December 28, 2024

Utility scale solar

Consumers Energy
Michigan Petition to Ban Solar Projects on Farms Withdrawn for Now
Petition organizers withdrew their proposal for a voter initiative to ban utility-scale solar on Michigan farmland, but they plan to resubmit.
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RTO Wind, Solar PPA Offer Prices Continue Rise in 2023
Renewable PPA offer prices continued to rise in the first quarter of 2023, up one-third over a year earlier.
NYSERDA
New York Celebrates Completion of Renewable Projects
New York celebrated Earth Week with eight upstate renewable energy projects totaling 421 MW, while Con Ed surpassed 500 MW of installed solar capacity.
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Inslee Approves 160 MW of Solar in Central Wash.
Gov. Jay Inslee announced that he has approved a plan by Cypress Creek Renewables to construct two large solar farms in Yakima County.
Dominion Energy
Virginia SCC Approves 800 MW of Renewables for Dominion
Virginia regulators approved Dominion Energy's latest plan to comply with the commonwealth's RPS, which includes new solar and storage projects.
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NJ to Update OSW Strategic Plan
New Jersey regulators agreed to search for a consultant to develop a new strategic plan to guide the effort to install 11 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2040.
NY Department of Environmental Conservation
NYSERDA Signs MOUs to Explore Renewable Projects in Closed Landfills
NYSERDA announced it signed MOUs with Tompkins and Orange counties to study the feasibility of developing renewable energy projects in underutilized landfills.
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NJ’s Aggressive Clean Energy Plans Face 2023 Challenges
New Jersey’s far-reaching OSW plans face challenges as the first project undergoes permit scrutiny and the state launches a third coastal wind solicitation.
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Utilities Grapple with Increasingly Distributed Power System
System operators need better visibility as the grid transitions to a more distributed power system, experts told GridWise Alliance's gridCONNEXT 2022.
CalCCA
California CCAs Add 1.4 GW to Clean Energy Portfolios in 2021
The state's community choice aggregators expanded their long-term procurement of clean energy by 14%, including the addition of 119 MW of long-duration storage.

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