MCE approves 100MW solar-plus-storage project in California
Golden Fields Solar will be constructed with union labor using a Project Labor Agreement and will include pollinator-friendly habitats throughout the project site.
Enphase batteries to participate in Swell Energy virtual power plants
Microinverter provider Enphase entered an agreement with Swell Energy to participate in distributed virtual power plants in California, New York, and Hawaii.
Connecticut Green Bank surpasses $2 billion in total investment
Since July 2011, the nation’s first Green Bank mobilized $288.4 million in public dollars to attract $1.85 billion in private investment, a leverage ratio of $7.40 for every $1.
CleanCapital acquires 65MW solar portfolio spanning 12 states
The acquisition improves CleanCapital’s position in the rapidly-consolidating market share of the top commercial solar asset owners.
Powin to supply 5.8GWh of batteries for projects in US and Taiwan
The US battery specialist has signed framework agreements with four developers to deliver systems for multiple projects.
“Interconnection studies could be completed in months,” say SEIA, AEE and ACP in comments to FERC
With standardization and automation, interconnection studies “could be completed in months instead of years,” the groups told federal energy regulators, backing up their claim with a detailed plan to achieve that goal.
Sunrise brief: Finance experts discuss growing opportunities for installing storage projects and what will make them more financeable
Also on the rise: Solar growth occurred despite more than a year of price increases. Interconnection delays and costs plague utility-scale developers. Affordable hydrogen-based system for seasonal energy storage could be achieved at a hydrogen price lower than $3. California PUC raises renewable energy target. Impending 3G shutdown may affect inverters: there’s an app for that.
Lessons learned from Texas storm Uri
Winter storm Uri that brought a deep freeze to Texas is also bringing insight into grid vulnerabilities, the need for more renewables, and the potential of solar-plus-storage.
Duke Energy to phase out coal use by 2035
Duke has retired 56 coal facilities since 2010, and over the next five years plans to invest in zero-carbon emissions sources including nuclear, renewables (wind and solar), hydro and battery storage.
New app helps manage solar inverter connectivity for impending 3G shutdown
With 3G set to be shut down at the end of this month, some solar inverters will lose connectivity and stop reporting data. The free Sunvoy app developed by Ipsun Tech addresses this upcoming obstacle by mapping locations of affected inverters, so that installers may swap out equipment at those sites.
