October 7, 2024

Solar Power

NYDPS
NY Greenlights $345M, 280-MW Excelsior Solar Farm
New York officials approved a NextEra Energy Resources subsidiary to build and operate a 280-MW solar farm with 20 MW of battery storage.
NYISO
New York Proposes Opt-out CDG Program
New York state officials issued a straw proposal for integrating community distributed generation into community choice aggregation on an opt-out basis.
The White House
Biden 2023 Budget Includes Billions for Clean Energy, GHG Reductions
President Joe Biden’s $5.8 trillion federal budget request for 2023 contains a raft of line items aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
Gov. Jay Inslee via Twitter
Inslee Partially Vetoes Wash. Siting Council Bill
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee angered Republicans when he vetoed a section of a bill that called for study of the impact of solar and wind farms on rural areas.
Solar Landscape
New Jersey Solar Pipeline Surges While Installations Drop
A healthy project pipeline notwithstanding, New Jersey has dropped in solar industry rankings for annual new capacity, from No. 9 in 2019 to 20th in 2021.
CARB
CARB: Calif. Must Double Annual Solar Build to Meet GHG Goals
California must more than double the amount of solar capacity built each year compared to its previous maximum build rate to reach net zero by 2045, CARB said.
Shutterstock
Maryland Clean Energy Bills Pass 1st Hurdle on Crossover Day
With less than three weeks to go until the end of the session, Maryland legislators have advanced several significant clean energy bills.
BARC Electric Cooperative
Advocates Offer Compromise on Minimum Charge for Virginia Shared Solar
Solar advocates offered a compromise as Dominion stood its ground in the latest filings over the minimum charge for participants in shared solar projects.
Snohomish County PUD
New Washington Law Gives Low-income Residents Solar Access
Washington lawmakers passed a bill to provide low-income residents access to solar energy through community-based projects.
PJM
Renewables Highlight 2021 PJM RTEP Report
PJM saw interconnection requests for solar more than triple since 2019, comprising more than half the interconnection queue, according to the 2021 RTEP report.

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