Sunrise brief: Senate votes to advance a bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure bill
Also on the rise: New Jersey regulators vote to offer new net metering incentives, Mechatron Solar receives a patent for a gearless dual-axis tracker, and GEBs may save gobs of money for building owners and power providers.
Senate votes to move forward on $1 trillion infrastructure bill
If enacted, the measure would be the largest infusion of federal money into the public works system in more than a decade.
New Jersey regulators adopt new net metering incentives
The Successor Solar Incentive Program emerged from a mandate to replace the state’s existing solar program with incentives that encourage solar development while minimizing ratepayer cost.
Grid-interactive efficient buildings may unlock energy savings, reduce carbon emissions
The U.S. could save $18 billion in power costs by 2030 by integrating grid-interactive efficient buildings, also known as GEBs.
WAAREE Energies supplies modules for massive California solar project
The company delivered 300+ MW of 385Wp and 390Wp Mono PERC Solar PV modules for installation at the Aquamarine solar project, a 250 MW portion of the larger Westlands Solar Park.
People on the Move: 8Minute Solar, Romeo Power, Mosaic, Li-Cycle Corp., and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities, and energy transition finance.
California CCAs contract for 778 MW of solar
Almost all of the new capacity has yet to be built, with the new contracts putting Central Coast Community Energy, Silicon Valley Clean Energy total joint signings well over 1 GW.
Massive gearless dual-axis solar tracker achieves patent
Mechatron Solar has received a U.S. patent for its dual-axis tracker that utilizes a gearless structure for reliability in varied climates.
Sunrise brief: An energy tax credit that wins the support of the fossil fuel industry and environmentalists?
Also on the rise: A startup invents a breakthrough battery electrolyte, renewables generated a record amount of electricity in 2020, a 250 MW solar project is proposed in Wyoming, and more.
Renewables generated a record amount of electricity in 2020, EIA says
All forms of renewable energy, including solar, moved into second place in terms of electricity production.
