Here’s how a solar-friendly infrastructure bill may get through Congress
In the thread-the-needle world of the evenly divided Senate, success or failure may hinge on the actions of two senators and one gatekeeper whose name you may have never heard.
Palmetto launches Instant Proposal service
Using data from Mapdwell, Palmetto can now generate and design a residential solar system proposal in a minute.
Intersect Power names equipment suppliers and EPC for California and Texas solar projects
The 415 MW Radian project in Texas and the 313 MW Athos III project in California are expected to begin construction later this year, and will enter service in 2022.
NAACP develops solar policy principles to address inequities
The principles aim to address inequities caused by climate change and the energy transition, specifically for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color community members, among others.
People on the Move: Electriq Power, OneD Battery Sciences, Common Energy, GridPoint, and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities, and energy transition finance.
Calpine and GE bring an energy storage project online in southern California
The project contains a 20MW/80MWh standalone battery energy storage system, and has a 20-year Resource Adequacy Power Purchase Agreement.
Go big and go home: The case for solarizing 30 million homes
A new report argues for the largest solar buildout the country has ever seen, which it said would create 1.77 million jobs and drive $69 billion in energy savings over five years.
Sunrise brief: With residential solar demand ‘through the roof’ can supply chains keep up?
Also on the rise: An insurer warns the solar industry about wildfire risks, Hawaiian Electric’s storage incentive program goes live, and solar energy jobs were lost in the pandemic year but are coming back, DOE says.
Residential solar demand is ‘through the roof’
One question is whether or not manufacturers can keep up with demand, particularly inverters and semiconductors.
Energy jobs were lost in 2020, but they’re coming back
Roughly 840,000 jobs were lost across the energy sector in 2020, and solar was hit especially hard. A rebound is underway, according to a new report from the Energy Department.
