State lawmakers convene to tackle grid strain, data center energy demands
The Pew Charitable Trust held a two-day meeting in San Antonio where state lawmakers met to learn about distributed energy resources and discuss policies can help meet rising energy demands.
How ERCOT’s upcoming RTC+B program could unlock new value streams for storage
ERCOT’s long-anticipated real-time co-optimization initiative marks a fundamental shift in how batteries are treated, dispatched and monetized across the Texas grid.
Meta inks 360 MW solar deal with Adapture Renewables
The largest corporate solar offtaker signed on for more Texas solar with Adapture Renewables, bringing the total capacity between the two companies to nearly 700 MW.
U.S. solar manufacturers seek to match rhetoric with reality
An extension of 48E tax credit with the domestic content bonus levels the playing field, say Qcells’, Talon PV and SEMA execs, so U.S. manufacturers can pay off the factories that they invested in in good faith against these credits.
Utility-scale solar developer Solv Energy acquires transmission contractor
Solv Energy acquired high-voltage transmission specialist Spartan Infrastructure.
Batteries are stabilizing the Texas power grid
A study by North American Electric Reliability Corporation found that ultra-fast response times of batteries help to stabilize the grid better than slower thermal sources.
The silver lining of ERCOT’s battery market saturation
Not everyone sees ERCOT’s battery glut as a crisis. Some, including a storage-only independent power producer, see it as storage is finally doing what it promised.
Texas solar module manufacturer sells $50 million in tax credits
SEG Solar closed a sale of 45X manufacturing tax credits. The company reports it has invested more than $60 million in its Houston facility, which has achieved an annual production capacity of 2 GW through two fully automated production lines.
T1 Energy begins site preparation for 5 GW solar cell factory in Texas
After acquiring the U.S. manufacturing assets of Trina Solar, Freyr Battery announced in February it was rebranding as T1 Energy and planned to produce both solar modules and cells in Texas.
In case you missed it: Six big solar stories in the news this week
pv magazine USA spotlights news of the past week including market trends, project updates, policy changes and more.
