Potential effect of the 2024 solar eclipse on solar energy production
To compensate for potential loss of solar energy flowing to the grid, grid operators will have to be ready to rely on other sources to ensure grid stability, as was done during the 2017 and 2023 eclipse episodes.
California cuts interconnection costs for distributed solar developers that agree to export limits
By agreeing to limit exports to the grid at peak generation hours, distributed energy resources like rooftop solar and energy storage can now avoid delays and costly infrastructure upgrades.
San Diego Community Power signs on for 200 MW / 800 MWh energy storage
Arevon Energy is developing the project for the community choice aggregator.
U.S. solar industry week in review
pv magazine USA spotlights news stories of the past week including market trends, project updates, policy changes and more.
Sunrise brief: Solar asset underperformance estimated to cause $4.6 billion in annual losses
Also on the rise: California ruling requires assessment of public health and environment in renewable portfolio standards, New Mexico upholds community solar, and more.
California rulemaking requires health and environment assessment in energy policy decisions
The California Energy Center must now assess costs and benefits related to health and environmental externalities of energy generation and transmission.
DOE Loan Programs Office announces $72.8 million for microgrid on Tribal lands
The 15 MW / 38 MWh Viejas Microgrid is the first project to be offered a conditional commitment through the Tribal Energy Financing Program.
Gray skies over Californian solar
There may be a global solar boom but a drastic revision of California’s net metering program has ruptured the industry overnight and is affecting everyone from installers to financiers to makers of power electronics, as Tristan Rayner reports.
Lyten’s lithium-sulfur batteries to power Chrysler’s Halcyon Concept car
Lyten reports its batteries offer double the energy density of those made from traditional lithium-ion chemistries due to their graphene cell.
California has become rooftop solar and batteries NEM-esis
The transition to California’s new net metering, ‘NEM 3.0,’ regime was justified, in part, as a way to support residential energy storage installations but the state policy has pushed rooftop solar off a cliff.
