Power quality issues challenge utilities as solar is added to the grid, survey finds
Power quality issues emerge in terms of voltage swags, swells, flickers, and harmonic distortions, among other things. Many utilities said they are not happy with their ability to gather useful data to address the problems.
Insuring against hail is all about risk management for solar project developers
In the second installment of this series, pv magazine talks with Michael Kolodner of Marsh to learn about the evolution of hail risk management and how insuring a solar project is about more than just the policy.
Duke Energy Renewables looks to build 175 MW of solar in Indiana
The $180 million project would spread across two counties just southwest of Indianapolis.
Energy transition jobs: Nexamp, American Clean Power, Vision Solar, and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities, and energy transition finance.
Black Hills signs 15-year PPA for energy from $200 million solar facility
The 200 MW facility will be built and owned by 174 Power Global at a site in Colorado.
Sunrise brief: Maxeon will ramp up solar shingle module production, scout U.S. site
Also on the rise: Canadian Solar starts work on $230 million worth of solar projects in Japan, and the Canadian government backs efforts to move Arctic communities off of diesel and onto renewables.
New Mexico gains a community solar program
The state’s governor signed Senate Bill 84 into law, paving the way for a statewide community solar program in 2022 that includes a 30% capacity carveout for low-income people and service organizations.
Using optical film to concentrate light, Alberta Solar One enters service
The approach taken at the 13.7 MW site redirects and concentrates otherwise discarded light onto the PV cells.
Solar projects enter service under Oregon’s Community Solar Program
The project includes four 2.5 MW solar farms, three of which are fully operational.
Pine Gate develops agrivoltaics plus storage at Massachusetts cranberry bogs
A total of 9 MW of solar and 36 MWh of storage will be deployed via two solar arrays perched above the commercial cranberry bogs.
