Big name speakers deliver powerful message of inclusion at RE+ 2023 opening
Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff, actor and former White House aide Kal Penn, and CNN’s Van Jones addressed the opening ceremony of RE+ yesterday. The high-profile speakers opened the event and delivered a rallying cry to the solar and energy storage industry to be more inclusive of disadvantaged communities and people of color as it undergoes a period of unprecedented expansion.
Sunrise brief: The Inflation Reduction Act springs into action to benefit U.S. communities and business
Also on the rise: Silfab Solar signs agreement with NorSun for U.S.-made wafers. Regulatory gaps in solar inverters: The pressing need for oversight. And more.
Sunrise brief: How long do residential solar panels last?
Also on the rise: Ohm Analytics details a complex distributed solar market. LS Energy Solutions to construct large-scale energy storage to serve CAISO market. And more.
Industry leaders share insights on cost-competitive grid storage
Attacking the duck curve will take a shower of storage solutions including nickel-hydrogen and iron-flow
SunPower Foundation announces new grants to increase clean energy access
To make residential solar a realistic option for low-income consumers, SunPower Foundation announced three new grant programs to fund nonprofit organizations advancing domestic clean energy equity.
LS Energy Solutions to construct large-scale energy storage to serve CAISO market
The 200 MW/400MWh Big Rock project, expected to be online in the second half of 2024, is designed to bring stabililty to the Southern California grid.
Ohm Analytics details a complex distributed solar market
Third-party ownership and California are fueling residential solar growth, as interconnection and the solar coaster are slowing larger projects.
Sunrise brief: Residential solar average payback period is 8.3 years, said EnergySage
Also on the rise: Treasury and IRS propose renewable energy prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements. Eos Energy aims for 8 GWh of annual energy storage production capacity in the U.S. by 2026. And more.
Solar contributed 45% of electricity generation capacity additions in the first half of 2023
Solar installations are expected to grow 15% per year through 2028, said a report from Wood Mackenzie.
Residential solar average payback period is 8.3 years, said EnergySage
Pricing is beginning to cool slightly, but financing terms have changed from 2.99% to 4.99% for a 25-year loan.
