Sunrise brief: Chipotle goes green with all-electric, solar restaurants
Also on the rise: American companies ask Congress to reject $1 billion in retroactive solar tariffs. Avangrid to build solar, wind and storage projects on Navajo land. And more.
Spruce Power acquires residential solar portfolio across 10 states
The acquisition of SS Holdings 2017 brings Spruce’s contract base to over 72,000 systems.
Three global trends for solar in 2023
Component cost declines, local manufacturing and distributed energy are trending in the renewable energy sector this year.
Solar microgrid to support critical water infrastructure
An Ohio water station will enhance its ability to deliver safe and clean water during extended grid outages.
Community solar up, net metering down in 2023
This year five states will introduce community solar programs, while net metering continues to be challenged, and flexible financing may offer a competitive edge, said Wood Mackenzie.
Transmission needed to carry wind power from the central U.S. eastward, DOE finds
To cost-effectively reach a high level of renewable generation, additional transmission will be needed to connect the wind belt in the central U.S. to eastern grids, according to early results from a Department of Energy study.
New York needs 20 GW of new renewables by 2030, plus transmission, says grid operator
Even adding 9.5 GW of renewables will increase transmission congestion, said NYISO, in a report that also called for development and commercialization of dispatchable emission-free resources.
Sunrise brief: EV battery capable of 98% charge in less than ten minutes
Also on the rise: REC Silicon and Ferroglobe agreement will help establish fully traceable US-based solar supply chain. Toyota unveils 8.7 kWh battery for residential applications. And more.
Forefront Power, Hannon Armstrong partner on 131 MW distributed solar portfolio
The portfolio includes a number of projects already in operation and brings Forefront’s total capacity of owned and developed solar projects to more than 800 MW of capacity across more than 1,000 projects.
Distributed solar and storage developer, owner, operator Agilitas Energy nets $350 million
The investment is expected to support the national build-out of the company’s 500 MW+ pipeline of renewables and energy storage projects.
