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The Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources and The Brattle Group released the report outlining how the state can meet 100% of electricity demand with renewable energy by 2030.

Also on the rise: Swamped with interconnection requests, Michigan updates its rules; and Tigo Energy closes an investment round.

Texas-based Consolidated Asset Management Services said the deal is a natural extension of its existing clean energy offerings.

The newly combined independent power producer brings to the table a 4.2 GW generation portfolio, including 543 MW of solar.

French energy giant Total called the 50/50 joint venture a “first significant step” into the U.S. utility-scale solar market.

The study cites the cost competitiveness of renewables-powered green hydrogen by 2030 as a big game changer for the energy transition.

Also on the rise: A coalition of 600 groups urges President-elect Biden to halt utility service shutoffs due to the pandemic, Harrison Street expands its solar owneship portfolio, and a Florida real estate developer eases its way into the solar sector.

In his 2021 State of the State address, Andrew Cuomo said, “Green energy is a pressing moral imperative and a prime economic opportunity.”

The report confirms CAISO’s initial findings that a trio of factors were responsible for the blackouts: extreme weather conditions, resource adequacy and planning processes, and market practices. It also outlines steps that already have been taken to better ensure supply adequacy and reliability.

For the first time since LevelTen Energy began tracking the market, solar PPA offer prices rose in 2020, with Q4 2020 prices 11.5% higher than a year earlier.