Colorado electric coop to receive clean energy from agrivoltaic project
Silicon Ranch will build, own and operate the 150 MW Byers Solar Farm, with United Power signing a power purchase agreement for all the energy produced.
New York’s NineDot secures funds for 400 MWh of urban batteries
The New York City-based developer of urban, “community-scale” battery energy storage systems has landed a $65 million finance package from lenders led by First Citizens Bank.
Strategies for charging EVs with solar, boosting demand for solar power
More solar power would be used to charge electric vehicles if inexpensive level-1 chargers were deployed at workplaces, and rate design favored daytime charging, a study says.
Tribal-procured RECs retire at Pinterest
Renewable energy credits procured by Tribal-owned Seneca Environmental and retired on behalf of Pinterest will be used to offset home electricity use for work-from-home employees.
Sunrise brief: Loan guarantee of $1.7 billion to help U.S. producer scale clean hydrogen
Also on the rise: Software is the future of solar. Enphase IQ8 microinverters are now Build America, Buy America compliant. And more.
In case you missed it: Five big solar stories in the news this week
pv magazine USA spotlights news of the past week including market trends, project updates, policy changes and more.
Loan guarantee of $1.7 billion to help U.S. producer scale clean hydrogen
Plug Power seeks to scale up production, liquification and storage for fuel cell vehicles in transportation and logistics.
Enphase IQ8 microinverters are now Build America, Buy America compliant
Enphase microinverters made at its U.S. contract manufacturing facilities used in federal infrastructure projects are now eligible for participation in programs including the Solar for All initiative.
Software is the future of Solar
In 2017, I sent an internal memo to my team about the evolution and role of software in distributed PV energy generation. Now, I’m taking a look back at my predictions and what the future holds.
Sunrise brief: State solar policy increasingly moving away from traditional net metering
Also on the rise: The rise of transferable tax credits in clean energy finance. Wood Mackenzie predicts global solar growth will stagnate in 2025. And more.
