Sunrise brief: California approves solar mandate on new commercial buildings
Also on the rise: comment period opens for 1 GW solar and storage in the California desert, Xos unveils a mobile EV fleet charging station, and voters in the west support a clean energy standard.
240 MW PV, 20 MW storage proposed in upstate NY
Rich Road Solar is an EDF Renewables-proposed project that would begin construction in late 2023, and it joins a large pipeline of New York proposals and approved projects by EDF.
Standard Solar installs one of New York’s largest community solar + storage projects
The 6.9 MW Lenox Community Solar Project is nearly complete and includes a 20 MWh DC-coupled battery energy storage system.
EDP Renewables awarded 13th New York community solar project
The project is part of a boom that has seen nearly 550 MW of capacity added in the last two years.
NY Green Bank attracts $314m investment from Bank of America
The backing will allow the bank to reinvest capital into new projects at a faster rate by making the additional financing available to more projects.
New York adds $52.5 million in community solar incentives for low-income residents
The program includes low-to-moderate-income subscribers, affordable housing providers, and organizations working with disadvantaged communities.
Walmart signs on as anchor tenant for New York community solar
Nexamp is developing the nearly two dozen solar projects across the Empire State. Energy will power Walmart retail outlets and a distribution center.
RFP alert: Con Edison and Orange & Rockland are looking for battery energy storage capacity
Con Edison wants projects totaling at least 200 MW in New York City and Westchester County. O&R is looking for projects totaling 10 MW.
Watch: Lorde performs rooftop “Solar Power”
The rooftop location may have been shrouded in clouds, but Grammy-winner Lorde performed the title track to her new album “Solar Power” as part of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Welcome to the club: New York reaches 3 GW of installed solar
The state becomes the 10th to reach the milestone, with installed capacity expected to double in the next four years.
