Sunrise brief: Biden presses pause on solar tariffs
Also on the rise: Jigar Shah explains the benefits of virtual power plants in furthering energy affordability. White House takes executive action to spur US solar manufacturing. Solaria settles patent claims against Canadian Solar. And more.
Achieving a zero-carbon grid: opportunities in virtual power plants
Jigar Shah reflects on the challenges that come with achieving a zero-carbon electric grid and how the emerging technology of the Virtual Power Plant, or VPP, can turn those challenges into opportunities for all Americans.
Enphase batteries to participate in Swell Energy virtual power plants
Microinverter provider Enphase entered an agreement with Swell Energy to participate in distributed virtual power plants in California, New York, and Hawaii.
Sunverge to develop residential virtual power plant in Maryland
The 0.55 MW/2.2 MWh Elk Neck Battery Storage Pilot Program is intended to demonstrate the utility of distributed energy resources under real-world market conditions.
Spruce Power and sonnen team up on residential battery retrofits and VPP projects
The companies expect the partnership to spur existing customers to add storage and join a future VPP project.
SunRun’s Q3 earnings reveal strong growth and dynamic positioning
“Order volumes have increased significantly” and Sunrun expects to grow megawatts deployed by over 20% sequentially in the third quarter.
Solar deployments down for Sunrun in Q2, but Vivint acquisition, VPPs and CCAs drive growth
“Order volumes have increased significantly” and Sunrun expects to grow megawatts deployed by over 20% sequentially in the third quarter.
Sunrun proposes solar+storage virtual power plants across Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico’s Energy Bureau has its hands full in ensuring the island’s utility gets the grid working well at a reasonable cost, while moving to 40% renewables by 2025. Sunrun and environmental groups point a way forward.
