Financing arranged for 75 MW solar project near Denver
The project has power purchase agreements in place with CORE Electric Cooperative and Holy Cross Energy.
Transit agency to install a solar+storage system for EV bus charging
The Los Angeles transit agency will deploy 1.5 MW of rooftop and bus solar canopy paired with a 4.5 MWh energy storage system.
Startup Sunday: Solar shingle installer moves headquarters
Also starting up: a company designing standardized PV systems for freight trains and trucks joins an accelerator, and an EV maker forms a strategic partnership to recycle batteries.
PV distributor Soligent to be acquired by City Electric Supply
Subject to regulatory approval, the electrical wholesale distributor will purchase the PV equipment distributor.
Reuse or replace? IEA PVPS analysis considers all options for underperfoming PV modules
In a new report, experts from the International Energy Agency Photovoltaic Power System Programme (IEA-PVPS) have assessed the economical and environmental benefits of repairing and reusing or replacing solar modules that are not complying with a 30-year expected lifetime.
Sunrise brief: Park your solar array here, Yale study says
Also on the rise: Greenbacker acquires community solar projects in Maine, and this utility wants to add 1 GW of solar and other renewables in the next five years.
Yotta Energy pushes the smart grid closer to rooftop solar panels
The company’s software suite has grown to standardize integrated features including the ability to dispatch electricity.
Group asks that Entergy improve its resource planning
The utility overestimated costs for renewables in its resource plan and did not seriously consider solar-plus-storage hybrid systems, a stakeholder group said.
Mississippi utility plans for 1 GW of solar, renewables in five years
The plan calls for 500 MW of renewable energy by 2025, and another 500 MW by 2027.
Solar-covered parking lots could offer multiple benefits
Researchers from Yale found that parking lots across Connecticut could host 7 GW of solar capacity and produce 9,000 GWh of electricity in their first year of operation.
