.
Sunrise brief: A big boost to wind and solar is coming, but be patient…
Also on the rise: Global study finds over half of consumers want net-zero homes. Clean energy group asks FERC to re-do TVA plan that would replace coal with gas. And more.
Clean energy group asks FERC to re-do TVA plan that would replace coal with gas
The group asked the commission to evaluate replacing TVA’s coal unit with renewables, energy efficiency and storage, instead of gas, as part of the commission’s review of a proposed new gas pipeline that would serve TVA’s proposed gas unit.
Sunrise brief: EV shipping is set to blow internal combustion engines out of the water
Also on the rise: Sheep to manage vegetation at solar project in Colorado. Renewables expected to generate 22% of US electricity this year. And more.
REC Silicon and Mississippi Silicon agreement bolsters U.S. solar supply chain
The recent Hanwha investment will enable a re-start of the currently idle Moses Lake plant in 2023 and make available high volumes of cost competitive, high quality, and low carbon solar grade polysilicon.
Renewables expected to generate 22% of US electricity this year
The Energy Information Administration projects renewable energy to reach a record share of generation mix this year.
