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
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Renewable energy to expand by 50% in next five years -
The Guardian – October 21 -
Global supplies of renewable electricity are growing faster than expected and could expand by 50 percent in the next five years,...more
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Governor Newsom signs ‘clean power, smart power’ bill into law -
Solar Industry Magazine – October 15 -
Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law a bill designed to help California meet its electric grid...more
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Los Angeles has lined up record-cheap solar power. But there’s a problem -
Los Angeles Times – August 27 -
Los Angeles has been sitting on a contract for record-cheap solar power for more than a month, but the...more
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California proposes $100M in energy storage incentives to boost wildfire resiliency -
Greentech Media – August 21 -
California regulators want to direct $100 million in state energy storage incentives to a...more
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Expiring U.S. solar subsidy spurs rush for panels -
Reuters – July 18 -
The country’s biggest solar power developers are stockpiling panels to lock in a 30 percent federal tax credit set to start phasing out...more
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General Electric to demolish California power plant 20 years early -
Solar Industry Magazine – June 17 -
General Electric Co. said last Friday that it plans to demolish a 750-megawatt natural gas-fired...more
6/28/2019
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Investors confident in U.S. renewables, especially utility-scale solar: ACORE -
Solar Industry Magazine – June 17 -
One year into its campaign of reaching $1 trillion in U.S. private-sector investment in...more
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California has too much solar power. That might be good for ratepayers -
Los Angeles Times – June 5 -
California set two renewable energy records last week: the most solar power ever flowing on the state’s main...more
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Solar, onshore wind costs set to fall below new fossil fuel energy -
Reuters – May 29 -
Electricity generated by onshore wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) technologies will in the next year be consistently...more
6/3/2019
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