PJM’s pace of interconnection will not meet demand through 2028, says NRDC
States in the PJM market with renewable portfolio standard targets will “barely” be able to meet those targets through 2027, the environmental group NRDC said, while the region will consistently fall short of an estimated renewables potential.
Sunrise brief: Domestic content guidance loses sight of goal to invest in American energy independence
Also on the rise: Hot topics at RE+ Southeast renewable energy conference. Electrification could cost California up to $50 billion if loads are not managed. And more.
Hot topics at RE+ Southeast renewable energy conference
pv magazine USA traveled to Atlanta, Georgia for a regional conference convening leaders in the energy transition.
Meta to power Idaho data center with 200 MW rPlus solar project
Developer rPlus Energies announced the signing of a long-term power purchase agreement with investor-owned utility Idaho Power to install the 200 MW Pleasant Valley Solar project in Ada County, Idaho.
Flirting with fossils: the faux crusade for ‘responsible solar’
An ostensibly fossil-friendly group has been quietly orchestrating faux concern campaigns to disrupt the renewable energy landscape. We outline the history and apparent motives of Citizens for Responsible Solar, and its growing network of affiliates.
Electrification could cost California up to $50 billion if loads are not managed
If California infrastructure needs for high electrification were met exclusively with distribution assets, without real-time dynamic rates and flexible load management strategies, the cost could reach $50 billion by 2035, a study by Kevala found.
Qcells builds pilot line for perovskite-silicon tandem PV cells in South Korea
Qcells says it is building a pilot line for perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells that will start operations later this year in South Korea. It is working closely with its team in Germany, where it has already established another pilot line for tandem cells.
The domestic content guidance loses sight of the goal to invest in American energy independence
We need a domestic content standard that would draw distinctions between panels made entirely here and those with imported components.
Nextracker manufacturing low-carbon steel components in Memphis
In collaboration with MSS Steel Tubes USA, the operation will provide low-carbon steel components to support the company’s recent 3 GW multi-year agreement with Silicon Ranch for its projects in the Tennessee Valley and greater Southeast.
Canadian Solar ships 6.1 GW of modules in Q1 2023
This record volume of shipments was a 68% increase over the same quarter last year.
