Sunrise brief: SolarEdge ships battery cells to stationary energy storage market
Also on the rise: U.S. startup unveils portable solid-state lithium-ion battery for residential use. Inside the $455 billion U.S. investment in electric vehicles. And more.
RFP alert: East Bay Municipal Utility District seeks turnkey solar canopy structures
Two canopy structures are needed, both of which will have PV systems connected to new PG&E service under California Net Metering 2.0.
Sunrise brief: Comparing customer value of solar-plus-storage under net energy metering versus net energy billing
Also on the rise: Is 2022 the year that launched the U.S. solar industrial revolution? California utility to deploy 20 MWh storage and 10 MW rooftop solar VPP system. And more.
Comparing customer value of solar-plus-storage under net energy metering versus net energy billing
Economist-at-large Ahmad Faruqui reviews the customer incentive to install rooftop solar and energy storage under various California rate structures.
Sunrise brief: Commerce clarifies that recent module manufacturing ruling only applies to four nations
Also on the rise: Three western states to mandate electric vehicles. Federal agency inaction may hamper residential solar loan access. And more.
Georgia commission fails to expand solar net metering program
Not only does yesterday’s vote affect rooftop solar owners, but electric rates are going up across the board with the $1.8 billion increase expected to raise rates by 12% over three years.
Sunrise brief: The U.S. Postal Service to deploy over 66,000 electric vehicles by 2028
Also on the rise: Industry reponds to California cutting rooftop solar net metering. Growatt releases new battery for rooftop solar applications. And more.
Most-read news stories of 2022
What a year it has been for the U.S. solar industry and for pv magazine usa, which had the highest readership in its history. Here we share what sparked our readers’ interest in 2022.
California pulls the plug on rooftop solar
The Public Utilities Commission approved Net Energy Metering 3.0, slashing payments for sending rooftop solar production to the grid. New rooftop solar projects are now considered uneconomical without an attached battery.
50 states of solar incentives: Louisiana
Located at the mouth of the Mississippi River, Louisiana has abundant crude oil and natural gas reserves and very little in the way of solar energy generation.
