pvMB: 3/27/19: Lansing could go renewable, Freedom Forever expands to Illinois… and more!
Hump Daaaay! Sorry, Geico has been running all their classic commercials for a few months now, and they’re all gold. Anyway, welcome to your Wednesday pvMB where we’ll be looking at Mitsubishi’s new U.S. renewable development arm, Tesla’s Model 3 launch snafu, a solar-powered tiny home and everything else you need to take on the day.
New record low solar power price? 2.175¢/kWh in Idaho
Idaho Power has agreed to pay $21.75/MWh for 120 MWac of solar power in a 20-year power purchase agreement with Jackpot Holdings. The solar facility will offset a soon-to-close coal plant in Nevada starting in 2022.
LCOE for li-ion batteries has fallen to $187/MWh — BNEF
Lithium-ion batteries are increasingly posing a competitive threat to coal- and gas-fired generating plants when paired with solar and wind projects in a number of markets throughout the world, without the need for subsidies, according to new research by BloombergNEF (BNEF).
Manchin “no” vote on Green New Deal a sign of things to come
The most fundamental barrier to passing a Green New Deal at the federal level isn’t Republican opposition. It is the leadership of the Democratic Party.
pvMB 3/26/19: SunPower repeats as commercial champs, Arkansas’ solar strides… and more!
Good morning! In today’s brief we also bring you 195 MW of solar plants underway in Florida, a new report by Sunrun and Wilmington, Delaware’s first solar brewery.
Solar+storage sited at C&I locations can be the backbone of the grid
An analysis by Station A shows a potential for siting 48 GW of solar plus 22 GW / 42 GWh of energy storage in California commercial and industrial locations, meeting 19% of the state grid operator’s legally binding “Resource Adequacy” requirements.
Puerto Rico to officially go 100% renewable
Senate Bill 1121 has been given final approval by the Puerto Rico legislature and is headed to the desk of Governor Ricardo Rosselló. When passed, it will make the island the fifth state-level jurisdiction to establish a 100% zero-carbon and/or renewable energy mandate.
Rooftop solar and batteries make their mark at BNEF Future of Energy
Sunrun made a splash at the BNEF Summit in New York City at a time when utilities are increasingly struggling to adapt to new realities. But distributed energy resources have a long way to go to play a major role, and we will still need additional energy sources in future power systems.
#Solar100’s Emily Rogers, Zadie Oleksiw, and Jamie Nolan: solar’s communications experts
In this special edition #Solar100, kWh Analytics’ Sarah Matsui speaks with three solar communications experts, Vote Solar’s Zadie Oleksiw, Norton Rose Fulbright’s Emily Rogers, and Nolan Strategic Communications’ Jamie Nolan.
Trade your coal for locally sourced solar power by 2025!
An analysis by Energy Innovation shows that 74% of US coal could be replaced by wind and solar power located within 35 miles of the plant, while also saving consumers money. The analysis shows that this increased to greater than 86% by 2025.
