Joint venture commits $400 million to standalone battery buildout in Texas
Regis Energy Partners and Excelsior Energy Capital announced four standalone energy storage projects each with a capacity of 9.9 MW to kick off the portfolio.
Brookfield Renewable company acquires 21.6 MW community solar portfolio in Maine
The three projects are expected to generate 27,600 MWh of low-carbon energy annually, enough to power 8,400 homes in Maine.
U.S. to deploy 30 GW, 111 GWh of grid-scale energy storage in three years
The energy storage market hit an inflection point in 2020, with considerable ramp activity. The Energy Information Administration forecasts the deployment of grid-scale storage over the next three years.
Erthos signs agreement for more than 100MW of earth-based solar in Texas
The project will be installed by Industrial Sun in an area with little land suitable for development.
The clock is ticking on the IRA’s prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements
Developers and contractors should create and implement compliance programs to ensure appropriate record-keeping to substantiate their payment of prevailing wages and use of appropriate apprenticeship programs.
New Jersey boosts solar with new Competitive Solar Incentive program
The CSI program helps residents continue the fight against climate change by increasing the supply of clean energy, while bringing down the costs of solar generation.
Sunrise brief: Don’t let the solar lights go out in California
Also on the rise: American Battery Factory chooses Tucson as the place for giga-plant. Biden admin wants to shore up resiliency with solar-plus-storage in Puerto Rico. And more.
Even with tariffs in place, there’s still room for growth in solar installations
A significant volume of solar cells and wafers made in southeast Asia by the largest solar manufacturers in the world, including Jinko, JA Solar, LONGi, Trina, may have the opportunity to legally avoid the tariffs.
Don’t let the solar lights go out in California
California deserves its shining reputation as an incubator of innovative environmental policies that protect our planet. But the Golden State is now at risk of dimming its own success.
Market headwinds persist through 2023 for rapid deployment of renewable energy, report finds
A Deloitte survey of power sector executives found that 56% of respondents think it could take two to three years to ease supply chain constraints in the U.S. clean energy market.
