California

Through a new process called On-Demand Permitting, the city government is allowing solar and optional energy storage systems of a certain size to forego lengthy pre-approval.

The company said retrofitting its existing solar projects with energy storage will help enhance California’s grid reliability.

Integration Capacity Analysis models grid conditions that impact where distributed energy resources can be added, without the need for costly upgrades or lengthy interconnection studies.

The fire destroyed more than 1,600 structures, injured three firefighters and killed three people in November 2018 as it burned near Malibu.

The company has a pipeline of 3.2 GW of late-stage solar and storage projects that will enter service by 2023. Its 425 MW Juno solar project is set to come online this fall.

The report confirms CAISO’s initial findings that a trio of factors were responsible for the blackouts: extreme weather conditions, resource adequacy and planning processes, and market practices. It also outlines steps that already have been taken to better ensure supply adequacy and reliability.

The arrays will generate most of the brewery’s energy, which is used to brew and bottle 6 million cases of beer annually.

The researchers said this is one of the first studies to show that water sector adaptation can have as large an impact on the electricity sector as the direct effect of climate change itself.

Using the California Energy Commission grant, Indian Energy will develop, integrate, and commission innovative Hybrid Modular Storage Systems as a long-duration energy storage technology demonstration project.

The owner-operator applauded project partners for completing the solar farm “in a year with countless headwinds.”