Duke Energy Florida has set up a virtual power plant pilot program where residential customers can sign up with their own existing batteries. The 12-month study will enable Duke Energy to call on these devices to support the grid during times of peak demand with...
Read MoreConnecticut’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) has launched Energy Storage Solutions, a statewide electric storage program for all Eversource and United Illuminating (UI) residential, commercial, and industrial customers in an effort to foster a more reliable and resilient electric distribution system, especially for vulnerable communities....
Read MoreThe energy solutions providing arm of Q CELLS North America is partnering with development company Kendall Sustainable Infrastructure (KSI) to co-develop and finance solar and storage projects. Q CELLS brings its full suite of solutions including Energy Management Software (EMS), BESS expertise and renewable energy...
Read MoreThe International Code Council and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have combined efforts to assess the code compliance of the permitting specifications for clean energy technologies and battery storage systems for integration into the Solar Automated Permit Processing Platform (SolarAPP+)....
Read MoreOn Dec. 21, U.S. Representative Mike Levin (D-CA) led a letter to California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) President Marybel Batjer urging the CPUC to reconsider recently proposed changes to net energy metering (NEM) policies that would disincentivize continued adoption of rooftop solar in California. The...
Read MoreIllinois can expect solar boom as Adjustable Block Program reopens Chicago, Illinois A new study found Illinois’s recently passed Climate and Equitable Jobs Act is expected to result in 250 MW of community solar in 2022 and pave the way for 5,800 MW of solar...
Read MoreGo Solar Group has officially announced its newly inked partnership with Titan Solar Power as its national installation team. Founded in Utah, Go Solar Group further established itself as an authority on battery backup, solar products and the economics of solar by expanding from its...
Read MoreEnphase Energy announced that it has started production shipments of IQ8 microinverters for customers in North America. IQ8 is Enphase’s smartest microinverter yet and fundamentally changes the paradigm for solar technology, which otherwise requires a grid connection to operate. With IQ8, homeowners can now form...
Read MorePaniolo Power Company, a subsidiary of Parker Ranch, and Innergex Renewable Energy are developing a 30-MW solar project on the main island of Hawaii. The Hale Kuawehi Solar Project will be one of the first utility-scale solar farms on the Big Island, reducing reliance on...
Read MoreLightsource bp is moving forward on its 130-MWdc Black Bear Solar energy project in Montgomery County, Alabama. “This project demonstrates the positive impacts that result from partnerships with shared goals to reduce carbon emissions, deliver affordable electricity, create jobs and contribute to local communities,” said...
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