Coalition received $1.7 million from three California utilities to push NEM 3.0, a rooftop solar ‘killer’
The Affordable Clean Energy for All coalition received payments from PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E to “stop the cost shift” and support the proposed (and since postponed) Net Energy Metering 3.0 decision.
Nighthawk utility-scale storage facility to use Tesla Megapack
Tenaska and Arevon plan 300MW battery storage facility in San Diego County to add resilience to the grid across California.
Another anti-circumvention case filed against Southeast Asian countries, said ROTH
Auxin Solar filed the anti-circumvention petition against Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, and Cambodia, said an industry note from Philip Shen, managing director at ROTH Capital Partners.
Water-based electrolysis for green hydrogen earns funding
Verdagy announced it secured a $25 million investment for its new electrolyzer technology.
Solar-over-canal study announced in California
Project Nexus is a pilot project that aims to build solar panel canopies over a portion of Turlock Irrigation District’s existing canals to operate and research a how water-plus-energy can meet California’s needs for climate resiliency.
Novel Energy Solutions and Mechatron Solar partner on 20MW solar tracker project in Midwest
The solar installation will use 515 of Mechatron Solar’s M18KD gearless dual-axis trackers manufactured at its Stockton, California facility.
Sunrise brief: Thanks to the proposal to reduce compensation for excess solar generation, most Florida solar shoppers lose interest
Also on the rise: Convalt Energy steers arounds obstacles on its way to solar manufacturing in New York. NABCEP and EnergySage release survey for solar installers. Recycled silicon used in PERC solar cells. Michigan DTE seeks 500MW of renewables. Grazing sheep under solar increases carbon sequestration. Robot dog monitors PV plant. Greenback acquires several installations in Massachusetts.
California NEM 3.0 delayed indefinitely
The proposal, which came under fire from industry leaders, environmentalists, and working Californians, was called a rooftop solar-killing measure. Meanwhile, a new state board granted PG&E a provision to raise electric rates to recover its losses from the wildfires for which it was found liable.
San José Clean Energy, Terra-Gen collaborate on solar and storage and time-based delivery
The electricity generated by the Kern Solar and Battery Storage Project will be delivered to SJCE between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. every day, in order to support grid reliability, reduce reliance on emitting plants, and combatting peak demand difficulties.
SolarAPP+ permitting software reduces project times by 12 days on average in pilot
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) released the free, web-based platform for automatic residential solar permit approvals.
