Batteries are stabilizing the Texas power grid
A study by North American Electric Reliability Corporation found that ultra-fast response times of batteries help to stabilize the grid better than slower thermal sources.
PV Hardware designs solar trackers for resilience in extreme weather
The solar tracker provider provided a case study on performance in Florida and the U.S. Midwest.
Manufactured home builder meets 62% of manufacturing plant electricity demand with solar
Cavco’s solar investment points to a replicable model for how manufacturers can reduce costs, improve operations and pass savings to customers.
Senate Republican proposed bill spares batteries from harshest cuts
Energy elements of the Senate Finance Committee’s draft budget reconciliation bill would leave the tax credits of battery component factories largely untouched, but could target some foreign manufacturers as well as restricting incentives for small-scale batteries.
Average residential solar project $9,000 more without tax credit, said EnergySage
Reaching an investment breakeven point will take 43% longer if the Senate Finance Committee’s proposal to gut rooftop solar tax credits goes through, said the company.
The silver lining of ERCOT’s battery market saturation
Not everyone sees ERCOT’s battery glut as a crisis. Some, including a storage-only independent power producer, see it as storage is finally doing what it promised.
Array Technologies to acquire APA Solar
Solar tracker provider Array Technologies entered an agreement to acquire Ohio-based solar racking company APA Solar for $179 million.
Solar grazing undergoing rapid growth, census finds
The scale of livestock grazing in agrivoltaic installations is much larger than previously understood, found the first solar grazing census by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the American Solar Grazing Association.
Abandoned coal mines can host over 10% of global solar capacity
A survey of mines closed since 2020 and those planned to close by 2030 present an opportunity for installing nearly 300 GW solar on already-developed lands, finds a report from Global Energy Monitor.
Minnesota solar industry mourns loss of its five-star general
The late Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman, a primary backer of the state’s community-solar law and zero-carbon requirement, took clean energy to pioneering new heights.
