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CPUC sides with PG&E on community solar, and the renewable energy industry isn’t pleased

California developers and policymakers are aghast over CPUC’s latest decision, which may significantly stunt community solar growth.

This smart community will power 200 homes with solar and batteries in California

The overall goal of the project is to enhance residential home energy reliability, resiliency, and efficiency as well as leverage flexible loads based on an electric microgrid architecture of connected communities.

Grid hardening through DER could soon be a viable, profitable solution for utilities

California residents will be able to sign up to be notified when Flex Alerts take place and indicate if they plan to participate. Then, CalISO will be able to validate those responses by zip code, giving the grid operator better visibility into which areas of the grid might see some relief.

SCE PPA moves Southern Power to add 160 MW energy storage to California solar projects

By Rod Walton, Power Engineering and POWERGEN+ content director The wholesale energy subsidiary of Southern Co. is adding battery storage capacity to two of the solar facilities it operates in California. Southern California Edison awarded Southern Power two 20-year power purchase agreements (PPAs). The wholesale producer is adding the energy storage to the Tranquility and Garland solar farms. “These projects will be two of

SCE to buy energy capacity from Sunrun’s 5-MW VPP to boost resilience

Sunrun announced that it has contracted with Southern California Edison (SCE) in a deal that it says will increase grid resilience and lower power costs. SCE will send signals to Sunrun during high-demand events such as extreme heat waves when the energy grid is strained. In response, Sunrun will dispatch energy from thousands of its Brightbox solar-powered battery systems installed

8minute’s 67-MW Lotus Solar Farm now fully operational

Yesterday, 8minute Solar Energy (8minute) announced that the 67-megawatt (MWdc) Lotus Solar Farm in Madera County, California is now fully operational. The energy produced by the will be delivered to Southern California Edison through a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) and will reduce carbon emissions by 48,000 metric tons annually, according to 8minute. The 375-acre project was sited on low-productivity former grazing

Backed by EPRI, major utilities launch initiative to accelerate economy-wide deep decarbonization

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and Gas Technology Institute (GTI) announced this week that they are embarking on a five-year initiative to acceler…

Wind and solar corporate PPAs cheapest in Spain and Sweden, report finds

Sweden and Spain respectively have the cheapest average corporate PPA prices in Europe for wind and solar electricity, according to BloombergNEF’s (BNEF) 1H 2…

IHS Markit releases new 2020 solar installation forecast in light of the impact of COVID-19

Following the outbreak of COVID-19 in China in late 2019, solar manufacturing was severely disrupted in Q1 2020 as the Chinese national holiday was extended and…

Three reasons why dual participation market model at NYISO is best for energy storage

New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) received FERC approval for its dual participation model. Dual participation refers to resources that participate in…

Spreading like wildfire: An interest in making electric power public

On the morning of November 8th, 2018, a live wire broke free of its grip on a 99-year-old electrical tower, sparking one of the most deadly and destructive wi…

How can utilities meet net-zero emissions?

Across the United States, major utility companies are setting ambitious goals and deadlines to be net-zero emitters. Madison Gas & Electric (MGE) in Wiscons…

Multi-year study evaluates two-sided tracking systems for more efficient solar power generation Traditional solar modules convert light to electricity using pho…

The United States could generate 20% of its electricity in a breezy way within 10 years according to new Cornell research. “The United States currently produc…

MIT study: Quebec hydro reservoirs provide valuable energy storage for U.S. northeast

States in the northeastern U.S. can transition to low-carbon electricity at a lower cost by using hydropower reservoirs in Quebec, Canada, for energy storage, s…