Sunrise brief: U.S. warehouses can host enough solar to power nearly 20 million homes
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Solar microgrid water system brings water to where it’s needed
GivePower engineers make use of SolarAnywhere’s solar resource data to design custom solar-powered desalinization systems for remote locations.
Brut wine makers turn to solar-plus-storage microgrid
Long-duration energy storage technology from Energy Warehouse will power California wineries with clean, reliable energy and support resilient winery operations.
Sunrise brief: California utilities commission rejects solar microgrid proposal
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California utilities commission rejects solar microgrid proposal
The commission deemed Sunnova’s application to be an attempt to create a monopoly, while simultaneously showing affinity toward investor-owned utility-run microgrids.
Microgrid planned for tribal casino in San Jacinto, California
Scale Microgrids will build a 1.5 MW solar plus 6 MWh battery storage system with the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians on the rooftop of the Soboda Casino Resort.
Federal government releases $1 billion in rural electric funding
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering funding from the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) to farmers, ranchers and other rural market end users such as tribal organizations to fund $1 million for clean energy projects, and $500,000 for energy efficiency upgrades.
Solar, microgrids and EV buses discussed at first Clean Energy Schools Symposium
More than 50 school system leaders representing 16 U.S. states joined policy makers in Washington, D.C. this week at the first-ever Clean Energy Schools Symposium.
Sunnova files for $3.3 billion Department of Energy loan
The company looks to greatly expand its rollout of solar virtual power plant services.
Puerto Rico’s first cooperatively managed microgrid to use Rivian donated batteries
The microgrid will be commissioned by Casa Pueblo in partnership with the Honnold Foundation.
