Sunrise brief: Venture capitalist sees billion-dollar opportunities for solar and storage innovators
Also on the rise: Novonix acquires stake in KORE Power, becomes supplier of graphite anode materials. A 3,000 foot long solar-equipped noise barrier to be constructed in Massachusetts. California Community Power members procure 69MW of long-duration storage. DOE announces initiatives and support to rapidly accelerate community solar deployment. Generac to participate in virtual power plant service for Southern California Edison. Hecate Energy’s 500MW Cider Solar Farm will be New York’s largest, once completed.
California Community Power members procure 69MW of long-duration storage
The 69MW/552MWh lithium-ion battery storage resource will be developed by REV Renewables near Rosamond, in Kern County, California.
Generac to participate in virtual power plant service for California utility
Southern California Edison entered an agreement with Generac to recruit and enroll solar PV and battery energy storage owners to participate in the program, which pays homeowners for exporting stored solar energy during peak demand hours.
PG&E plans 1.6GW/6.4GWh battery storage portfolio through 2024
The plans come as part of an 11.5GW clean energy procurement order by the California Public Utilities Commission.
Microgrid and net zero as-a-service providers form partnership
InfraPrime and Instant ON will launch PowerShell, a solar microgrid and energy management service for datacenters.
Sunrise brief: Experts call for changes to NEM 3.0, calling it ‘Taxing the Sun’
Also on the rise: Verizon and Leeward Energy sign two PPAs totalling 360 MW. Researchers suggest that six terrawatt hours of energy storage would bring US to net zero. Duke Energy launches grid resilience testing with ‘Bring Your Own Battery’ program.
“Taxing the sun”; experts call for changes to potential California rooftop solar-killing proposal
Net Energy Metering (NEM) 3.0 is expected to crush rooftop solar as proposed. In an Environmental Working Group (EWG) webinar, experts debunked NEM’s assumptions, forecast the damage the proposal would cause to California’s environment and communities. The group issued a call Governor Newsom to shut down the proposal, which many are calling a “tax on the sun”.
Why Build Back Better’s solar policies are so important
The Build Back Better plan will be the most significant climate policy ever passed in America, and it will be a pivotal step toward creating a cleaner, more resilient energy future.
Sunrise brief: U.S. House Committee questions TVA on “hindering” distributed solar
Also on the rise: Maine utility offers settlement for faulty processes. Yotta and Cal Solar Inc. team up on distributed energy to meet California mandate. Day two of Intersolar/Energy Storage North America. Largest Indiana solar park completed. Virtual power plants offer Texas renters low-cost clean energy. Q Cells and KSI to develop solar and storage projects.
BIPV window coating maker Ubiquitous Energy secures $30 million funding round
The California-based manufacturer has now raised a total of $70 million to scale its technology.
