Senator’s anti-solar state legislation fails, now targeting county zoning law
Kansas state Senator Mike Thomas has made several attempts at legislation that is considered anti-solar in his state, and at times he has shared false information about the health and economic impacts of renewable energy.
Greenbacker annual revenues grow 39% to $107 million
The renewable energy acquisition and management company grew the capacity of its holdings from 900MW to 2.6GW.
Duke seeks to procure an additional 700MW of solar in 2022
If approved, the new procurement would raise Duke’s total 2022 solicitation to 1,300MW, a figure equivalent to 30% of all the solar the company has installed in North Carolina to date.
SunPower in late-stage discussions with First Solar to produce solar modules with tandem technology
In SunPower’s analyst day presentation, company executives announced that it is working with First Solar to develop a new type of residential solar module that pairs thin film with traditional silicon.
Sunrise brief: Borrego may bring floating solar along with distributed generation and storage to hydropower facilities in New England
Also on the rise: Lots of optimism about Build Back Better, ITC more at SEIA finance seminar. A pilot managed by Enel X will supply the Ontario grid with demand response loads from 14 sites. New solar trailer bus tags along in Munich. Solar Landscape completes final project under New Jersey’s community solar pilot program. Evolving requirements in the solar + storage industry–the first in a series. Comcast signs up for 250MW of Illinois solar.
Manchin and the BBB, Intel+Microsoft and ESG, and SEIA in NYC
There was a lot of optimism about the BBB Act, ITC, solar potential in NY and more at the Solar Finance, Tax, & Buyers Seminar in New York — lawyers, CPAs, developers, and solar politics.
Borrego to bring distributed solar and storage to hydropower facilities in New England
Partnership with FirstLight Power focuses on development of new DG solar, DG storage and utility-scale standalone storage at hydropower facilities in Massachusetts and Connecticut.
Solar Landscape completes final project under New Jersey’s community solar pilot program
The company looks now to complete the 50MW portfolio it was awarded in Year Two.
Comcast signs up for 250MW of Illinois solar
The media giant has signed a 15-year power contract for 250MW of annual electricity from the upcoming Blue Sky Solar Project.
Evolving requirements in the solar + storage industry
Does it seem like every month there are new or changing requirements for products in the solar and storage industry? How is it possible to make sense of all the changes? This series will consider requirements used for the certification of grid support utility-interactive inverters and how they have and continue to evolve. This article will focus is on grid support utility-interactive PV inverters, regardless of the primary power source. Some of the standards discussed cover more product categories than solely grid support utility-interactive inverters. The rapid growth of the PV and storage industry has been the main driver for the updates covered.
