50 states of solar incentives: Florida
Aptly nicknamed the Sunshine State, Florida is a leading market for PV deployment. However, it lags other states in terms of policy support.
South Carolina electric co-op pursues batteries and other alternatives to a proposed gas unit
Utility-scale batteries are being pursued by many utilities, the generation and transmission co-op utility said in explaining its decision, while aggregated distributed resources “can be counted on as predictable generation capacity.”
Solar-plus-storage kept the lights on in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona
Sunnova SunSafe solar + storage systems generated a total of nearly 2 GWh of energy total with 3.4 million hours of aggregate back-up power, or an average of 128 hours of power generated per household.
Sunrise brief: Georgia Power proposes to apply $200 rooftop solar interconnection fee to its customers
Also on the rise: Distributed resources to earn compensation from Texas grid operator ERCOT. Vertical solar on high-rise building to produce 58 MWh annually. And more.
Colorado utility agrees to low-income solar program in nearly $100 million settlement
In a settlement agreement with the Environmental Justice Coalition, Xcel Energy agreed to boost equitable access to rooftop solar, community solar, and battery storage. It will set aside $33 million for environmental justice communities and $53 million for community solar.
China’s solar cell production capacity may reach 600 GW by year-end
The Asia Europe Clean Energy (Solar) Advisory revealed that most of the planned new solar cell production capacity relates to high-efficiency n-type cell technologies such as TOPCon and HJT.
Georgia Power proposes to apply $200 rooftop solar interconnection fee to its customers
Analysis shows the utility has raised bills $26 annually over the last 11 years.
Vertical solar on high-rise building to produce 58 MWh annually
An 83-foot building with 120 solar modules uses SolarEdge optimizers to overcome shading from neighboring buildings.
Distributed resources to earn compensation from Texas grid operator ERCOT
ERCOT’s pilot project, designed in less than a year, will support grid reliability and is expected to be ongoing. Some other grid operators have already launched or announced similar programs.
Non-flammable, graphene-based lithium-ion batteries approaching stationary storage market
Nanotech Energy’s graphene battery uses proprietary electrodes with a thermally stable separator, and non-flammable electrolyte that is said to be inexpensive to manufacture. The technology is said to be superior in terms of safety and competitive in terms of cell performance.
