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Also on the rise: RVs take shade under PV carport. Michigan-based Our Next Energy announces LFP utility-scale battery. And more.

Also on the rise: The State of South Dakota looks to pencil in a few hundred megawatts of solar in the coming years. In a saturated market, energy storage emerges as a silver bullet. And more.

There are many capabilities that must be developed and implemented to tap the full potential of grid edge resources, but experience has demonstrated the benefits of moving forward collaboratively and with the guidance of research-based and field-tested insights.  

The state has just 2 MW of installed solar capacity, but its integrated resource plan includes 120 MW of clean energy resources by 2025, which includes 100 MW of wind or solar generation, and 20 MW of energy storage divided equally across the two states.

The government package includes two rounds that will fund residential solar and storage projects, followed by resilience solutions such as microgrids, community solar and grid modernization.

Also on the rise: Energy storage market is shining, with corporate investment up 55%. Subway restaurants to install fast EV chargers. And more.

Kresge and Schmidt Family foundations funded the investment, which builds off the momentum off a U.S. Department of Energy contract to help BIPOC-led houses of worship go solar.

The ultra-fast DC charging stations feature a lithium battery-based charging box that requires no grid infrastructure or hardware upgrades.

U.S. Court of Appeals rules that an 80 MWac/160 MWdc solar farm, with 50 MW of battery, meets Qualifying Facility status – 80 MWac or less – under PURPA.

Growatt has an expansion plan to achieve an annual production capacity of 500,000 units of inverters and 100,000 units of batteries to serve the growing U.S. market as well as other markets throughout the world.