Two utilities share their experience with reconductoring that can enable more solar
While replacing existing transmission lines known as conductors with advanced conductors could enable 764 GW of transmission-connected solar by 2035, some utilities are slow to adopt the technology. Two utilities that have used advanced conductors for years shared their experiences on a webinar.
California approves uncapped fixed charges on electricity bills
An uncapped average monthly charge of $24 will be added regardless of the amount of electricity used at home, sparking the ire of consumer advocates and energy conservationists.
Electriq Power to launch 10 new solar-plus-storage networks in SoCal
The company’s PoweredUp Network program offers qualifying homeowners solar-plus-battery storage systems at zero upfront costs.
U.S. utility’s sagging electricity line sparked 2022 wildfire, media reports
A sagging electricity line managed by major Californian utility Southern California Edison (SCE) is alleged to have caused a 2022 wildfire which led to two deaths, local media reports. An SCE spokesperson tells pv magazine the company cooperated with Californian authorities during its review of the blaze.
Scheduled home charging of EVs could expand EV hosting capacity
Scheduled home charging of EVs reduces the cost for hosting more electric vehicles on a utility’s distribution circuit, according to a national laboratory analysis.
It’s time to combat utility opposition to solar
As part of Aurora Solar’s Empower 2022 online solar summit, Bernadette Del Chiaro, from the California Solar & Storage Association, will moderate a talk about electric utilities and how they have abused their monopoly position to discriminate against solar in the U.S. Here, she gives pv magazine a taste of the presentation.
California solar bill would extend access, savings to renters and low-income families
Assembly Bill 2316 would create a community solar program that leverages distributed solar and storage aggregation and extend benefits to Californians who have not yet been able to directly take advantage of the clean energy transition.
Generac to participate in virtual power plant service for California utility
Southern California Edison entered an agreement with Generac to recruit and enroll solar PV and battery energy storage owners to participate in the program, which pays homeowners for exporting stored solar energy during peak demand hours.
SCE to add 2,150 MWh of battery energy storage
The California utility contracted Ameresco to install the battery energy storage systems that are slated to be online next August.
Sunrise brief: New York power plant will swap renewable hydrogen for natural gas
Also on the rise: SoCalEdison launches a $436 million EV charge program; Ohio adds a hurdle for renewable project developers; and Cummins begins testing a hydrogen-fueled ICE.
