California utility announces launch of distributed energy management system
PG&E will coordinate resources like rooftop solar, electric vehicles and energy storage in partnership with Schneider Electric.
Indiana utility activates first 465 MW solar projects
The projects are part of NIPSCO’s 2.4 GW clean energy fleet replacing a coal generation portfolio to be retired in the coming years.
Ericsson solar-plus-storage microgrid to power Texas 5G station
The mobile networking company is using six bifacial 400 W solar panels assembled with three lithium-ion battery packs on a company rooftop in Plano, Texas.
Missouri municipal utility to launch 20-year community solar program
The initial framework calls for Columbia Water & Light to distribute solar energy using a net billing system from its first two projects in the municipality, Truman and Bernadette Fields, whose 1 MW of clean energy capacity is divided into 1.5 kW blocks for residential customers, with 15% of power capacity available to eligible low-income residents.
Duke Energy sells commercial DG business to ArcLight Capital
Combined with the sale of its utility-scale renewables business, Duke Energy has divested $3.16 billion worth of utility and distributed generation solar assets this year as the utility shifts its business to focus on its core regulated holdings.
California’s electricity duck curve is deepening
The mismatch between times of peak solar generation and peak electricity demand is deepening, but energy storage buildout across the state is set to balance the grid.
San Diego Community Power inks solar-plus-storage deal with Ormat
The community choice aggregator entered a 20-year power purchase agreement for the 42 MW solar, 140 MWh storage project, located next to an existing Ormat Technologies geothermal facility.
Companies making moves in EV charging
Electric vehicle charging updates from Tesla, SolarEdge, Enel X Way and PowerFlex.
199,000 job-years await PJM approval of 167 GW of solar, storage and wind
Trade group ACORE recommended long-distance, high-voltage transmission within the PJM grid region along with other, faster measures to help the grid operator approve 167 GW of pending solar, storage and wind projects.
50 states of solar incentives: Hawaii
Solar represents 17.25% of the island state’s power mix. At the end of 2022, Hawaiian Electric had achieved 32% of its renewable procurement standard goal of becoming fully renewable powered by 2045.
