Cement manufacturer to generate 75% of onsite power with 25 MW solar array
Holcim plans to install solar on a 100-acre field site on the Alpena, Michigan property, which produces 2.4 million metric tons of cement per year, including the OneCem brand cement.
Polar Racking adds two U.S. solar mount manufacturing facilities
The company said the sites will add over 1 GW of capacity, serving increased demand for domestically produced solar components.
BorgWarner announces two U.S. battery and EV charging factory expansions
The company invested $42 million in a 3 GWh South Carolina expansion and $20 million in a Michigan plant upgrade.
Bipartisan Michigan bill would unlock community solar market
The senate-sponsored bill would enable residents and businesses to subscribe to offsite solar projects to receive a credit on their utility bills.
RFI Alert: University of Michigan seeks 25 MW of solar
U-M is targeting 25 MW distributed across Dearborn, Flint, and Ann Arbor campuses.
Michigan-based Our Next Energy announces LFP utility-scale battery
Aries Grid is a lithium iron phosphate battery designed for long-duration energy storage systems.
Upswing in PJM interconnection costs amid energy transition, report says
Huge growth in interconnection requests along with lengthy reviews and high project withdrawal rates motivated PJM to create a “first-ready, first-served” approach in 2022, Berkeley Lab notes.
Sunrise brief: IRA to drive $114 billion in U.S. renewable energy investments by 2031
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Virginia governor kills Ford-CATL battery plant, calling it a “front for the Chinese Communist Party”
In recent weeks Glenn Youngkin nixed a Virginia Ford facility after he was informed that companies had decided to invest.
50 states of solar incentives: Michigan
Michigan’s Healthy Climate Plan put the state near the top in renewable expectations, but it is currently planted squarely in the middle as far as how much solar is installed.
