Sunrise brief: Solar+storage microgrid for EV bus charging wins $6m in funding
Also on the rise: Costs for all types of solar PV continue to fall, NREL says; and financing is lined up for a solar project near Denver.
Costs for all types of PV systems continue to fall, NREL benchmark report says
In a change from previous years’ reports, however, balance of systems costs have increased or remained flat across sectors in 2021.
Financing arranged for 75 MW solar project near Denver
The project has power purchase agreements in place with CORE Electric Cooperative and Holy Cross Energy.
Transit agency to install a solar+storage system for EV bus charging
The Los Angeles transit agency will deploy 1.5 MW of rooftop and bus solar canopy paired with a 4.5 MWh energy storage system.
Startup Sunday: Solar shingle installer moves headquarters
Also starting up: a company designing standardized PV systems for freight trains and trucks joins an accelerator, and an EV maker forms a strategic partnership to recycle batteries.
PV distributor Soligent to be acquired by City Electric Supply
Subject to regulatory approval, the electrical wholesale distributor will purchase the PV equipment distributor.
Group asks that Entergy improve its resource planning
The utility overestimated costs for renewables in its resource plan and did not seriously consider solar-plus-storage hybrid systems, a stakeholder group said.
Mississippi utility plans for 1 GW of solar, renewables in five years
The plan calls for 500 MW of renewable energy by 2025, and another 500 MW by 2027.
Solar-covered parking lots could offer multiple benefits
Researchers from Yale found that parking lots across Connecticut could host 7 GW of solar capacity and produce 9,000 GWh of electricity in their first year of operation.
NREL to evaluate AI energy management system for solar microgrid
A mountain home community in Colorado will connect to the cloud based “foresee” platform, which will autonomously control an internet-of-things comprised of solar PV, heating, EV charging, water heating, AC, and more.
