TVA releases RFP for 200 MW of new solar + storage and retrofits
The projects will be used for the entity’s Green Invest program, which helps large-scale energy buyers meet their renewable needs.
New Jersey solar-ready warehouse bill heads to Gov. Murphy’s desk
A3352 would require any warehouse over 10,000 square feet and constructed on or after July 1, 2022 to include a building design that’s optimized for solar installations.
Ohio Senate passes bill giving communities power to stop new renewable projects
SB 52 would allow county commissions to put potential utility-scale projects to a community vote.
Leeward buys 350 MW of solar and wind set to come to Indiana
The portfolio includes the 150 MW Blackford Solar project and the 200 MW Blackford wind projects; the solar capacity would be among the state’s largest once completed.
Syncarpha Capital looks to bring 75 MW of community solar to Maine
The capacity will come across 11 projects expected to begin construction over the course of the summer.
Sunrise brief: Push to electrify New York’s buses gains as NYPA commits millions for infrastructure
Also on the rise: SEIA adds an energy storage advocacy branch, and NERC’s annual summer assessment warns of possible energy shortfalls.
Standard Solar bring solar canopies to 21 Southern California schools
The installations are expected to reduce the CO2 equivalent of roughly six million pounds of coal burned in their first year, and provide urban heat reduction benefits.
EPRI launches decision tool for distributed energy resources
The tool provides a free, publicly accessible, open-source platform for calculating, understanding, and optimizing the value of DER.
California poised to order 11,500 MW of new electric capacity, mostly from renewables
The resources will help the state respond to more extreme weather events and replace generation from 3,700 MW of retiring natural gas plants and 2,200 MW from a retiring nuke.
ACCIONA gets a green light for Kentucky’s largest solar project
The 188 MW Fleming County Solar Project represents an exponential increase in solar capacity for the Bluegrass state and is part of a larger portfolio the company is developing for Amazon.
