Flexible interconnection can generate 176% more revenue for community solar, report finds
A report by the Solar and Storage Industries Institute shows that flexible interconnection, which adjusts solar output based on grid conditions, can offer significant economic benefit to community solar developers.
ComEd adds community BESS to U.S. brewery-owned solar project
ComEd wants to explore the benefits of using a grid-connected battery energy storage system (BESS) in tandem with a small community solar project. The utility will pair a BESS with a solar deployment owned by an Illinois brewery as part of a government supported pilot.
California Public Utilities Commission kicks community solar deadline to 2026
Kicking the deadline further down the road may put the state in peril of losing the funds, as the EPA, which runs the Solar For All program, requires all awards to begin to be deployed within the first year of grant being effective.
Sunrise brief: Maxeon Solar reports $179 million Q3 loss
Also on the rise: Fully electric, net-zero Wisconsin school powered by a microgrid. Largest solar and energy storage project in U.S. achieves regulatory approval. And more.
Nexamp to bring 350 MW of distributed solar power generation to Illinois and New York
The portfolio is expected to reduce the cost of electricity for more than 10,000 households and provide an estimated 3,000 jobs.
Sunrise brief: U.S. sets antidumping duties for Southeast Asian solar cells
Also on the rise: The launch of a new renewable energy investment bank. New York state’s self-developed 3.5 GW portfolio under due diligence. And more.
New York state’s self-developed 3.5 GW portfolio under due diligence
Under pressure to achieve its 100% clean energy goals by 2040, the NYPA, operating under enhanced authority granted in 2023, is advancing its first 40 self-developed clean energy projects.
Sunrise brief: Corporate America vastly increases investment in solar and storage
Also on the rise: Sunnova to construct solar and storage microgrid for Penobscot Nation. Brown University’s solar project, the largest in the state, is complete. And more.
New York community solar project 20% subscribed by local residents
The 3.5 MW Clemons Road project consists of 6,427 solar panels that will produce enough electricity to offset 2,284 tons of CO2 annually and power the equivalent of 409 average homes per year.
New York homes in on zero-emissions goals with distributed solar and efficient housing
State hits a 6 GW milestone and is making $10 million available to builders of new efficient homes.
