The last net-metered project in Indiana
A 1.3 MW, behind-the-meter solar project had to meet a six-month deadline in order for the project to be exempt from Indiana’s 2017 law that revoked net-metering.
Sunrise brief: Former coal plant to house 100-hour iron-air battery
Also on the rise: Michigan utility settlement revises resource plan to add 3.8 GW of renewables. Secretary Yellen’s China mission underscores economic diplomacy, domestic climate policy nexus . And more.
Secretary Yellen’s China mission underscores economic diplomacy, domestic climate policy nexus
The central tension at the heart of the IRA – limiting dependence on competitors like China while undergoing an energy transition that we cannot accomplish without them – will inform, and even dictate, so much of U.S. policy going forward.
Michigan utility settlement revises resource plan to add 3.8 GW of renewables
DTE Energy’s Integrated Resource Plan will be more climate-friendly following political action from Vote Solar, Union of Concerned Scientists and the Ecology Center.
Former coal plant to house 100-hour iron-air battery
Minnesota’s public utilities commission approves Form Energy’s 10 MW/1 GWh iron-air long-duration energy storage facility construction project for Xcel Energy.
SPI Energy’s Solar4America plans HJT solar cell factory in the U.S.
The announced cell factory adds to the company’s U.S. manufacturing plans, which includes modules, wafers and now, cells.
Sunrise brief: U.S. Customs solar exclusions may be “de facto ban on Chinese polysilicon”
Also on the rise: Turning EV charging centers into islanding solar microgrids. Indiana utility activates first 465 MW solar projects. And more.
DOE awards $90 million for adoption of latest building energy efficiency codes
The grants will result in more energy-efficient buildings, a key element of a least-cost strategy for 100% renewables.
Missouri municipal utility to launch 20-year community solar program
The initial framework calls for Columbia Water & Light to distribute solar energy using a net billing system from its first two projects in the municipality, Truman and Bernadette Fields, whose 1 MW of clean energy capacity is divided into 1.5 kW blocks for residential customers, with 15% of power capacity available to eligible low-income residents.
Meeting prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements
The Inflation Reduction Act offers challenges to clean energy employers in meeting the new prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements. A panel of experts in a recent Intersolar webinar provides some insight.
