California Public Utilities Commission kicks community solar deadline to 2026
Kicking the deadline further down the road may put the state in peril of losing the funds, as the EPA, which runs the Solar For All program, requires all awards to begin to be deployed within the first year of grant being effective.
$7 billion federal ‘Solar for All’ program faces vendor and compliance challenges
A group of panelists at the RE+ conference in Philadelphia provided updates on the EPA-administered Solar for All Program, which extends solar access to low income households.
EV manufacturer Rivian invests in solar energy
Rivian will subscribe to community solar and purchase renewable energy certificates (RECs).
Sunrise brief: IRS issues final guidance for clean energy tax credit transferability
Also on the rise: EPA releases final rules on reducing pollution from fossil-fuel plants. Born in the USA: First silicon solar cell celebrates 70th birthday. And more.
EPA releases final rules on reducing pollution from fossil-fuel plants
According to the EPA, the climate and health benefits of the rule that plants must control 90% of their carbon pollution substantially outweigh the compliance costs.
Earth Day celebrated with $7 billion solar funding announcement
The Solar for All funding will bring clean solar energy to low-income and disadvantaged communities in every U.S. state and territory.
Solar and storage to replace the last coal plants in New England
With the planned retirement of Merrimack Station in Bow, N.H. and Schiller Station in Portsmouth, N.H., New England will become coal-free.
New Hampshire seeks $70 million to expand low-income community solar
The state’s Department of Energy requested a federal grant under the EPA’s Solar for All program.
Peak Energy moves toward establishing a domestic market for sodium-ion energy storage systems
Sodium-ion energy storage system manufacturer, Peak Energy, is working to streamline what it believes is the biggest bottleneck to scaling enough battery energy storage systems to accommodate 80% renewable energy generation and 100% carbon-free electricity by 2035.
Community solar to exceed 6 GW in 2023
Following a suppressed 2022, community solar is expected to have an upward trajectory, boosted by new state laws, the implementation of billions in grant money from the Inflation Reduction Act, and the smoothing of bumps in the supply chain.
