Sunrise brief: Are California’s electricity prices rising because customers are installing solar panels?
Also on the rise: Addressing toxicity concerns in lithium batteries. Battery recycler wins $475 million loan from Department of Energy. And more.
Are California’s electricity prices rising because customers are installing solar panels?
Electricity rates are rising in California. Utilities say rooftop solar is to blame. Grid expert and economist-at-large Ahmad Faruqui comments.
Renewable microgrid projects in remote and tribal communities to receive federal support
A federal partnership program will offer financial and technical assistance to remote and tribal communities that are at any stage of microgrid planning or development.
Sunrise brief: Expanding U.S. solar manufacturing leadership
Also on the rise: Solar-electric vehicle requires no charging for daily use. Avina breaks ground on ‘green hydrogen’ facility in Southern California. And more.
Avina breaks ground on ‘green hydrogen’ facility in Southern California
Plant will supply hydrogen fuel through electrolysis for trucks serving port of Long Beach.
Software upgrade intended to speed interconnection could receive $49 million grant
Software firm GridUnity aims to reduce interconnection times for utility-scale solar by at least a year through its real-time communication platform that brings transparency to interconnection stakeholders. Three grid operators use an early version of the software.
Two utilities share their experience with reconductoring that can enable more solar
While replacing existing transmission lines known as conductors with advanced conductors could enable 764 GW of transmission-connected solar by 2035, some utilities are slow to adopt the technology. Two utilities that have used advanced conductors for years shared their experiences on a webinar.
California farmers developing 20 GW solar-plus-storage plan
The Golden State recently signed AB 2661, granting the Westland Water District authority to develop transmission lines that will enable solar energy and storage projects on 130,000 acres of drainage-impaired farmland.
Sunrise brief: Tornado rips through solar farm in Florida
Also on the rise: Californians across party lines voice support for solar, distrust of utilities. A look at next generation battery cells. And more.
Californians across party lines voice support for solar, distrust of utilities
Despite broad support for rooftop solar, the state’s Governor Newsom, the Public Utilities Commission, and the state’s investor-owned utilities are making it harder for homeowners, schools and farms to install solar.
