Solar support in coal country
In the United States, passage of the Build Back Better Act would extend
the solar Investment Tax Credit and offer other clean energy initiatives
that would boost the renewable energy momentum already underway in Senator Joe Manchin’s home state of West Virginia. This is good news for the state and is resulting in unlikely allies.
RFP Alert: Appalachian Power seeks 150MW of West Virginia solar
The company is accepting project bids that are at least 50MW in capacity. Battery energy storage may be included.
Appalachian Power purchases Firefly Energy solar project in Virginia
Recurrent Energy completed the sale of the 150 MWac to Appalachian Power, the utility’s largest solar energy acquisition to date.
Sen. Manchin opposes Build Back Better, tanking solar stocks
The Democratic Senator, who holds a must-have vote, condemned the bill Sunday. Solar stocks fell precipitously at market open Monday.
Utilities seek OK from West Virginia regulators for five solar projects
A 2020 bill authorizes electric utilities to own and operate up to 200 MW of renewable energy facilities.
West Virginia legislators advance a solar leasing bill
The bill allows residential and commercial and industrial customers to buy electricity from a leased solar system located on their property.
West Virginia’s largest-ever solar project gets siting approval
92.5 MW of solar could be coming to 795 acres in Jefferson County, after state regulators granted a siting certificate to Wild Hill Solar LLC.
Morning Brief: Dominion Energy issues an RFP for 80MW of new solar, Generac acquires Enbala
Also in the brief: Solar installer Sigora Solar acquired California-based Aztec Solar, first-of-a-kind utility plan could transform Southeast grid
Morning Brief: wind and solar continue to rise drastically in the global power mix, Toyota announces three new solar projects
Also in the brief: Powerhome completes a solar installation at Indianapolis Colts HQ, Chevron is making a Series A investment in the three-year-old nuclear fusion startup Zap Energy, more than 200 workers are needed for a solar project being developed in Cherokee, Alabama and more.
US solar industry cut 65,000 workers due to Covid-19, erasing five years of solar job growth
New York, New Jersey, Pennsyvania, and Washington are among the states hit the hardest. SEIA’s analysis shows that vast majority of renewable energy job losses come from the solar energy industry.
