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.
50 states of solar incentives: Colorado
Colorado has had a strong residential solar market for a decade now, and continues to introduce more solar across residential, commercial, community and utility scales.
Solar on industrial rooftops could meet 35% of electricity demand of manufacturing facilities
Northeastern University researchers looked at energy use in manufacturing sectors and found great potential for facilities to generate a portion of their own power with on-site rooftop solar installations.
California gold rush supporting 2023 residential solar market
Ohm Analytics reports an uptick in third-party ownership in several states and believes NEM 2.0 projects will support California installers for many months, while other regional market outlooks vary by energy costs and local incentives.
California utilities commission sued for gouging rooftop solar payments
Three leading environmental groups have filed a petition to the California Court of Appeals to review the state’s solar net energy metering cuts.
Florida resort owner deploys 1.51 MW of solar arrays
Optimus Energy installed four solar arrays at resorts located in Kissimmee (760 kW), Lake Buena Vista (147 kW), Clearwater (205 kW) and Palm Coast, Fla. (402 kW).
