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Arevon acquires solar-plus-storage peaker project

The Vikings Energy Farm is contracted for 20 years to provide resource adequacy and renewable energy to San Diego Community Power.

Westbridge Energy acquires 221 MW Texas solar project

The company’s second major project news of the fall also marks its entry into the US solar market.

Renewable energy dominated new U.S. generating capacity

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission data through September showed that solar now accounts for more than 5% of the grid’s total capacity, and is on pace to outshine nuclear power within three years.

Can large-scale solar cool nearby areas?

An international team of scientists observed a cooling effect in a large radius around solar arrays. The cooling may have implications for local ecosystem management.

NREL and Sandia want to hear from you on solar+storage O&M issues

The laboratories are reaching out to industry to better understand how solar+storage technologies were selected, what O&M activities are being conducted, what data is being collected, and what ongoing challenges and needs exist in this space.

Competition is the sunshine that solar (and storage) need

For the residential solar industry in the U.S. to grow, the field of technological innovation and solution diversity must grow beyond the current market share.

Sunrise brief: SunPower weighs options for its C&I business as it focuses on residential solar

Also on the rise: Massachusetts considers SMART program changes, EV demand could tighten li-ion battery supplies for utility energy storage, and Greenbacker adds to its Colorado solar portfolio.

Supply shortages likely to hit utility energy storage as EV demand grows, IHS Markit says

Cell manufacturers are expected to prioritize larger customers in the automotive industry over relatively small energy storage system integrators.

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SunPower buys Blue Raven Solar to sharpen its focus on residential solar

The company said it will consider options for its Commercial & Industrial Solutions business including new ownership.

Distributed Solar Development portfolio adds 22 MW of community solar

All four projects in the portfolio are planned to reach operation by Q3 2022, with the fourth project currently undergoing acquisition.

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