Sunrise brief: Texas curtailed 9% of solar generation in 2022
Also on the rise: The last net-metered project in Indiana. State climate policies that can make a difference. And more.
Texas curtailed 9% of solar generation in 2022
Transmission and energy storage limitations are leading to wasted renewable energy.
Sunrise brief: U.S. Customs solar exclusions may be “de facto ban on Chinese polysilicon”
Also on the rise: Turning EV charging centers into islanding solar microgrids. Indiana utility activates first 465 MW solar projects. And more.
Ericsson solar-plus-storage microgrid to power Texas 5G station
The mobile networking company is using six bifacial 400 W solar panels assembled with three lithium-ion battery packs on a company rooftop in Plano, Texas.
Clean energy employment on the rise
The Department of Energy’s 2023 U.S. Energy and Employment Report shows that 40% of new energy jobs are in clean, renewable energy, with solar leading the way.
SEG Solar signs agreement for Horad PV manufacturing equipment for Texas plant
SEG Solar is setting up a TOPCon solar module manufacturing facility in Houston, Texas and will use state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment from Suzhou Horad New Energy Equipment.
Sunrise brief: 50 states solar incentives–California
Also on the rise: Canadian Solar announces 5 GW Texas module factory. $7 billion in EPA grants to advance low-income residential and community solar. And more.
Canadian Solar announces 5 GW Texas module factory
Representing an investment of $250 million, the facility is expected to bring 1,500 jobs.
CubicPV receives $103 million commitment for U.S. wafer manufacturing
Driven by incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act, CubicPV plans to establish 10 GW of conventional mono wafer manufacturing capacity in the United States. The wafers produced by the new facility could fill a void in the domestic supply chain as well as create 1,500 new direct jobs.
Spearmint Energy secures $200 million loan to develop storage in Texas
The credit facility with Aiga Capital Partners will enable the development of Spearmint’s BESS portfolio in the Texas ERCOT market.
