Mercedes Benz contracts for 80 MW of Alabama Power solar
The automaker and power company received approval today for a proposed 80 MW solar project south of Montgomery, Alabama.
iSun wins contract to develop 448 MW of solar
The company was selected by Fusion Renewable to develop three solar projects.
Project enters service in Alabama, nearly doubling the state’s installed solar capacity
Muscle Shoals clocks in at 227 MW, making it the largest solar project in Alabama.
Lithium-ion battery recycler plans Alabama facility
The company said the southeastern U.S. is emerging as a critical region for the lithium-ion battery supply chain.
Does the Southeast need wholesale power markets in order to hit its renewable goals?
A new report from ACORE, the American Clean Power Association, and SEIA explores the benefits of instituting real-time, wholesale energy markets across the 12 Southeast states as a way to accelerate renewable resource adoption.
North Carolina is no longer the Southeast’s most solar state
The fourth edition of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy’s Solar in the Southeast report shows that Florida has passed North Carolina in total installed capacity, while South Carolina has passed its northern neighbor in the context of a solar watts per customer ratio.
How the Southeast can achieve 100% clean energy
The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy identified two pathways that the Southeast’s big utilities could follow to achieve 100% renewable generation against the backdrop of a possible federal mandate.
FERC opens the door for solar advocates to take Alabama regulators to court
The Commission declined to grant an enforcement action petition against state regulators that allowed Alabama Power to institute a punitive solar charge, instead allowing the petitioners to take the fight into their own hands in court.
Morning Brief: ERCOT market excitement and price jump, McCarthy completes world-record 250-MW storage project
Also in the brief: Small modular nuclear reactors reach regulatory milestone, Alabama regulates against solar, impacts of FERC Order 841
For lower-cost Southeast power, double the solar and add wholesale power trading
A lower-cost grid would reach 22% renewable generation in 2040, compared to the 5% currently planned by Southeastern utilities, says a study from Energy Innovation and Vibrant Clean Energy. Wholesale power trading through an independent system operator would also help reduce costs.
