Michigan bill proposes residential solar-plus-storage credits
Michigan customers would be offered $500 per kW for a new solar system and $300 per kWh for a new battery storage system, which would be doubled for low- and moderate-income customers.
50 states of solar incentives: Alaska
Alaska enjoys the same level of solar insolation as Germany, yet ranks 49th in the United States in terms of solar capacity installed. Launch Alaska is working to change that.
Sunrise brief: The top causes of solar performance issues
Also on the rise: The benefits of local ownership of clean energy. Standard Solar acquires 2.61 MW solar project at Lehigh University. And more.
EV charger market to double in five years
Wood Mackenzie’s annual U.S. distributed energy resource outlook expects the market to nearly double by 2027, with 262 GW of new DER and demand flexibility capacity forecast.
50 states of solar incentives: Oregon
Oregon’s solar market grew from under 100 MW of installed capacity per year to a respectable 1.4 GW, with more than 176 MW deployed in 2022, ranking 21st in the U.S. for solar generation.
Optimus Energy eyes commercial solar, EV charging expansion in Georgia
The Florida-based developer sees Georgia Power’s service territory as its target market for new commercial and industrial solar projects and EV charging systems.
Sunrise brief: Solar tariff moratorium remains in place
Also on the rise: Enphase launches IQ Battery 5P residential battery in U.S. and Puerto Rico. Solar energy in New York state covered record 20% of state power demand. And more.
Residential solar developer Suntuity to go public
Suntuity Renewables announced plans to go public this week through a merger with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Beard Energy Transition Acquisition Corp.
Bidgely releases hourly grid-monitoring distributed energy tool
An energy data software start-up company has released the 8760 Energy Model, a data set and report that provides utilities and industry stakeholders with behind-the-meter energy data tracked at the hourly level throughout the year.
PosiGen procures $250 million debt facility to fund energy communities projects
The new funding commitment will provide expansion into additional markets nationwide for PosiGen, with a direct focus on serving households with high energy burdens who stand to benefit the most from transitioning to clean energy.
