Solar is front and center in the fight for energy justice
Renewable energy in the form of community and rooftop solar can bring relief to people who are disproportionately affected by climate change, pollution, and rising energy prices. Many groups are working hard to open up access to solar and the recently passed U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has a plan, backed by generous funding.
Neoen starts building 93 MW solar plant in Canada
French renewables developer Canada has started building a 93 MW solar project in the Canadian province of Alberta. The plant will feed power into the local grid, which is operated by ATCO Electric.
People on the move: SunVest, BrightNight, Heelstone Renewables, Elexity and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities, and energy transition finance.
Schneider Electric launches home energy management system that integrates solar, storage, EV charging and appliances
The Schneider Home platform’s five components include a smartphone app to help monitor and allocate energy resources.
Sunrise brief: North Carolina carbon plan favors gas over solar-plus-storage
Also on the rise: New electrolyzer to split saltwater into hydrogen. Solar Alliance completes 687 kW distributed generation projects in New York. And more.
Michigan utility doubles distributed generation cap
Consumers Energy files a settlement agreement to raise its cap on distributed solar generation from 2% to 4%, bumping up one of the nation’s most restrictive rules. The settlement includes other clean energy and equity provisions.
Solar Alliance completes 687 kW distributed generation projects in New York
The Canadian developer is targeting additional ownership opportunities in 2023 combined with growing revenue from installation division.
Luminia closes out 2022 with $2.5 billion in solar financing requests
With a 600 MW+ project pipeline, active development includes community solar and other projects primarily across the Northeast.
North Carolina carbon plan favors gas over solar-plus-storage
The carbon plan includes substantially less solar and storage than the amounts called for by a North Carolina trade group and a citizens’ group, and similar amounts proposed by technology firms.
New electrolyzer to split saltwater into hydrogen
Scientists in China have developed a new way to split seawater into hydrogen without using a separate desalination process.
