Toyota manufacturing plant in Alabama to power 70% of operations with solar
The $49 million, 30 MW project will help Toyota on its path toward carbon neutrality by 2035.
Sunrise brief: Silicon Valley Bank reportedly financed 62% of community solar
Also on the rise: Tesla on ramping up its Megapack business. Agrivoltaics market valued at $9.3 billion. And more.
50 GW of solar and storage for TVA by 2035, plus EVs could save customers money
A clean energy plan for TVA sponsored by the Center for Biological Diversity and GridLab could save customers about $200 billion through 2050. It calls for almost four times more solar by 2035 than the maximum amount TVA was considering last year.
Southern Environmental Law Center calls for new TVA board to pause TVA’s gas plans
With six new TVA board members appointed by President Biden, the board should pause TVA’s plans to add gas generation, the group says, and direct the utility to evaluate cleaner and lower-cost alternatives.
Sunrise brief: Is it possible to see 400 GW of solar in 2023?
Also on the rise: Form Energy to set up iron-air battery manufacturing facility in West Virginia. Utility-scale solar developers went bigger and bolder in 2022. And more.
U.S. Senate confirms six Biden appointees to TVA board
With the new appointments, Biden appointees constitute the majority of the TVA board of directors. Key decisions on TVA’s generating mix are in the works.
Sunrise brief: Visualizing the remarkable progress of solar energy
Also on the rise: PEG racking system survives near-direct 120 mph hurricane hit in Cuba. EIA study finds high solar penetration states showed resiliency to major power outages. And more.
TVA aims to build 100 MW solar installation on retired coal site in Kentucky
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) approved a $216 million program to explore turning the Shawnee Fossil Plant, a closed coal ash storage location, into a utility-scale solar project.
50 states of solar incentives: Tennessee
There is a dearth of solar policy in Tennessee, and development has been relatively dead in the water since 2019. While distributed rooftop solar has little support, corporate-backed utility-scale solar is expected to rise.
50 states of solar incentives: Kentucky
With relatively low electricity rates and financial incentives that are few and far between, Kentucky residents and business owners have not had much motivation to go solar, but change is on the horizon.
