Green Mountain Power on 100% clean energy: hold my beer
The Vermont utility has set a plan to decarbonize more aggressively than even Washington DC, as the second utility known to pv magazine to set a 100% clean electricity target.
Washington 100% renewable bill passes both Houses
Washington is looking to become the fourth state to make the move to 100% renewable electricity, with only a Senate review and the hand of Governor Inslee left in the way of SB 5116.
Solar sandbagged in draft TVA resource plan
By using high projected costs for solar, low costs for natural gas, and capping solar installations at 500 MW per year, the Tennessee Valley Authority “did not optimize for what is best for Tennessee Valley residents,” says a citizens group.
SEIA’s soliloquy for solar+storage, stability and transmission in California
In response to updates of California’s proposed 12 GW Integrated Resource Plan, SEIA has suggested deeper evaluation of the grid value of solar+storage vs. solar alone, more consideration to transmission of solar generation, and a consistent procurement model to support business continuity.
Puerto Rico goes 100% renewable as Trump Administration calls for more gas
Governor Rosselló has signed legislation moving the island to 100% renewable energy, while both the Trump Administration and the island’s utility push for a greater dependence on gas.
The Illinois community solar lottery results are in. Did you win?
The Illinois Power Agency has chosen the community solar projects that will receive SRECs as part of the state’s renewable energy procurement plans. The agency also awarded 124 MWac of large (>10 kWac) distributed generation projects.
Spotsylvania solar project back in action
Don’t call it a comeback: The largest single section of sPower’s proposed 500 MW solar project in Spotsylvania County, Virginia has been approved by the county after initially being recommended for denial.
AES’ rainy day insurance, the crushing power of batteries on demand peaks, and more: pvMB 4/11/19
Happy Thursday and thank you for joining us by reading the pvMB. Today we’ll also be looking at Russelectric’s new distributed energy controller and Hammond Power Solutions’s TruWave Active Harmonic Filter!
It’s official: Chicago will go 100% renewable
The City Council has approved Mayor Emanuel’s plan to transition the entire city’s electricity supply to renewable energy by 2035, which makes Chicago the largest U.S. city to set a 100% renewable energy commitment.
The Solar Bill of Rights passes its first hurdle
The California Senate Energy Committee has given its 11-0 blessing to a bill enshrining in law the right of citizens to generate their own electricity and participate in wholesale power markets.
