Design solar for storage now, or retrofit at a premium later
New analysis of retrofitting solar power plants with energy storage, accounting for the industry’s rapidly falling prices, suggests that prepping your solar projects today has a strong chance of being in your financial interest.
Solar installers learn to be nimble in selling batteries
pv magazine USA spoke to solar installers who learned first-hand that interest in batteries can vary from customer to customer, as it can often depend on geography and state policy, among other factors.
Canada invests in Indigenous-led 2.85 MW solar project
The Sādę Solar Initiative will connect a solar array and battery energy storage to an existing microgrid located within the asserted traditional territory of the Liard First Nation.
Washington State invests $36 million in clean energy
Another $5 million is expected to be awarded later this spring through the state’s Clean Energy Community Grants program.
Wisconsin college expects to save $30,000 annually with solar-plus-storage installation
The 300 kW solar array will offset more than half its electricity use, with the battery energy storage system providing resilience in case of power outage.
The challenge of truly clean-powered operations
Growing corporate interest in hourly matching power purchase agreements (PPAs) is expected to drive the pairing of PV, wind, and battery energy storage systems (BESS), with potential broader impacts on the energy procurement market, as Neil Ford reports.
Enlight receives $773 million in construction loans for California solar-plus-storage project
Sacramento Municipal Utility District signed a busbar power purchase agreement (PPA), a special type of PPA that shifts where responsibility begins and ends between the buyer and seller.
Hawaii solar-plus-storage project inches state closer to renewable goals
The 30 MW, 120 MWh Hale Kuawehi project is the first renewable project to begin producing power for Hawaii Island in nearly a year.
Nine solar-plus-storage community microgrids planned for California
PG&E will award up to $43 million through the Microgrid Incentive Program to develop clean energy projects in northern and central California.
Governor Newsom fast tracks agrivoltaic solar-plus-storage project in California
Certifying the Fresno project for streamlining prevents potential project delays.
