Sunnova to integrate OpenSolar AI design tool
The integration will include OpenSolar’s AI technology, which aims to make the design process faster for Sunnova’s sales, deisgn, and installation platform users.
Piclo opens electric grid flexibility marketplace in California
The distributed energy resource market provider enables operators of batteries, smart EV chargers, and demand response systems to sell flexible capacity to utilities.
Chris Wright confirmed as energy secretary
Though not a denier of climate change, Wright says the “hazards of climate change are distant and uncertain” and that more fossil fuel production is needed to lift people from poverty.
KORE Power halts Arizona energy storage factory
The Arizona cell manufacturing plant is on hold, with little detail provided by Kore. The founder and CEO has also stepped down.
U.S. surpasses 50 GW of solar module manufacturing capacity
The buildout is happening across the domestic solar supply chain and, at full capacity, planned facilities will produce enough to meet the demand for solar in the U.S., according to the Solar Energy Industries Association.
Sunrise brief: A 920% tariff on anode materials from China “would throw the economics of U.S. storage out of whack”
Also on the rise: Rural Energy for America grantee reports federal non-payment for 2024 work. Amid uncertainty, Premier Energies halts plans for U.S. solar cell factory. And more.
New York Power Authority approves 2.8 GW of solar projects in strategic plan
After public feedback, the New York Power Authority’s finalized first strategic plan will add a combined potential capacity of more than 3 GW across the state.
Amid uncertainty, Premier Energies halts plans for U.S. solar cell factory
Premier Energies of India put its plans on hold to build a manufacturing facility in the United States as it waits for “the regime in the U.S. to settle down and be clear on what they want to do.”
Large-scale solar with 600 MWh of storage now operational in California
Located mostly on Bureau of Land Management land, Desert Quartzite is expected to generate enough electricity to meet the consumption needs of more than 163,000 average California homes.
Rural Energy for America grantee reports federal non-payment for 2024 work
“Consider us the canary in the coal mine,” says a statement from Zero Emissions Northwest.
