Sunrise brief: Solar as sculpture could help power Burning Man festival
Also on the rise: CPS Energy wins a round in its lawsuit against ERCOT over February’s big storm, Mitsubishi Power aims to develop a second green hydrogen project, Advanced Power taps Bechtel for a solar project, and the Indian Point nuclear plant in New York closes for good.
Sunnova narrows its quarterly loss and looks to build on SunStreet opportunity
The company narrowed its first quarter loss to $24 million, an improvement from a year earlier and driven by lower interest expenses.
South Carolina regulators save net metering, reject Dominion’s proposal
Regulators agreed to keep net metering in place while transitioning to Dominion Energy’s existing time-of-use rate schedule for new solar customers.
Hydrostor to develop 1 GW of long duration energy storage in California
The two projects will fill part of the 1,600 MW of long-duration energy storage that state regulators have said is needed by 2026.
SEIA releases tool aimed at increasing solar supply chain transparency
The document is written to have “universal application” across product lines intended for export to the U.S. market, and is expected to be adopted by equipment manufacturers and U.S. importers.
Duke plans to be 23% renewable by 2030
The company’s latest sustainability reports outlines efforts to increase renewable penetration and cut emissions, but are these changes coming soon enough?
Watch: DOE will work with 11 vulnerable communities to bolster their energy infrastructure
The Energy Department said that remote coastal and island communities often face high energy costs and vulnerable energy infrastructure due to their increased risk of natural disasters and climate change.
Energy transition jobs: Shoals Technologies, PG&E, Ford, and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities, and energy transition finance.
Sunrise brief: Array Technologies to supply 4 GW of trackers for at least 10 solar projects
Also on the rise: Sunlight opens a 2 GWh capacity lead and lithium battery plant in North Carolina, Bloom Energy deploys its hydrogen-based SOFC, and Schneider Electric is building a microgrid at a Connecticut campus.
DOE offers billions in loans for transmission upgrades to boost renewable energy resources
The Energy Department said that without more transmission capacity, the electricity grid “cannot reliably and consistently deliver renewably sourced power.”
