Biden admin seeks $3 billion for rooftop solar and storage in Puerto Rico
The unincorporated territory continually suffers from grid blackouts following the landfall of hurricanes.
Off-grid solar plus storage EV ARC systems to be deployed by Puerto Rico government agencies
Puerto Rico’s power grid requires more than $130 billion in repairs after recent hurricanes. Solar and storage companies have provided distributed energy solutions in the aftermath of increasing storms.
Sunrise brief: Visualizing the remarkable progress of solar energy
Also on the rise: PEG racking system survives near-direct 120 mph hurricane hit in Cuba. EIA study finds high solar penetration states showed resiliency to major power outages. And more.
PEG racking system survives near-direct 120 mph hurricane hit in Cuba
PEG’s low profile, 180 MPH wind code approved, high-density racking system weathered a powerful Category 3 hurricane, less than 50 miles from the eye wall.
Brookfield Renewable highlights 10 GW, three-year solar, storage and wind project development pipeline
BEP’s three recent corporate acquisitions bring together close to 25 GW of development-stage assets.
Sunrun selected to deploy 17 MW VPP network in Puerto Rico
The virtual power plant will combine more than 7,000 Sunrun solar plus battery systems installed at Puerto Rico homes.
Sunrise brief: Solar-plus-storage kept the lights on in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona
Also on the rise: Landfill solar project to cover 63% of South Portland’s municipal electricity needs. 50 states of solar incentives: Florida. And more.
Solar-plus-storage kept the lights on in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona
Sunnova SunSafe solar + storage systems generated a total of nearly 2 GWh of energy total with 3.4 million hours of aggregate back-up power, or an average of 128 hours of power generated per household.
Sunrise brief: Aptera’s solar car to use Maxeon solar cells
Also on the rise: Solar panels spotted at RE+. U.S. Steel Corporation site to be powered by 312 MW Arkansas solar project. And more.
RFP alert: Puerto Rico launches tender for 1 GW of renewables, 500 MW of storage
Puerto Rico’s latest procurement exercise is the second round of a tender scheme designed to allocate 3.75 GW of renewables capacity and 1.5 GW of storage.
