Markets & Policy

Also on the rise: Using AI to optimize and unlock the value of co-located solar and energy storage. Treasury seeks public input on the implementation of tax incentives in Inflation Reduction Act. And more.

When combined with on-site generation assets, battery storage systems can be used to ride out the worst of the price volatility – discharging during high prices and absorbing excess energy from generation.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has proposed to raise the structural risk category for solar to the maximum, which would increase the structural requirements for ground-mounted solar and energy storage.

FirstLight Power expands power purchase agreement with Energy New England, providing clean energy to thirteen Massachusetts communities.

With the release of the notices, Treasury has begun the process of soliciting comments from the public on key provisions. Over the coming weeks, Treasury will convene several initial stakeholder roundtables to hear directly from a wide range of voices.

Also on the rise: Inside the renewable energy Production Tax Credit (PTC). 50 states of solar incentives: Georgia. And more.

Partnership between Gallup Solar and Lightstar Renewables to double the annual number of solar installations supporting Navajo communities for the next three years, plus increase opportunities for training and certification in solar installations.

The Georgia Public Service Commission recently approved an Integrated Resource Plan, which calls for retirement of all but two coal-fired plants by 2035 and replacing them with natural gas, renewables and energy storage.

Solar is eligible for a production tax credit for the first time since 2006 under the Inflation Reduction Act.

New products from many parties, some new and some very experienced, in the inverter and energy storage fields at the 2022 energy conference.