C&I
FERC should grant Voltus petition for a technical conference on Order 2222
Independent System Operator (ISO) compliance plans for FERC Order 2222 are on their last stretch, with PJM and ISO-NE filing coming up here in February and MISO and SPP plans due in April. Voltus, an energy aggregator, petitioned FERC for a technical conference on these compliance plans.…
Sunpower will replace faulty connectors on C&I solar arrays
Sunpower said it may have to spend as much as $31 million to replace faulty connectors on an unspecified number of commercial and industrial (CIS) solar arrays. Analyst firm Roth Capital Partners estimated that as many as 1,000 sites representing around 9 MW of installed capacity could be…
Lightsource bp lines up financing for 480 MW of solar capacity
Lightsource bp said it closed on a $533 million multi-project financing package and started construction on its 345 MW Ventress Solar project some 30 miles northwest of Baton Rouge in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. Lightsource bp will build, own and operate the facility and sell the energy to…
Salt River Project, NextEra partner to add energy storage at solar plant
Salt River Project is partnering with a NextEra Energy unit to add a 100 MW battery to its existing 100 MW solar plant, Saint Solar. The battery, expected to be operational in mid-2023, will provide four hours of capacity. Saint Solar, located in Coolidge, Arizona, is owned and operated by a unit…
FERC should act on these 3 issues in 2022
As the top energy regulator, FERC had a busy year in 2021. FERC was actively involved in the investigation into the Texas winter event, and the joint report with NERC did not find fault with renewables. FERC has opened several lines of inquiry into building the future grid. But FERC needs to do…
Clean Energy Groups Technical Assistance Fund: 2021 Year-in-Review
By Marriele Mango, Clean Energy Group 2021 was another year of severe weather and power outages. No region of the country was immune. In Texas, an isolated and fossil-fuel dependent grid was unable to withstand record-low winter temperatures, resulting in almost the entire state without power and…
Energy justice and local solar go hand-in-hand
By Odette Mucha, Vote Solar and Luis Nasvytis Torres, Earthjustice Local energy resources have the potential to equitably distribute the benefits of clean energy in a way that provides jobs, resilience and savings to communities left out of our century-old electricity grid. These resources –…
Amid a flood of solar applications, Maine seeks a more targeted approach
Two years after opening the gates for small-scale renewable development in Maine, officials now have to figure out how to situate new projects in prime spots on the grid. A group of industry members, advocates, utility stakeholders and state officials is preparing to issue the first of two reports…
Study: Connecticut could conserve land by installing solar above parking lots
By Lisa Prevost, Energy News Network A study published in the current issue of Solar Energy shows that Connecticut could generate more than a third of the state’s annual electricity consumption with solar canopies built over large, existing parking lots. Connecticut could greatly expand its…
EVs, supply chains, and infrastructure: 4 renewable energy trends to watch in 2022
Contributed by Zaki Robbins, Moye White LLP Despite facing industry-wide obstacles ranging from supply chain issues and COVID-19 pandemic-driven workforce shortages to continued mixed signals coming from governmental and business leaders, 2021 was a banner year for renewable energy policy and…