California 200 MW / 400 MWh battery storage project nets $60 million credit facility
First Citizens Bank put forth the financing for the project, located in Imperial County.
Three unions organize for utility-scale solar projects
The IBEW, the LIUNA, and the IUOE have established guidelines to allocate tasks for utility-scale solar facilities, streamlining the process for developers to solicit construction bids.
Powin and Hitachi Energy form strategic alliance for power control systems
Hitachi Energy will take majority ownership in eks Energy, a power electronics and energy management solutions provider.
Solar-plus-storage at site of decommissioned gas-fired plant in California
A ribbon cutting was held recently for the Daggett Solar + Storage plant, one of the largest operating hybrid facilities in the country.
Panasonic unveils new residential heat pumps
Panasonic has developed a new central heat pump system for residential space heating and cooling.
California proposes “blatant seizure of property” in solar ruling
The California Public Utilities Commission is set to vote on a virtual net energy metering program that would force renters to sell solar generation to the utility and buy it back at a higher rate, outlawing them from consuming their electricity directly.
New York announces largest state investment in renewable energy in U.S. history
Fourteen solar energy projects were announced along with offshore and ground-based wind and a return-to-service hydroelectric facility, all of which will generate a combined total of 6.2 GW of clean energy.
Sunrise brief: Tesla string inverter may challenge Enphase and SolarEdge
Also on the rise: U.S. solar generation has grown 12x in a decade. Tax credit boost for solar projects serving low-income and tribal communities. And more.
Construction starts on 27 MW behind-the-meter solar for California water treatment plants
The City of Fresno and ForeFront Power began construction on the three projects, which will also include 2.3 MW of energy storage.
Bipartisan Farmland act acknowledges that agrivoltaics are part of America’s future
Protecting Future Farmland Act, new legislation introduced by Senators Grassley and Baldwin aims to pair land stewardship with responsible deployment of renewable energy on farmland.
