Cypress Creek launches solar+storage in North Carolina
Cypress Creek Renewables will couple 12 solar projects with Lockheed GridStart lithium ion batteries, and LG Neon solar modules for a North Carolina electricity cooperative.
Puerto Rican school benefits from sonnen microgrid
The rest of the U.S. citizenry appears to have forgotten about Puerto Rico and the suffering of its people (also U.S. citizens) – but companies like sonnen and Pura Energía are working to return electricity to critical infrastructure projects like schools.
S&C Electric switches gears in the energy storage, microgrid space
The company will no longer make its Pure Wave inverters for battery storage, but instead is doubling down on its medium voltage switchgear and other offerings for microgrids.
Power, to the people
Puerto Rico: The devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria on the island of Puerto Rico was vast and indiscriminate. Reporter Daniella Cheslow visited some of the areas most badly affected and found a shredded grid, a rising demand for energy independence, solar and storage, and a heartening reminder of humankind’s capacity for kindness, endurance and determination.
Puerto Rico welcomes solar: An interview with San Juan Mayor Yulín Cruz
Three months after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, about half the capital San Juan is still waiting for the lights to come back on. In this interview with journalist Daniella Cheslow, Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz says this is an opportunity for private capital to help transform the city and the territory into a solar laboratory.
Market report discusses microgrids past, present and future
A GTM Research report examines the state of existing and future microgrids, including market and geographic segments and the inclusion of PV and other clean energy technologies.
Sunrun, Empowered by Light bring electricity to fire stations in Puerto Rico
The organizations will provide PV and storage to a total of eight more power stations stations, as half of the island remains without electricity.
sonnenCommunity comes to the United States
A 2,900 home planned development in Arizona will feature electricity trading between a network of PV and battery systems, as a grid-tied microgrid that will also absorb excess power at strategic times for the local grid.
sonnen to build microgrids in Puerto Rico
The company has already begun shipping energy storage systems to Puerto Rico, and hopes to have the first microgrids up and running in a month’s time.
U.S. mayors plan funding for distributed energy, smart grids and more
The nation’s mayors are pushing for policies that will preserve existing federal programs and expand support for grid modernization and clean energy.
