Understanding the Impact of Net Metering Changes on Solar Adoption in California

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:02:31 +0000

California has long been a leader in the U.S. solar industry, largely due to lucrative financial incentives encouraging adoption. Recently, the California Public Utilities Commission announced it will not be […]

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FERC Adopts ‘Historic’ Reforms to Ease Nationwide Generation Interconnection Backlog

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2023 20:41:26 +0000

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved key transmission reforms aimed at clearing a staggering backlog of more than 10,000 generation and storage projects—more than 2,000 GW—stalled in interconnection […]

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Power to the People: Microgrid Gives Community Control of Its Energy

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2023 14:50:00 +0000

A residential development in Florida provides a model for the future of grid modernization, showcasing reliability and resiliency. Community microgrids provide a new approach to the design and operation of the

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POWER Digest [August 2023]

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2023 04:11:00 +0000

Colombian Dam Site of Major Floating Solar Project. A new solar power system that will float on the reservoir at the Urrá Dam in Colombia is designed to demonstrate that hydroelectric stations dealing with

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Marnie Surfaceblow: A Desert Solar Farm’s Muddy Problem

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2023 04:09:00 +0000

Sometimes fixing one problem causes another or leads to a chain of failures that can be difficult to diagnose. Consider all of the upstream and downstream impacts when changing equipment and/or operations

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Investors Announce Nearly $75 Million in Funding for Community Solar

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 18:54:14 +0000

Investors are continuing to pour money into community solar projects, with groups on July 31 announcing nearly $75 million in funding for multiple installations. Renewable Properties, which develops and invests […]

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Kentucky’s Largest Solar Farm Sited at Former Appalachia Coal Mine

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2023 17:45:23 +0000

A group that includes Rivian, the California-based electric vehicle manufacturer, said it will turn the site of a former coal mine in Kentucky into that state’s largest solar farm. The […]

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Energy Storage Projects Commissioned to Serve New York City

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2023 19:34:13 +0000

A Virginia-headquartered group said it has brought online the first two of the company’s four planned energy storage systems (ESS) designed to support and stabilize the New York City power […]

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Analysis of Performance Degradation of PV Modules

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 12:20:20 +0000

Solar energy is a clean and environmentally friendly source of energy. It can also help in reducing the global carbon footprint and mitigating the impacts of climate change. Due to […]

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GE, Toshiba Join to Support Japan’s Offshore Wind Sector

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2023 16:49:55 +0000

A Japanese news service said General Electric (GE) will join with Toshiba to establish a supply chain for equipment that would support Japan’s offshore wind power industry. Nikkei, a Tokyo-based […]

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