Sunrise brief: Just a fraction of federal land could power carbon-free future
Also on the rise: Wholesale electricity prices lower and more stable in 2024. Energy Department announces $22.92 billion in loans to upgrade transmission. And more.
Texas, the ‘Wild West’ of grid services, lands a new VPA
A new virtual power plant power purchase agreement program offered by Solrite and Sonnen may reinforce the Texas power grid and provide back-up renewable power at no additional cost to enrolled homeowners.
Analysis of CAISO and ERCOT reveals storage growth amid stark contrasts
A report from GridBeyond examines how regulations and solar resources drive prices.
After liftoff, DOE looks to accelerate virtual power plants
Virtual power plant capacity must double to meet demand, the Department of Energy said in its latest report on virtual power plants.
Origis Energy closes $415 million for 145 MW solar project in Texas
The solar developer closed a deal for construction, term debt and tax equity financing for a project coming online in 2025.
Key Capture Energy completes ITC tax credit transfer for 200 MW BESS in Texas
Two battery energy storage facilities achieved commercial operation in Texas, along with the transfer of investment tax credits.
Texas storms show industry’s solar hail defenses work
A look at the benefit of hail monitoring and stow as exemplified in three projects in Texas that were exposed to the same system of hailstorms as Fighting Jays Solar, a large project that suffered major hail damage.
Potential floating solar generation is ‘ample’, widespread across U.S. reservoirs
Federally controlled reservoirs have between 861 GW and 1,042 GW of potential floating solar generation capacity, and it is well distributed across the U.S., according to a new study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
Despite innovative action in microgrid policies, states have a long way to go
A new report by Think Microgrid says most states are doing an insufficient job at deploying microgrids despite developing microgrid roadmaps.
Canadian Solar to supply two Texan battery projects
The solar and energy storage manufacturer will provide battery energy storage systems (BESS) for the Gaia and Midpoint projects as well as up to 2 GWp of solar panels.
