California Community Choice Financing Authority issues first municipal clean energy bonds
Standard practice for municipal utilities to reduce cost of natural gas is now applied to the purchase of clean electricity.
U.S.-based EV charger maker enters European market
Volta designs chargers with integrated advertising space and targets high-visibility commercial spaces.
Sunrise brief: Canadian manufacturer launches 800 W tandem-module solar PV
Also on the rise: IEA forecasts record solar numbers this year, a dual-module 800 W panel with an atypical design, and study shows benefits of residential solar energy with heat pumps.
Residential solar paired with heat pumps outperforms propane in cold, isolated climates
A U.S.-Swedish research group has investigated the complex economic relationship between PV and heat pumps in cold climates under four different levels of electrification. It found that, compared to propane, solar heat pumps can reduce reduce costs by up to 20% and carbon emissions by 30%.
Three vastly divergent solar deployment projections
Differing renewable energy projections from IEA, S&P Global Market Intelligence, and Rystad Energy range from down 50% to nearly doubling in a year.
Amazon procures over 1 GW of U.S. solar projects
The company announced 5.6 GW of solar globally. The first U.S. projects are planned for Arizona and Georgia.
APS launches residential battery rebate
Rebates are offered to home battery-owning customers who share data or dispatch power during peak hours.
Mosaic passes milestone for solar funding; Welcomes new board member
Mosaic surpasses $6 billion in loans for residential solar installations and sustainable home improvements
Solar EV charging stations are deployed in NYC
Beam Global installed the stations which are pre-constructed for rapid installation.
A cleaner grid arrives as renewables replace fossil fuels
In 2022, the United States is projected to massively increase its solar and wind generating capacity, extending a nearly two-decade march toward a cleaner grid.
