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SEIA Pushing for Grid Interconnection Reforms
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has submitted new comments in response to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on...
Duke Energy Brings Innovative Renewables Programs to Regulators
Duke Energy has filed proposals with the Public Service Commission of South Carolina to create new renewable energy programs for customers and expand an...
State PSC Approves Entergy Arkansas, Lightsource 250 MW Solar Plant
The Arkansas Public Service Commission has approved the Entergy Arkansas Driver Solar Project, a new 250 MW AC renewable energy plant developed by Lightsource...
California Utility Leaning on Sunnova for Grid Management
Sunnova Energy International Inc. says it will be deploying energy from its aggregated “Adaptive Homes” to alleviate peak capacity needs and strengthen the grid...
Prospect14, Partners Launch Ampliform for Utility-Scale Solar Developments
Prospect14, a solar energy developer, has partnered with a group of energy investors and operators with expertise in power generation and quantitative trading to...
Renewables Contribute to Downward Shift in Carbon Intensity of Power Generation
From 2016 to 2020, the carbon intensity of U.S. power generation fell 18%, driven by a shift in the U.S. electricity generation mix away...
EIA: Nearly a Quarter of Generation Came From Renewable Energy in H1 2022
In the first six months of 2022, 24% of U.S. utility-scale electricity generation came from renewable sources, based on data from the U.S. Energy...
Report Finds Solar Market Optimism Following Inflation Reduction Act, Tariff Pause
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will help the U.S. solar market grow 40% over baseline projections through 2027, equal to 62 GW of additional...
Sunnova Applies to Develop Solar ‘Micro-Utility’ Communities in California
Sunnova Energy International Inc., an energy-as-a-service (EaaS) provider, has applied to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to develop a solar+storage-focused “micro-utility” in California.
Sunnova...
Charlie Creek Solar Farm Brings Duke Energy Commitment in Florida to 700 MW
With the completion of a new 74.9 MW solar facility in Hardee County, Duke Energy has reached a significant milestone: it has delivered on...
sonnen, ES Solar Expand Utility Solar Battery Business Program
sonnen, a smart residential energy storage company, and solar contractor ES Solar are expanding Rocky Mountain Power’s (RMP) Wattsmart Battery Program across Utah and,...
Ambri, Xcel Energy Partner on Storage Technology
Ambri, a long-duration energy storage provider, is teaming up with Xcel Energy to use its Solar Technology Acceleration Center (SolarTAC) to demonstrate Ambri’s energy...
Alliant Begins Operations for Bear Creek Solar Farm in Wisconsin
Alliant Energy’s first utility-scale solar project is now operational. At 50 MW, the Bear Creek Solar Project in Richland County is Wisconsin’s newest large-scale...
Lium Debuts Satellite Tracking Tool for Utility-Scale Solar Projects
Lium LLC, an energy market research firm for institutional users, has launched a new data product for tracking utility-scale solar projects called solarSAT. The...
EIA Predicts a 2.4 Percent Electricity Consumption Increase in 2022
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects U.S. electricity consumption this year to increase 2.4% over 2021, resulting primarily from increased economic activity but...
DOE Releases Millions in Funding for Clean Energy Research for Grid Reliability
The Biden-Harris administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is releasing $26 million to fund projects that will demonstrate that America's electricity grid...
CenterPoint Energy Requests Approval for 130 MW Solar Project in Indiana
CenterPoint Energy’s Indiana-based electric and natural gas business, CenterPoint Energy Indiana South, is seeking approval from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) to acquire...
Dominion Begins Operations on Largest Battery Storage Pilot Project in Virginia
Dominion Energy Virginia has opened its largest operational battery energy storage pilot project, which was recently energized at the Scott Solar facility in Powhatan...
Southwest Public Power Signs PPA with BrightNight for 300 MW of Solar Power
Following a competitive solicitation, the Southwest Public Power Agency Inc. (SPPA) has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with a BrightNight joint venture (JV)...
RCG Provides Engineering for East Strathmore Solar Project
Elemental Energy has chosen Renewables Consulting Group (RCG), an ERM Group company, as the lender’s independent engineer for the 20 MW East Strathmore Solar...