Sunrise brief: First Solar notches its biggest win via multi-gigawatt orders
Also on the rise: Consumers Energy will add 400 MW of solar, an agrivoltaics clearinghouse launches to help drive the movement, and John Weaver lays out the case for continued California net metering.
Consumers Energy to add 400 MW of solar
Under the agreements, the utility would own and operate one facility, and buy power from the other two.
First Solar signs multi-year deals for 5.4 GW of modules
Lightsource bp and bp placed orders for around 4.4 GWdc of modules, with options for an additional 1 GWdc.
White Pine Renewables to develop Michigan’s first floating solar project
Once completed, 1 MW project will sell power to the township via a power purchase agreement.
100 MW New York community solar projects to use Ideematec trackers
The trackers were selected in a partnership with Eco Engineering, LightEdison, and Source Renewables for their resilience under upstate New York’s extreme weather conditions.
New Jersey solar-ready warehouse bill is now law
The law requires all new warehouses that are at least 100,000 square feet to reserve up to 40% of their roof area for solar arrays.
Solar Landscape is awarded 46 community solar projects
The award totals just under one-third of all community solar capacity in the second year of New Jersey’s now-permanent community solar program.
Florida regulators approve FPL rate settlement agreement
The new rates will help to support the expansion of two of the utility’s prominent solar programs, 30-by-30 and the SolarTogether community solar initiative.
Ohio siting board approves 264 MW of new solar
Clearview Solar I and Ross County Solar are the state’s latest utility-scale project approvals with more expected.
SCE to add 2,150 MWh of battery energy storage
The California utility contracted Ameresco to install the battery energy storage systems that are slated to be online next August.
