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The solar installation is enabling Valmont to create utility transmission and distribution poles at scale with lower greenhouse gas emissions.

Also on the rise: Michigan utility settlement revises resource plan to add 3.8 GW of renewables. Secretary Yellen’s China mission underscores economic diplomacy, domestic climate policy nexus . And more.

The central tension at the heart of the IRA – limiting dependence on competitors like China while undergoing an energy transition that we cannot accomplish without them – will inform, and even dictate, so much of U.S. policy going forward.

Minnesota’s public utilities commission approves Form Energy’s 10 MW/1 GWh iron-air long-duration energy storage facility construction project for Xcel Energy.

Also on the rise: Turning EV charging centers into islanding solar microgrids. Indiana utility activates first 465 MW solar projects. And more. 

The grants will result in more energy-efficient buildings, a key element of a least-cost strategy for 100% renewables.

Over 1.8 million solar panels will be installed in the project, which has completed its first 150 MW phase.

An electric bus charging station on Martha’s Vineyard is using microgrid controllers to turn solar-plus-storage EV charging centers into microgrids that provide power when the grid goes down.

The mobile networking company is using six bifacial 400 W solar panels assembled with three lithium-ion battery packs on a company rooftop in Plano, Texas.

Also on the rise: Insurer to cover up to $20 million in damage limits for solar projects. Missouri municipal utility to launch 20-year community solar program. And more.