Solar Power
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.
At a quarterly review of markets, MISO said an increasingly precarious load-supply balance is here to stay.
Supply delays and rising prices will cut U.S. solar growth this year but petroleum price shocks from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will help the sector recover.
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Representatives of Texas RE and WECC said Thursday the growing penetration of distributed energy resources is introducing new challenges to grid management.
Investments in wind, solar, storage and EVs soared last year, even as U.S. GHG emissions rose, according to annual reports by EIA and BloombergNEF.
Upstate New York residents are concerned that the proposed 200-MW Garnet Energy Center solar facility will diminish their quality of life.
The labor practices component of a Washington solar power bill has drawn opposition from construction interests in the state.
Regulated electric utilities are an obstacle to the growth of home and community solar and will hinder decarbonization, said solar developer Distributed Sun.
The phenomenon known as the duck curve is becoming increasingly common in New England, a sign that the solar energy is growing rapidly in the region.
Nevada regulators have approved NV Energy’s $901 million Greenlink North project and two major solar-plus-batter storage projects proposed by the utility.
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