Utility-scale solar remains resilient despite pandemic -
Bullet Solar Industry Magazine – September 10 -
The U.S. solar market installed 3.5 gigawatts of new solar photovoltaic capacity in Q2, a 6% drop from Q1...more
9/17/2020
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Distributed energy helped fight California’s grid outages, but it could do much more...According to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) and California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), consumer conservation...more
California power shortfall forces sweeping review of grid reliability strategy -
Bullet S&P Global – August 21 -
In an August 19 letter to Governor Gavin Newsom, the heads of the California Public Utilities...more
9/1/2020
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LS Power energizes world’s biggest battery, just in time for California’s heat wave -
Greentech Media – August 19 -
Stealthy grid infrastructure developer LS Power now operates the largest grid battery in the world....more
U.S. sitting on 145 GW of unused commercial solar potential, according to new Wood Mackenzie study -
Bullet Greentech Media – August 10 -
Wood Mackenzie is forecasting a 32 percent drop in commercial solar...more
8/14/2020
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CCAs eye PPAs for 1 TWh of renewable power -
Bullet Renewables Now – August 3 -
California community choice aggregators (CCAs) San Jose Clean Energy and Peninsula Clean Energy are jointly seeking proposals to buy 1...more
8/11/2020
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Renewable energy provided more than 25% of U.S. electricity in first half of 2020 -
Renewables Now – July 28 -
Renewable energy sources (biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, and wind) produced significantly more...more
8/4/2020
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Largest U.S. battery resource connects to CAISO grid, signaling next phase in California's storage growth -
Bullet Utility Dive – July 14 -
The largest battery storage resource in the country was connected to the...more
Court upholds FERC regulation boosting energy storage -
Bullet The Hill – July 10 -
A federal appeals court this Friday upheld the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Order 841, which directs regional grid...more
Plunging renewable energy prices mean U.S. can hit 90% clean electricity by 2035 without extra cost -
Forbes – June 9 -
Renewable energy has historically been considered too expensive and too unreliable to power our...more
6/12/2020
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As utility solar costs drop 82%, U.S. renewable leaders target majority generation share by 2030 -
Bullet Utility Dive – June 3 -
The cost for utility-scale solar PV power has declined 82 percent since 2010, and the costs...more
6/5/2020
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U.S. renewable energy consumption surpasses coal for the first time in over 130 years -
U.S. Energy Information Administration – May 28 -
In 2019, U.S. annual energy consumption from renewable sources exceeded coal...more
Solar and wind costs continue to fall as power becomes cleaner -
Bullet Forbes – April 30 -
Renewables and energy storage continue their march to dominance of the electricity sector as costs continue to fall...more
California sets goal to double clean energy by 2030 -
Bullet Reuters – March 26 -
California last Thursday adopted a new emissions target for its electric sector that would double the state’s clean energy capacity over...more
CEC approves Sacramento utility’s contentious community solar plan -
Bullet Greentech Media – February 21 -
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has unanimously approved a controversial shared solar program proposed...more
Tensions flare as California’s solar industry waits for key ruling on community solar market -
Bullet Greentech Media – February 7 -
Debate continues to simmer in California as to what role community solar projects...more
Lifting U.S. import tariffs would knock 30% off solar system prices, according to new study
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Solar system prices dropped 90 percent over the last nine years, but the decline was...more
2/11/2020
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BLM says it will approve largest U.S. solar farm -
Los Angeles Times – January 1 -
Federal officials plan to approve a massive solar farm with energy storage in the desert outside Las Vegas, paving the way...more
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Congress overlooks solar, wind obtains modest victory in tax deal -
Greentech Media – December 17 -
The clean energy industry secured minimal tax credit extensions in the $1.37 trillion end-of-year spending...more
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New San Diego regional energy program to file with state regulators -
The San Diego Union-Tribune – December 9 -
The San Diego Community Power (SDCP) board voted this Monday to adopt an implementation plan...more
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U.S. storage market rebounds as California promises big 2020 growth -
Greentech Media – December 3 -
The U.S. energy storage market bounced back in the third quarter of 2019. Front-of-meter storage...more
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Utility-scale solar set to eclipse onsite installations in U.S. corporate market -
Greentech Media – November 20 -
Starting in 2020, offsite corporate deals are expected to become the largest source of...more
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Landmark law that spurred growth of U.S. renewable energy market set for overhaul -
Transmission & Distribution World – September 25 -
A 40-year-old law that has been key to the growth of renewable energy in the...more
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Bipartisan Senate bill allocates $100M to ease residential solar and storage permitting -
Utility Dive – September 10 -
Senators Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, and Susan Collins, R-Maine, introduced a bill this...more
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California lawmaker aims to stop closure of Diablo Canyon nuclear plant -
San Francisco Chronicle – September 4 -
A Central Coast lawmaker has a new plan to keep California’s last operational nuclear power...more