10 energy bills to watch in the 2021 state legislative session
From Hawaii banning fossil fuels to Kentucky outlawing floating solar PV, these 10 energy bills are worth watching in 2021
Sunrise brief: LG plans massive U.S. investment in battery production for EVs and energy storage
Also on the rise: Electriq Power signs a $200m private label deal for home energy storage, and ARPA-E awards $18m for automated vehicle research that cuts energy use.
Maryland county approves measure allowing community solar
Community solar installations up to 2 MW may be developed on business- and residential-zoned land, with work yet to be done to open farmland to development.
Huge potential for ‘low-impact’ solar on Long Island, N.Y., roadmap says
Conservation groups and solar advocates partnered to create a roadmap to develop solar projects…a lot of solar projects.
Nextracker settles solar equipment patent infringement lawsuit
Solar FlexRack will pay Nextracker royalties on qualifying sales revenue of Solar FlexRack’s TDP 2.0 solar tracker and related products, services, and components.
California city eyes FEMA grant for solar+storage projects
The resilience grant money from the federal disaster agency would help pay for solar-based microgrids at five city-owned locations.
City breaks ground on 6.8 MW community solar portfolio
The City of White Plains, N.Y., stands to collect more than $20 million in rent for hosting the solar arrays, while local residents and businesses can take advantage of the renewable energy produced.
Sunrise brief: California looks to electric vehicles for grid support this summer
Also on the rise: Nautilus buys a community solar development portfolio, a national lab moves ahead on a $75 million grid storage accelerator facility, and Sunrun prices its solar-as-a-service offering.
Ohio bills would open solar project applications to a popular vote
The bills would allow local elected officials to require a vote on projects set to be developed within a township.
Duke faces pushback over North Carolina brownfield solar project
Duke along with community and environmental groups find themselves as unlikely allies as state officials deem a 5 MW installation to be expensive and unnecessary.
