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SolarEdge joins Xcel’s virtual power plant program in Colorado

Owners can earn financial incentives in return for discharging their stored solar battery energy during times of peak demand, helping to stabilize the grid.

First utility deployment of liquid metal battery to launch in early 2024 test

Xcel Energy and Ambri will jointly test a 300 kWh system at SolarTAC in Aurora, Colorado, for 12 months, enabling an evaluation of its capabilities and performance.

Minnesota regulators want Xcel to cut wait time for connecting solar to its grid

Minnesota utility regulators want the state’s largest power company to pick up the pace on connecting small solar projects to its grid.

Xcel asked to upgrade solar interconnection process

Xcel will pilot group application reviews, roll out a customer cost sharing proposal for system upgrades, and report back to the Commission on its progress.

Xcel unveils plan for net-zero natural gas by 2050

Xcel Energy, provider of electricity and natural gas services to nearly 6 million customers in eight Western and Midwestern states, has committed to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from its natural gas business by 2050.

Colorado steel mill becomes ‘world’s first’ to be run almost entirely on solar

Lightsource bp announced that its 300 MW project will position EVRAZ’s Pueblo steel mill as the world’s first steel mill to run almost entirely on solar.

Minneapolis battery pilot will test vision for sharing solar power with neighbors

Four batteries are being installed at a North Minneapolis green jobs training center in one of the country’s first “virtual power plant” pilot projects. E…

Long waits to connect to Xcel’s grid are stalling Minnesota solar projects

Xcel told one customer they would need to wait 15 years to connect their solar system to its electric grid. The utility says it’s working to improve its proce…

Xcel Energy’s New Mexico said that its customers can now choose electricity generated by the state’s most abundant resource – the sun. The utility’s Sol…

There are 30 times more jobs created from rooftop solar vs utility-scale solar, utility filing says

For every million the utility proposed spending on rooftop solar, it would create 30 times more jobs than $1 million spent on utility-scale solar….

Hosting capacity analysis could simplify grid interconnection for distributed energy resources

While hosting capacity analysis can be valuable as a data point, it could be an even better tool for distributed solar adoption….

Transmission and RTOs play a pivotal role in a clean energy future

Guess what? America is on the road to a clean energy transformation. Our lives and our economy are becoming more electrified, and cleaner, as a result of the …

Rooftop solar skyrockets if an alternative to monopoly utility models is employed

In over 30 states, monopoly utilities submit plans for new power plants to public regulators without adequately considering how customers will serve themselves….

Xcel Energy – Colorado plans to deliver 80% renewable energy by 2030

Xcel Energy – Colorado today announced details of its upcoming Clean Energy Plan that will result in an estimated 85% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions fr…

Xcel celebrates milestone as utility is now halfway to 100% carbon free electricity

For the second year in a row, Xcel Energy has hit a significant milestone in its quest to deliver 100% carbon-free electricity to customers by 2050. Xcel report…