Hawaiian Electric takes an ‘install first, approve later’ approach to residential solar
The utility has launched a new program, Quick Connect, aimed at accelerating the process for turning on new residential solar systems.
Sunrise brief: Solar is cheapest based on price alone, Wood Mac reports
Also on the rise: Freedom Forever extends its Sunrun ties, and this EV battery may offer a 250-mile range, a 10-minute charge, and 0-60 in 3 seconds.
Biden recommits U.S. to Paris climate accord, blocks Keystone pipeline
One environmental group said the new president’s actions make “the United States once more part of the global climate solution—not the problem.”
Alliant Energy donates community solar for local Habitat for Humanity families
The donation of solar blocks from a 1 MW project will go toward reducing the electric bills for people living in Habitat homes.
Court strikes down Trump emission policy on his final day in office
Calling the policy “legally flawed,” a federal appeals court struck down the 2019 Affordable Clean Energy Rule. The decision presents the incoming Biden Administration with a clean slate for crafting a replacement policy.
Energy Transition Jobs: Biden appointments, Women in Climate Tech, Northern Electric Power, Sunfolding, ACORE, Sunworks, Vision Solar, and more.
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy transition finance.
Wyoming bill would repeal net metering and replace it with…?
The proposed legislation is vague, but the state’s utility regulators would be tasked with creating a new program that would be “fair” to all ratepayers.
Sunrise brief: Dominion adds to its solar energy portfolio
Also on the rise: Your agenda for the Biden Administration, FirstEnergy’s solar RFP, Canada’s clean energy RFP, Maverick enters service, and coal ain’t dead just yet.
Solar BOS provider Shoals Technologies announces IPO
The Tennessee-based company’s balance-of-systems solutions are deployed on over 20 GW of solar energy systems globally.
Major solar EPC firm Blattner explores strategic sale or merger
The company installed more than 400 utility-scale wind and solar projects across the United States and Canada.
