Will the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis have any real power?
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi’s new committee could fall short of the demands of members of Congress on the party’s Left, and is not guaranteed to be anything more than an advisory body.
Big solar and batteries coming to the border
El Paso Electric has awarded contracts for 200 MW of solar and 100 MW of battery storage through its latest solicitation, and may procure 50-150 MW more wind and solar. But the RFP also shows that the utility is firmly wedded to gas.
First Powerhouse purchase order
RGS Energy has announced it’s first purchase order for its Powerhouse 3.0 solar roof shingle kit, which follows an announcement of the onset of assembly of solar components and wire harnesses on December 11.
Sunlight, smarts, a house, and some money means solar power
Stanford researchers, using machine learning applied to satellite imagery, have found 1.4 million solar power installations in the United States. The researchers also extracted significant socioeconomic patterns from the data which they say can help to predict future installations.
Design of New Jersey’s SREC successor program wide open
New Jersey regulators have set a timeline for determining a new policy to follow the solar renewable energy credit system by next March, and are soliciting guidance from stakeholders – while trying not to repeat the mistakes of other states.
Solar stocks dragged down as market falls
The biggest crash in the stock market in the last 10 years has hit solar stocks, but for the solar coaster this is nothing new.
Warren Buffett trades for four solar plants, retiring a coal unit
Nevada regulators have approved six contracts for 1 GWac of solar power coupled with 100 MW / 400 MWh of energy storage. The purchase allows for the retirement of one of the state’s two running coal units.
Off grid solar powered electric vehicle charging in NYC
New York City is installing 50 of Envision’s EV ARC mobile solar-powered EV charging stations with integrated energy storage. The dual axis tracking hardware holds batteries and 9 solar modules.
Solar securitization shines on winter solstice
Sunrun’s Athena, a portfolio of 34,493 solar leases and power purchase agreements totaling $322 million, has been priced and closed at a 5.55% yield.
New York City gets its largest community solar installation at 1.2 MW
The array on two massive industrial roofs in Brooklyn will supply electricity to 196 households and businesses, with 10% of its output going to low- and moderate-income New Yorkers.
