Solar and storage groups call for dynamic pricing of electricity in California Dynamic pricing could advance renewables while cutting both customer costs and system costs, suggests a petition from solar and storage industry participants. They call for a rulemaking process to give all customers the option to choose real-time pricing. As the enabling technologies of … Continue reading Solar and storage groups call for dynamic pricing of electricity in California→
Largest energy storage system in Mass. launched as solar plus storage trend continues New York — One of first states to enact an energy storage target, Massachusetts, received its largest utility-scale energy storage system Tuesday when ENGIE and Holyoke Gas & Electric launched a 3 MW/6 MWh system connected to a solar farm near Boston. … Continue reading Largest energy storage system in Mass. launched as solar plus storage trend continues→
AEP Ohio files plans to develop 900 MW of solar, wind AEP Ohio is moving ahead with the terms of a settlement approved late in 2016, part of which aims to create a solar manufacturing economy in the state’s Appalachian region. The settlement related to a plan to close certain coal plants and modernize the … Continue reading #AEP Ohio files plans to develop 900 MW of solar, wind→
Blockchain solar PV investment fund comes together with energy storage platform Solar DAO, a digital, autonomous, closed-end, utility-scale PV project investment fund, has announced its partnership with Powerchain, decentralized platform for energy storage, which allows prosumers to buy, store and sell energy. While a great number of blockchain endeavors in the solar arena focus on … Continue reading Blockchain solar PV investment fund comes together with energy storage platform→
How far should we push oversizing a solar power plant? Fluence Energy has given guidance on optimizing solar module loading ratios, suggesting that a 1.9:1 DC:AC solar panel to inverter ratio makes economic sense with integrated DC-coupled energy storage. In the United States, we’ve seen solar power plant’s DC:AC ratios settle in around 1.25:1. We’re … Continue reading How far should we push oversizing a solar power plant?→
How solar power saved $6.7 million on a Tuesday Boston set a record August 29th with the temperature at 98 degrees and the highest peak in New England – Mt Washington – set a record of 65 degrees recently. And while 65 degrees may not seem particularly warm, back in January Mt Washington was the … Continue reading How solar power saved $6.7 million on a Tuesday→
Big steel goes big solar A deal between Xcel Energy and steelmaker EVRAZ includes the building of a 240 MW solar project near the company’s Rocky Mountain Steel mill in Pueblo, Colorado. This is by far the largest behind-the-meter solar project pv magazine staff has heard of to date. When we reference behind-the-meter solar, we … Continue reading Big steel goes big solar→
Distributed solar saved ISO-NE consumers $20M during July heatwave, report says Distributed solar reduced New England wholesale power costs by nearly $20 million dollars during a heat wave from July 1 to July 7, according to a new analysis completed by Synapse Energy Economics. During peak hours for electricity demand, distributed solar can reduce load … Continue reading Distributed solar saved ISO-NE consumers $20M during July heatwave, report says→
Solar creates savings amid heat wave, but industry growth cools As Vermonters cranked air conditioners during July, one of the hottest months on record, solar power in the state was responsible for $1.3 million in energy savings, according to one of the state’s largest renewable energy companies. Across New England, solar led to almost $20 … Continue reading Solar creates savings amid heat wave, but industry growth cools→
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