California officials consider 500 MW solar project
The project would be right at home in Kern County, which already hosts multiple utility-scale projects in the 100 MW+ range.
House bill would channel $3.5 billion to domestic solar manufacturing
The act would boost investment in U.S. solar manufacturing.
Point Beach solar enters service in Wisconsin
Energy produced by the facility will serve WPPI Energy member communities in three states under a 20-year power purchase agreement.
Startup Sunday: This Silicon Valley firm designs solar-powered fashion
Also starting up: Omnidian raises $33 million for solar performance services, and Lilac Solutions grabs $150 million for lithium brine extraction.
Odessa Disturbance highlights troubling gaps in solar reliability
A root cause report on a West Texas power disturbance found that, in many cases, the solar industry “is not proactively identifying abnormal performance issues” related to inverter-based resources.
Oregon regulators ease community solar guidelines
Community solar development is set to accelerate as the program full capacity allotment is now available. Low-income customers have had their discount doubled.
Long-duration flow battery tech wins DOE funding
Four energy storage companies were awarded $18 million as part of the Energy Department’s Long Duration Storage Shot.
Work starts on 80 MW behind-the-meter solar project
The array will supply energy to a steel mill in Texas and is expected to reach commercial operation by the summer of 2023.
Canadian solar manufacturer expands to New York
Ubiquity Solar plans annual production capacity of 350 MW of utility-grade PV cells and 1.5 MW of advanced space-grade PV cells for aerospace customers.
Report calls on Texas…again…to winterize its energy infrastructure
The FERC/NERC assessment pointed to freezing of generator components and fuel issues as the top two major causes of generator outages, derates, or failures to start during the February 2021 winter storm.
