Origis Energy has contracted with Mitsubishi Power Americas to deliver three utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects totaling 150 MW / 600 MWh. The projects will be co-located with three Origis Energy photovoltaic solar facilities in the Southeast U.S. to reduce curtailment of excess solar generation which will enable greater efficiency and higher capacity […]
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AEP Energy Partners (AEPEP), a wholly owned subsidiary of American Electric Power, is seeking proposals for off-take from new and existing solar and wind facilities located in the PJM service region and new solar facilities located in ERCOT to support the company’s growing retail and wholesale loads in Texas and Ohio, including the city of […]
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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has issued a decision that modernizes the Net Energy Metering (NEM) solar tariff to promote grid reliability, incentivizes solar and battery storage, and controls electricity costs for all Californians. The decision has no impact on existing rooftop solar customers, maintaining their current compensation rates, according to CPUC. “We are […]
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TÜV Rheinland and CFV Solar Test Laboratory are cooperating to provide testing, inspection and certification services for solar PV components and power plants in the North American market. The agreement aims to provide services to a larger audience related to mainstream certification such as IEC 61215, IEC 61730, IEC 61853 and IEC 63209, but also […]
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PPL Corp. subsidiaries Louisville Gas and Electric Co. and Kentucky Utilities Co. are planning to replace 1,500 MW of aging coal-fired generation that is expected to be retired by 2028. The plan includes adding two new combined-cycle natural gas plants, nearly 1,000 MW of solar generation, 125 MW of battery storage and more than a […]
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McDonald’s Corp. and all five members of the restaurant chain’s North American Logistics Council (NALC) – Armada, Earp Distribution, Martin Brower, Mile Hi Foods and The Anderson-DuBose Co. – have signed virtual power purchase agreements (VPPA) with Enel North America to purchase 189 MW of renewable energy and the associated renewable energy certificates (REC) from […]
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Canadian Solar Inc.’s majority-owned subsidiary, CSI Solar Co. Ltd., is starting mass production of high-efficiency N-type TOPCon (Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact) solar modules in the first quarter of 2023. Canadian Solar’s TOPCon modules have a power output of up to 690 W, and a cell conversion efficiency of around 25%, which is 1.5% higher than […]
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Spearmint Energy has begun construction on Revolution, its 150 MW, two-hour battery energy storage project in West Texas, in partnership with Mortenson, a power engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor with experience in wind, solar, transmission and distribution, repowering, and battery energy storage. Mortenson will design and build the project, constructing the battery storage facility, […]
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The U.S. grid-scale energy storage market segment installed a record 4,733 MWh in the third quarter of 2022, surpassing the previous quarterly high of 4,598 MWh in Q1 of 2021, according to the American Clean Power Association‘s (ACP) and Wood Mackenzie’s latest U.S. Energy Storage Monitor report. Grid-scale storage deployments relied heavily on California and […]
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First Solar Inc. has entered into an agreement to supply 1.6 GW DC of its Series 7 thin-film solar modules to National Grid Renewables. The modules are scheduled to be delivered in 2026 and 2027. This latest order expands First Solar’s relationship with National Grid Renewables to over 4 GW DC, with an earlier agreement […]
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Tigo Energy Inc., a provider of intelligent solar and energy storage solutions, has finalized its acquisition of FSIGHT, an energy data analytics software company based in Hod HaSharon, Israel. With FSIGHT, Tigo expands its ability to leverage energy consumption and production data for solar energy producers, adding a prediction platform that provides rich and actionable […]
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Meta Platforms Inc. has announced seven new solar projects in Georgia and Tennessee totaling 720 MW AC to support its regional operations with 100% renewable energy. Silicon Ranch is partnering with Walton Electric Membership Corp. (EMC) and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to supply the renewable power to serve Meta’s data centers in Georgia and […]
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