RFP alert: Central Coast Community Energy seeks power purchase agreements for solar and storage
The California-based community choice aggregator is looking for power purchase agreements with new or existing clean energy and storage projects in CAISO territory.
Low-income residents of Erie County save 10% through community solar program
Ampion Renewable Energy was chosen by Erie County Low Income Program for Sustainable Energy as administrator of community solar program for residents in need.
Instability, uncertainty put U.S. energy dominance at risk
Many of the largest clean energy developers and investors in the U.S. would likely increase their activity in the U.S. clean energy sector as long as no changes were made to energy tax credits, according to study by American Council on Renewable Energy.
Supply deal struck between U.S. steel frame maker and Texas solar module manufacturer
Origami Solar will supply its steel module frames to Sirius PV’s module manufacturing facility with 2 GW annual output.
Ruling: EPA barred from seizing Green Bank funds
Nonprofit recipients of $14 billion in federal grants and loans will keep up court fight in hopes of winning release of approved grants for solar and other clean-energy projects nationwide.
U.S. energy storage installations grow 33% year-over-year
Storage deployment grew across all segments and is forecast to grow another 25% in 2025, according to Wood Mackenzie.
Chick-fil-A cuts costs, boosts grid reliability with solar-powered microgrid
The project completes the trio of Chick-fil-As piloting the solar-powered microgrids.
Global solar installations could reach 1 terawatt next year
BloombergNEF reports that the world installed nearly 600 gigawatts of solar power in 2024, closely aligning with projections that annual global solar installations will surpass 1 terawatt within the next few years. Although projections for 2025 currently fall short of that pace, early forecasts often underestimate actual deployment.
Indoor transition metal dichalcogenide solar cells may reach 36.5% efficiency
New research from Stanford University has investigated the performance limits of transition metal dichalcogenide solar cells for indoor energy harvesting intended for powering internet of things (IoT) devices and sensors. The analysis showed these cells may reach a power conversion efficiency of up to 36.5%.
Objections to PJM seeking to fast-track gas-fired power plants over renewables
The Sierra Club and four other public interest organizations say that jumping the interconnection queue offers no guarantee of these resources coming online in time to meet what PJM describes as an urgent need.
