An offer utilities can’t refuse: The low cost of utility-scale solar New numbers show the “beautiful friendship” between utilities and solar is growing and bringing the U.S. power system’s transition to higher renewables penetrations along. “Utilities of all kinds and in many places are accelerating from zero to 100 on solar in response to record-low … Continue reading An offer utilities can’t refuse: The low cost of utility-scale solar→
What Changed In The Solar Industry In June & July? Complementing our update on key changes in the electric vehicle industry in June and July, below are highly notable news items from the solar energy and energy storage industries in June and July. Note that this does not include EV battery news, which is in … Continue reading What Changed In The Solar Industry In June & July?→
California’s solar and wind integration challenge As a leader in the global energy transition, California is putting some of the highest levels of solar and wind on its grid in the world to date. And while the state’s grid operator has made some progress, the integration of these resources is currently limited not by physics, … Continue reading California’s solar and wind integration challenge→
EPRI Awarded $1.8 Million for Solar Forecasting Technology Research The Electric Power Research Institute has announced a $1.8 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop and demonstrate new methods to operate power systems with high penetrations of solar power. The award is part of the DOE’s Solar Forecasting 2 funding program to … Continue reading #EPRI Awarded $1.8 Million for Solar Forecasting Technology Research→
A Solar Power & Energy Storage Revolution Is Upon Us A new report from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance describes some of the implications of the growing solar power and energy storage trend as it relates to the current, centralized utility-based electricity distribution model. Because solar and energy storage can be cost competitive with grid … Continue reading A Solar Power & Energy Storage Revolution Is Upon Us→
Utilities’ eyes on state’s solar-power surge; dispute arises on generators’ credit More Arkansans than ever are generating their own electricity, feeding power into the grid and receiving financial benefits as well. But now utilities want to change what they pay for the customers’ power, endangering that benefit. The state’s utility companies reported almost 1,000 households … Continue reading Utilities’ eyes on state’s solar – power surge; dispute arises on generators’ credit→
Nuance Energy to supply LADWP with up to 6 MW of ground mounted solar Nuance Energy, manufacturer of the patent-pending Osprey PowerPlatform and developer of distributed generation solar projects, announced it was awarded a contract with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power for ground mount solar arrays to be deployed at LADWP facilities. … Continue reading #Nuance_Energy to supply #LADWP with up to 6 MW of ground mounted solar→
Report Shows Solar and Wind Prices Have Dropped in the US Power purchase agreement (PPA) prices in the United States have dropped consistently with the median prices down by $1.5 per MWh across all projects, at least according to a new report by LevelTen Energy. The outlet observed three critical components: data, transparency and education–as … Continue reading Report Shows Solar and Wind Prices Have Dropped in the US→
Utilities Hot on the Trail of Disruptive, Distributed Solar, Clean Energy Technology An international group of 10 power utilities is in the midst of conducting the second edition of Free Electrons, a unique, utility-sponsored accelerator program that offers distributed, solar and clean energy start-ups worldwide the opportunity to further develop, refine, test and prove their … Continue reading Utilities Hot on the Trail of Disruptive, Distributed Solar, Clean Energy Technology→
APS seeks partners to bring battery energy storage to solar plants Arizona Public Service issued a request for proposals to equip existing APS solar plants with battery storage. This RFP is a part of APS’s plan to add up to 500 MW of energy storage to its system over the next 15 years. These batteries … Continue reading #APS seeks partners to bring battery energy storage to solar plants→
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