The largest solar facility in Wisconsin is now active
The 300 MW project serves Madison Gas and Electric and WE Energies customers.
Organic flow battery developer nets $106 million growth investment
CmBlu received funding to scale its long-duration energy storage systems.
Sunrise brief: One year after passage of the IRA, the renaissance has begun
Also on the rise: Domestic content guidance on solar cells and structural steel. Siemens to open U.S. utility-scale solar inverter factory. And more.
Three ways that community solar can grow Wisconsin’s economy
Forward Analytics estimates that building 350 solar installations will grow Wisconsin’s economy by funding local businesses, stimulating the regional real estate market and increasing jobs.
Supply chain company sources clean energy at five new locations
Arvato Supply Chain Solutions is sourcing solar and wind energy in different ways depending on the region, including through a community choice aggregator.
Sunrise brief: Enphase to expand microinverter manufacturing in the U.S.
Also on the rise: Wisconsin utility decision could spur more rooftop solar development. 50 states of solar incentives–Oklahoma. And more.
Inside the IRA: Updated Energy Community maps and questions from Charles River Associates
Charles River Associates sees challenges in datasets and definitions across all three areas of the Energy Community clause. Pending guidance from the Treasury Department has the potential to affect up to 20% of all eligible areas.
PNNL team proposes how storage as transmission could earn market compensation
Pacific Northwest National Lab researchers have developed a framework for compensating energy storage as a dual-use asset, earning revenue both as a regulated transmission asset and as a competitive market participant, while reducing both system and customer costs.
Wisconsin utility decision could spur more rooftop solar development
The Wisconsin PSC voted 2-1 in favor of a residential contract between a utility customer and a solar provider, a move that could usher in more residential solar.
Wisconsin groups find 100% clean energy + electrification to be ambitious but feasible
100% clean power plus electrification in Wisconsin would cost the same, when counting health benefits, as continuing “business as usual,” and would achieve four times the emissions reductions as 100% clean power alone, found a study sponsored by two Wisconsin groups.
