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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FERC finalizes PURPA rule reforms -
Bullet Power Magazine – July 16 -
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has finalized a long-awaited rule revising regulations that govern qualifying small power producers...more
7/27/2020
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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
House Democrats pass major clean energy bill as Senate GOP mulls timeline for economic stimulus -
Bullet Utility Dive – July 2 -
The House this Wednesday passed a $1.5 trillion green recovery package, the Moving Forward...more
7/6/2020
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Sunrun launches U.S. virtual power plant -
Bullet Solar Industry Magazine – June 17 -
Sunrun Inc. and Southern California Edison (SCE) are working together to launch one of the first residential energy storage virtual...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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In a first, renewable energy is poised to eclipse coal in U.S.
Bullet The New York Times – May 13 -
The latest report from the Energy Information Administration estimates that the nation's total coal consumption will...more
Developer sPower teams up with Navajo Power to replace coal plant with solar -
Bullet Greentech Media – May 6 -
For decades, the massive coal-fired Navajo Generating Station powered the great cities of the Desert...more
Rapid renewables growth brings challenges for California and other states -
Bullet S&P Global – April 8 -
Renewable power generation growth in the U.S. is expected to overtake natural gas-fired power generation by...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
CPUC proposes optimal 2030 system portfolio tripling battery storage, more than doubling solar -
Bullet Utility Dive – February 27 -
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is proposing to adopt a 46 million...more
3/9/2020
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BLM approves First Solar’s 450-MW project in Riverside County -
SFGate – January 15 -
The U.S. Department of the Interior this Wednesday announced the authorization of a roughly 3,000-acre solar farm near...more