McDonald’s adds 420 MW of solar, brings total renewable capacity over 1 GW
The fast-food Giant has signed three new virtual power purchase agreements for two wind farms and a solar project totaling 750 MW, building on last year’s addition of 380 MW of renewables.
The unglamorous approach to impact investing in energy
In the fashionable world of “impact” investing, often the least sexy investment makes the most impact; nowhere is this truer than in the energy sector
Michigan’s solar industry awaits order in Consumers Energy’s rate case
After Consumers Energy raised its net metering cap as a bargaining chip, some advocates see a Value of Solar study as a way to ensure that the rates that have allowed the state’s small-scale solar market to flourish remain in place.
The US energy storage market was redefined in Q3
A record 476 MW/764 MWh were installed in Q3, with California’s deployment figures alone shattering all previous quarterly records.
First Solar CEO: Ohio must join the fight to save America’s solar industry
Also in the morning brief: America’s largest solar project coming to Northeast Texas… and C2 Energy Capital has purchased California’s largest floating solar project from Ciel & Terre
How does the US retire 236 GW of coal and 1,000 gas peaker plants?
Victory in the economic realm (increasingly the case with solar, solar-plus-storage and wind) is no guarantee of market victory if the regulations are stacked against renewables.
Morning Brief: Consumers Energy expands its net metering cap, Nautilus closes a financing commitment
Also in the brief: A New Mexico regulator has recommended denial of El Paso Electric’s planned expansion of the Newman Generating Station, Gemserv has launched a digital platform aimed at helping businesses transition to electric vehicles and more.
Cubico acquires two giant solar installations in Arkansas and Mississipi
The projects will each be among the largest installations in their respective states and advance Cubico’s expansion into the American solar market.
Morning Brief: an update on the Biden Transition, Boralex acquires 209 MW project portfolio
Also in the brief: how the Clean Energy Equity Act can help NJ rebuild better, Dominion signs a power contract for a 75 MW project in Virginia and more.
AT&T inks massive corporate solar deal
The company has come to an agreement with Invenergy to purchase 500 MW of the upcoming 1.3 GW Samson Solar Energy Center in Texas. the deal will make AT&T one of the largest purchasers of corporate solar in the world.
