Accelerate the energy transition to protect national security
Transitioning to a clean-energy future is not just a matter of environmental stewardship, but an investment in national security.
IREC aims to help 35 states speed interconnection of distributed storage
The Interstate Renewable Energy Council, lead developer of a toolkit to make it faster and less costly to interconnect distributed storage, now turns to helping states use the toolkit to update their interconnection rules.
Sunrise brief: SunPower and First Solar may team up to produce residential solar modules
Also on the rise: Duke seeks to procure an additional 700MW of solar in 2022. Greenbacker annual revenues grow 39% to $107 million. Kansas state Senator Mike Thomas has made several attempts at legislation that is considered anti-solar in his state, and at times shared false information about the health and economic impacts of renewable energy.
Senator’s anti-solar state legislation fails, now targeting county zoning law
Kansas state Senator Mike Thomas has made several attempts at legislation that is considered anti-solar in his state, and at times he has shared false information about the health and economic impacts of renewable energy.
Duke seeks to procure an additional 700MW of solar in 2022
If approved, the new procurement would raise Duke’s total 2022 solicitation to 1,300MW, a figure equivalent to 30% of all the solar the company has installed in North Carolina to date.
SunPower in late-stage discussions with First Solar to produce solar modules with tandem technology
In SunPower’s analyst day presentation, company executives announced that it is working with First Solar to develop a new type of residential solar module that pairs thin film with traditional silicon.
Manchin and the BBB, Intel+Microsoft and ESG, and SEIA in NYC
There was a lot of optimism about the BBB Act, ITC, solar potential in NY and more at the Solar Finance, Tax, & Buyers Seminar in New York — lawyers, CPAs, developers, and solar politics.
Solar Landscape completes final project under New Jersey’s community solar pilot program
The company looks now to complete the 50MW portfolio it was awarded in Year Two.
DOE names 22 communities to receive energy assistance through the Communities LEAP program
Communities LEAP Program aims to provide supportive services valued at up to $16M for community-driven clean energy transitions.
Sunrise brief: US solar manufacturers request tax credits in letter to Congress
Also on the rise: PVEL teams up with drone inspection specialist. Job moves at CleanCapital, Lumio, Factorial Energy, and more. FERC Commissioner Phillips’s views on how to improve transmission, interconnection. Solar advocates reaffirm their approval of Duke Energy’s proposed NEM 2.0 in North Carolina. Solar forecasting teams win prizes from government competition. Longi achieves 25.47% efficiency for gallium-doped p-type heterojunction solar cell. SolarJuice Technology launches American-made modules for commercial solar projects.
