Sunrise brief: Retaining value for solar customers under California NEM 3.0 rule change
Also on the rise: Innovations in long-duration energy storage. Illinois utility to double its community solar capacity this year. And more.
Illinois utility to double its community solar capacity this year
By the the end of 2023 Commonwealth Edison expects to double its current cumulative installation to more than 150 community solar projects installed, serving more than 36,000 customers across its more than 11,400 square mile service territory in northern Illinois.
Wisconsin solar developer looks to expand to Chicago
SunVest expects to double its 2025 pipeline to 3 GW from its current 1.5 GW threshold, with an expectation of 215 MW of operating assets by year end 2023.
Solar apprenticeship program to train and employ 10,000+ Illinois residents
The Sustainability Hub, a partnership between Summit Ridge Energy, 548 Enterprise, Ecademy and the Power52 Foundation, plans to train veterans and other Illinois residents for solar careers.
ComEd to roll out residential energy storage systems for grid resiliency in northern Illinois
Initial demonstration projects are focused on select customers that have experienced outages in recent years.
Solar FlexRack trackers supplied for 42 MW Illinois community solar portfolio
The company leveraged its experience in cold weather projects to support the clean energy deployment.
Sunrise brief: Sunnova to develop solar and storage “micro-utility” in California
Also on the rise: Zinc8 to manufacture its first zinc-air batteries in the U.S. Ameresco and Inovateus Solar announced the completion of a 2.62 MW solar project on a brownfield site. And more.
Rooftop solar and solar carport bring clean energy to Chicago’s Southside community
The new rooftop and carport system was built for the Chicago Urban League through the Illinois Solar for All program.
Nexamp completes 2.8 MW community solar installation in Burlington, Illinois
The French Road solar project features more than 7,000 solar panels and will supply enough power for about 400 homes.
‘Pulsed Joule heating’ tech to remove snow, frost, ice from solar modules
University of Illinois scientists have developed a way to remove snow and ice from solar panels at a much faster rate than conventional approaches. It is based on a glass coating on a film with high optical transparency and superhydrophobicity.
