People on the move: GridBeyond, Haven Energy, Weideman Group and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy transition finance. And the job of the week.
Oregon expands microgrids to beyond utility ownership
The legislation strives to build resiliency at the community level by allowing private developers to build, own and operate microgrids.
Senate-passed budget bill risks American manufacturing, jobs and more
Industry leaders react to passage of the Senate-approved bill, warning it will pull the plug on domestic manufacturing, billions of dollars worth of investment, new jobs, lower energy costs and increasing clean energy capacity.
Utility-scale solar developer Arevon secures $600 million portfolio funding
The project finance deal includes an option to expand to $850 million.
Senate passes budget bill in tie-break, with deep solar cuts left intact
Solar industry leader warns that passage of this bill will weaken the U.S. industries that power the economy and strengthen national security.
Solar cost of electricity beats lowest-cost fossil fuel – even without tax credits
Lazard’s analysis of levelized cost of electricity across fuel types finds that new-build utility-scale solar, even without subsidy, is less costly than new build natural gas, and competes with already-operating gas plants.
New Jersey unanimously passes bill for automated solar permitting
While other states’ bills to remove solar permitting bottlenecks fell flat this year, New Jersey unanimously passed a permitting bill in “one of those rare wins.”
Speeding interconnection through automation is a proven technology, says software executive
A major U.S. grid operator has shown that interconnection automation is feasible, but there is “much more to do,” said one software executive. Another said that eight transmission planners using his firm’s software can do the work of 80.
Senate seeks to tax the very idea of solar power
The latest version of the Reconciliation Bill includes a 30% excise tax on solar projects if its components or intellectual property originate from entities linked to foreign adversaries—even if those projects don’t claim tax credits.
U.S. startup offers tin oxide, nickel oxide materials for flexible perovskite solar cells, modules
Sofab Inks, a spinoff of University of Louisville, said its transport layer materials enable perovskite solar cells with greater stability, efficiency, and scalability compared to incumbent materials.
