Sunrise brief: Norfolk Naval Shipyard adds battery storage and CHP
Also on the rise: Researchers find big errors in how U.S. cities report GHG emissions, and scientists peer inside cycling Li-ion batteries to learn how the technology can be improved.
Southern Power adding energy storage to two California solar farms
The company said retrofitting its existing solar projects with energy storage will help enhance California’s grid reliability.
Solar Farm 2.0 helps Illini reach its campus renewable energy goals
The 12 MW installation nearly triples the university’s on-site renewable energy generation portfolio.
Sunrise brief: Borrego to develop 110 MW solar project, its largest to date
Also on the rise: Con Edison tallies the amount of customer-owned solar added in 2020, Mosaic notches a milestone, researchers publish a cybersecurity guide for utilities, and more trash talk on EV refuse hauling.
Solar companies pledge to oppose forced labor in the supply chain
The pledge is part of an industry-wide effort led by the Solar Energy Industries Association that supports the development of a supply chain traceability protocol.
TVA allows power companies to charge anti-solar fixed fees
TVA’s new rate structure enables power companies to impose fees onto solar customers. Similar fees have been repeatedly challenged elsewhere.
SunShare commissions 5 MW community solar project
The Uncompahgre Community Solar Garden serves subscribers from 13 Colorado counties and 40 cities.
Solar developer to pay $1.14 million settlement over environmental damage
The developer must comply with state and federal laws to protect water quality and natural resources at the solar array, restore impacted resources, and place a parcel of 24 acres into conservation.
Standard Solar adds 17 projects to its community solar portfolio
Tax equity financing for the 24.6 MW of capacity was secured in a partnership with Crestmark, a division of MetaBank N.A.
Sunrise brief: Following Covid-19, energy consumption will take years to recover, EIA says
Also on the rise: TVA allows local power companies to charge new fees to solar customers, Southwest Power Pool launches an imbalance market, and J.D. Power rates EV charging satisfaction.
