Electric grid is vulnerable to cyberattacks and needs to be made more secure, group warns
The Colonial pipeline cyberattack and last year’s SolarWinds attack make it clear that our electric infrastructure is :vulnerable” and in need of “significant” security upgrades, Protect Our Power says.
More than 7,000 schools across the US are solar powered
Total installed solar capacity on schools has grown 139% since 2014, and now can be found on 5.5% of all public and private K-12 schools, according to the 2020 Brighter Future report.
Sunrise brief: Duke Energy wins approval for new solar capacity
Also on the rise: Black Hills Energy wants to charge solar owners for the “true cost” of their energy, and an online solar 101 course from SUNY tops 50,000 students worldwide.
Regulators approve energy storage plans, but question their cost and overall benefits
Potomac Edison proposed the two projects in response to Maryland’s Energy Storage Pilot Program, which was established in 2019.
Green Bank funds leveraged $1.69 billion in clean energy projects during 2020
The American Green Bank Consortium added five new green banks and said that market actors across 22 states were actively exploring or taking steps to develop green banks.
Dominion buys solar developer Birdseye Renewable
Dominion may be hoping to ease some of the pushback that local communities have shown to the development of utility-scale solar projects.
Sunrise brief: GAF Energy will shift solar roof production from Asia to Silicon Valley
Also on the rise: More community solar comes to Colorado, battery energy storage will support Dominica’s grid via a UAE international development fund, and Carbon Neutral Energy says ‘howdy’ to Texas.
Duke Energy to halt electric shutoffs in extreme heat, hurricane conditions
The agreement follows negotiations with Vote Solar, the CLEO Institute, and Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, as more than 20,000 Duke Energy Florida customers are reported to behind on their electric bills.
Guzman Energy plans 80 MW of solar to serve a Colorado electric co-op
The Denver-based company helped Delta-Montrose exit a power supply deal that favored coal, and pledged to develop solar as a replacement energy source.
Greenskies helps Connecticut colleges go solar, but further capacity may be in jeopardy
The first of nine projects that Greenskies plans to develop is in service, but the state’s virtual net metering cap may slow additional capacity from being built.
