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Community choice solar programs save New Yorkers $7 million in seven months

Joule’s programs have helped to bring access to clean energy and bill savings to 800,000 New Yorkers in 44 municipalities across the state.

Sunrise brief: Solar PV grows 26% again – stays exponential as it blows past 4% of US electricity in 2021

Also on the rise: Massachusetts issues request for proposals to develop a plan guiding the deployment of 10-20GW of solar power. Honeywell batteries deployed at Hecate Energy utility-scale solar and storage project. SEIA offers framework for siting community solar projects. A clunky tax credit system keeps vital incentives like the ITC and PTC from working the way Congress intended. Solar maintained its place as the country’s fastest-growing electrical resource, while widespread droughts caused hydropower to fall and coal saw a brief resurgence. Auxin antidumping case “an affront to the industry” said SOLV Energy CEO

SEIA offers framework for siting community solar projects

The framework provides an outline for siting, design, and operation of community solar projects with the goal of protecting natural ecosystems and preserving the character of communities.

US targets 5 million community solar households, $1 billion in savings by 2025

The National Community Solar Partnership, a Department of Energy led program, released a roadmap for the target.

Sunrise brief: Rooftop solar groups ask FERC to stop utilities from charging customers for anti-solar advocacy

Also on the rise: Steps that buyers can take to ensure quality module supply. New Jersey installed 4GW of solar in 2021. DOE develops strategies to solve clean energy supply chain issues. The report card is out–which states have the best policies? Aspen Power secures $120 million, 200MW of distributed and community solar. Speeding development of the first commercial lithium project in Arkansas. DHL tops its fleet trucks with solar.

New Jersey installed nearly 4GW of solar in 2021, why is there cause for concern?

The word of the winter is interconnection, and there is concern across the industry that interconnection delays in Jersey could compromise one of the nation’s leading solar markets.

Aspen Power secures $120 million, 200MW of distributed and community solar

The developer is active in community solar, multifamily, commercial, industrial, and rooftop markets.

Sunrise brief: Schneider Electric purchases controlling stake in EnergySage

Also on the rise: Perch Energy to bring community solar to Massachusetts. US start-up mPower Technology is scaling up its flexible crystalline silicon solar module technology for spatial and terrestrial applications. Popular mid-Atlantic restaurant and convenience store chain, Sheetz, has come to a long-term renewable energy supply agreement with Constellation. Ohio regulators approve 325MW solar project. The Massachusetts Solar Technical Assistance Retrofits program has committed to 3MW of development. Despite Q4 loss, REC Silicon has big plans for US polysilicon manufacturing.

Program for low-income housing authority solar assistance finds success in pilot, set to expand

The Massachusetts Solar Technical Assistance Retrofits (STAR) program has committed to 3MW of development.

New Boston-based community solar company launches

Spun-off from BlueWave solar, Perch Energy brings experience spanning 500MW of contracted capacity. Massachusetts ranks third in the nation in community solar, and was one of the first in the country to establish it.

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