Peak Energy establishes sodium-ion battery cell engineering center in Colorado
The company seeks to commercialize alternatives to utility-scale lithium-ion storage.
U.S. sees a 22% drop in land available for solar sites
Available land in the U.S. for renewable energy sites is continuing to shrink, found a new report by Paces, a renewable-energy project-planning software developer.
Seven rural co-ops to add 3 GW of renewables and storage and retire coal units
A Colorado-based generation utility will add renewable capacity and retire coal units, while six other rural electric co-ops plan to add 1.75 GW of clean energy capacity under a federal program designed to lower electricity costs.
Meyer Burger cancels U.S. solar cell plant, announces restructuring
Colorado Springs solar cell plant halted as Swiss-German PV manufacturer announces company restructuring plans. Planned capacity expansion at Arizona module production plant also put on hold. Existing cell production site in Thalheim, Germany, to remain part of Meyer Burger operations.
Six states offer grants to help local governments automate solar permitting
Solar trade groups in Washington, Colorado and Minnesota advocated for grant programs to speed permitting for rooftop solar, using software such as SolarAPP+. Three other states also offer grants, with two requiring automated permitting.
50 states of solar policy moves, Q2 2024
Q2 2024 saw 44 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico take a total of 182 distributed solar policy actions.
Meyer Burger set to begin production at U.S. module factory
The relocation of the photovoltaic manufacturer’s core business from Germany to the USA is taking shape. Production of heterojunction solar modules is starting and financing for a new cell plant is progressing.
Colorado modernizes community solar program
Governor Polis signed into law bipartisan legislation that launches a new dispatchable distributed generation program and leverages Solar for All funding to upgrade its grid, lower energy bills for all and promote energy equity.
Colorado co-op United Power is free to pursue renewables after exiting Tri-State
To build out its renewables portfolio, United Power is the latest electric utility co-op in Colorado to exit its long-term power supply contract, while other co-ops plan to let their contracts expire.
50 states of grid modernization
North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center’s recent report looks at how states are doing with legislative and regulatory action related to shoring up the power grid.
