Integration and commissioning support helps complete 220 MW BESS project in Texas
GridStor partnered with Anza to help manage vendor quality assurance issues.
Most states face regulatory logjams on solar-plus-storage as interconnection procedures lag
An outdated, “one-size-fits-all” approach to grading grid capacity holds back clean energy deployment, but specialized toolkits provide state regulators with a path toward grid optimization, finds a report from Freeing the Grid, a joint initiative of the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) and Vote Solar.
U.S. deploys quarterly record 10 GWh of energy storage amid energy security push
A new report from SEIA and Benchmark Mineral Intelligence highlights a 32% year-over-year surge in the battery market, driving an upward revision to the nation’s five-year deployment pipeline despite mounting regulatory gridlock.
Solar industry cost-cutting sparks record wave of spontaneous glass breakage
Instances of cracks in PV module glass started appearing about five years ago. Spontaneous glass breakage is now one of the solar industry’s top issues, but manufacturing pressures and a lack of standards are hindering solutions.
Batteries on the move: Gridstor buys 796 MWh Birdseye BESS, Hull Street to buy FirstLight’s 1.4 GW portfolio
Money is coming for energy storage projects both operational, and planned, across both battery energy storage systems (BESS) and pumped storage.
York Space Systems to acquire space solar specialist Solestial
The Denver aerospace company signed a definitive agreement to purchase the Arizona-based space solar manufacturer.
Fixed-charge hikes undermine the economics of rooftop solar and storage, elevate consumer costs
Mandatory utility fees, passed in 27 states, distort price signals for rooftop solar and storage, locking households into an expensive, centralized grid framework.
DNV publishes new floating PV safety standards
DNV has published two new guidelines covering the structural design of floats for floating solar systems and their mooring and station keeping systems.
California Senate passes plug-in solar bill
The Plug and Play Solar Act, which passed on a 35-1 vote, would allow portable solar generation devices with up to 1,200 watts of output to connect to a building through a standard outlet. The bill now moves to the state Assembly, which has until August 31 to pass it during the current session.
U.S. PV manufacturing capex could reach $7 billion in 2027 in breakout year for domestic supply-chain
Driven by multi-billion-dollar investments from the likes of Tesla and Corning, U.S. solar manufacturing capital expenditure is forecast to skyrocket 150% year-on-year to $7 billion in 2027, marking a massive breakout year as silicon-based technology eclipses thin-film spending and cements a domestic supply chain.
