Texas

The number of large solar projects is surging in the U.S. — and pv magazine is keeping track. We’ve gathered up the recent news in big solar — with Indiana set to double its solar capacity, and Texas galloping along. Plus, the never-ending Spotsylvania saga.

Texas is perfect for big solar and is one of the fastest growing solar energy markets in the country. Although the state has no renewable portfolio standard, it has Texas sun, lots of land and a competitive energy-only marketplace. Here’s our evolving list of the big Texas solar projects.

Also in the brief: Small modular nuclear reactors reach regulatory milestone, Alabama regulates against solar, impacts of FERC Order 841

The summer of battery storage rolls on, with zinc hybrid cathode technology now announcing massive development news.

The 1.1-GWdc Misae comes equipped with Texas brio in the person of Dr. Miguel Alejandro Oneto, a radiologist by training and solar developer by calling. He’s developing the massive project in the Texas panhandle along with LAE American Energy.

Also in the brief: More financing news on Longroad’s 331-MW Prospero 2 solar project in Andrews County, Texas, Duke Energy storage projects abound, and solar on military housing.

Also in the brief: The U.S. Energy Storage Association aims to have 100 GW of new energy storage deployed in the U.S. by the end of this decade, also — thousands allowed to bypass environmental rules in pandemic.

With two projects clocking in at 100 MW each, the Texas storage market is demonstrating that California isn’t the only state that can do big batteries.

Also in the brief: Recurrent Energy has begun construction on the 144 MW Pflugerville solar project, Ion Energy chosen by EsVolta to improve the operational efficiency of its utility scale battery energy storage

In their first interview with the press, Ojjo CEO Helena Kimball and CTO Jack West talk about the “scaling moment” for utility-scale solar and the drive to innovate.