EPRI launches decision tool for distributed energy resources
The tool provides a free, publicly accessible, open-source platform for calculating, understanding, and optimizing the value of DER.
California poised to order 11,500 MW of new electric capacity, mostly from renewables
The resources will help the state respond to more extreme weather events and replace generation from 3,700 MW of retiring natural gas plants and 2,200 MW from a retiring nuke.
ACCIONA gets a green light for Kentucky’s largest solar project
The 188 MW Fleming County Solar Project represents an exponential increase in solar capacity for the Bluegrass state and is part of a larger portfolio the company is developing for Amazon.
Montana cryptocurrency producers back a utility-scale solar project
The 300 MW Basin Creek Solar Project would be built on ranch land in Butte and would supply energy to an expanding data center.
After a pointed exchange, Hawaii regulators revise conditions for a $500m energy storage project
Both Hawaiian Electric and its regulators expressed frustration over a decision approving an energy storage system that will be critical to retiring a coal-fired power plant by September 2022.
Sunrise brief: Leaders urge support for clean energy tax breaks that benefit public power
Also on the rise: Cummins and Iberdrola plan a $60 million green hydrogen plant, natural gas falls to renewables (and coal), and Aurora Solar closes a $250 million financing round.
Oil and gas player Repsol enters U.S. renewables sector with a stake in Hecate Energy
Hecate Energy has a portfolio of renewable projects totaling more than 40 GW. Most of its assets are located in ERCOT, WECC, and PJM.
Tool offers insight into how solar and wind impact wholesale electric prices
Berkeley Lab’s Renewables and Wholesale Electricity Prices tool allows users to compare pricing trends across locations, regions, and timeframes, down to the nodal level.
Sunrise brief: Farmland dispute deals a setback to a utility-scale solar project in New Jersey
Also on the rise: Supply chain costs hit Maxeon Solar’s Q1 results, Kentucky regulators set a new net metering rate, and Distributed Solar closes financing deal with Bank of America.
South Carolina regulators approve net metering rules for residential solar
Regulators approved a multi-party stipulation that caps solar applications through the end of 2021 at 1.2 MW for Duke Energy Carolinas and 300 kW for Duke Energy Progress each month.
