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Buffett buys a gigawatt of solar power and 400 MWh of energy storage, maybe

NV Energy, owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, has signed contracts to purchase electricity from six solar projects totaling 1,001 MW-AC along with 100 MW / 400 MWh of energy storage.

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Oregon PUC pick is a committed renewables expert

Letha Tawney could be critical in bringing corporate renewable energy to Oregon.

Greenbriar Capital secures financing for 100 MW solar project in Puerto Rico

The project is part of a 280 MW pipeline the Caribbean island is hoping to build in its effort to restore a safe and stable power supply to the population.

Michigan integrated resource plans pivotal to hold utilities accountable after clean energy compromise

In this op-ed for pv magazine, Matt Kasper of Energy and Policy Institute lays out the five things to look for in upcoming filings.

CCA gets Investment Grade rating for first time in United States

Marin Clean Energy, a non-profit community choice aggregation group from California, has received an ‘Investment Grade’ Baa2 rating from Moody’s.

New York predicts a declining electricity load due to distributed solar power and efficiency

The New York ISO projects a 0.14%-per-year fall in electricity demand from the grid of over the next decade. Already, the state is far off of its historical usage peak of the mid-2000s.

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Amazon launches 813,000 square foot solar system in Las Vegas.

The 1.1 megawatt solar rooftop system will power the fulfillment center that houses it.

California electric car culture to cheaply cook the duck curve

Analysis by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory shows that California’s electric car mandate could relieve “duck curve” stress at much better pricing than new standalone energy storage, if properly utilized.

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Sungrow to supply 50 MWh of energy storage systems

The Chinese inverter maker will be supplying inverters, batteries and management systems for projects in California, Massachusetts and Ontario.

Hanwha Q Cells to build America’s largest solar module factory in Georgia

The South Korean group plans to commence construction of a facility with an annual capacity of at least 1.6 GW near the border of Georgia and Tennessee by the end of this year, with completion slated for 2019.

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