Policy

The nine-project group was approved by state regulators and will be a critical part of the 16 GW of renewable energy Virginia plans to add by 2035.

Regulators agreed to keep net metering in place while transitioning to Dominion Energy’s existing time-of-use rate schedule for new solar customers.

Two new reports highlight the 10x growth acceleration that is required and the public policy necessary to speed green hydrogen adoption across multiple sectors.

Twenty large-scale renewable energy infrastructure projects are under construction in the state, paving the way for the state to meet its goal of having 70% of electricity come from renewable sources by 2030.

Also on the rise: JetBlue VC unit invests in a hydrogen startup that aims to achieve first flight by 2025, and work starts on a 20 MW solar project in New York as the state launches its fifth renewable energy solicitation.

The Earth Day decisions allows the utility to move forward with six solar facilities with a combined capacity of 675 MW and a price tag of more than $880 million.

Religious institutions in New York will be able to access energy efficiency initiatives, retrofit projects, and fossil fuel transition plans.

Also on the rise: Recurrent Energy starts work on a 100 MW solar project for Entergy Mississippi, Elon Musk says that Tesla solar panels will only be sold with its Powerwall battery, FPL starts work on another solar project, and Atlas signs a BESS agreement with Hitachi ABB.

The solar energy projects are expected to offset around one-third of the electric demand of the county’s public buildings.

Forty-two states plus D.C. took a total of 155 actions related to distributed solar policy and rate design in the first quarter, with nearly a third related to distributed generation compensation rules.