Early results of utility scale solar+storage revenue models
Adding batteries to solar increases revenue in different ways in different places.
Big modules head for standardization
The China Photovoltaic Industry Association is expected to release a standard for 210mm modules before the end of October.
Pine Gate to bring second solar project to North Carolina county
The company said it has lined up financing and started work on the 70 MW Stanly Solar project.
Joule adds solar capacity to expand its community choice program
The New York State group announced a combined 31,000 MWh of solar through supply deals with Luminace and BQ Energy.
Sunrise brief: Calculating the economic lift offered by community solar
Also on the rise: Polysilicon prices are likely to stay high as a ‘crazy year’ extends into ’22, Hawaiian Electric is seeking energy and capacity, and the latest landfill-hosted solar array enters service.
RFP alert: Hawaiian Electric is seeking up to 95 MW of capacity
Storage paired with solar must support the net nameplate capacity for at least four hours and support 365 full charge/discharge cycles each year.
El Paso Electric looks to hydrogen for future electric power generation
Plans call for converting the utility’s newest generating unit from all natural gas to a blend of up to 30% hydrogen, and eventually to 100% hydrogen.
Calculating the value of a community solar program
Researchers teamed up to analyze the economic benefit of adding 30 5 MW community solar installations to Michigan’s grid annually for six years. Their results may surprise.
Highway-side solar could produce 36 TWh annually
A collaboration between universities, nonprofits, and a geospatial mapper led to development of a highway solar evaluation tool.
A solar array is headed to a New York landfill
New Energy Equity closed on a 7 MW solar array at a former landfill, the latest in a national trend.
