March 13, 2023
New York’s energy storage incentives are changing. Here’s what you need to know

Contributed by Pari Kasotia, Senior Director and Head of Policy, DSD Renewables According to the International Energy Agency, global clean energy investments are likely to increase by 50% or to $2 trillion by 2030 from approximately $1 trillion today. While this is monumental, the value of these investments will only be realized if it is […]

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March 13, 2023
Unique financing model helps Scale grow microgrid portfolio, limit risk

The complex and customized nature of microgrid development often requires a unique approach to financing, too. Scale Microgrid Solutions recently secured a $225 million debt facility that it plans to use to expand its portfolio and limit risks that come with microgrids. The non-recourse construction-to-term project finance debt facility is the first of its kind […]

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March 13, 2023
FERC’s surprising response to PJM’s Order 2222 proposal is good for solar, DER

On March 1, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved PJM’s Order 2222 compliance proposal related to the aggregation of Distributed Energy Resources. This approval surprised FERC watchers who thought FERC orders would be stalled with commissioners tied 2-2 along party lines. But that was not the case, and distributed energy resources, specifically net energy metered […]

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March 13, 2023
Data: The energy transition’s next big thing

Kiran Bhatraju, founder and CEO of Arcadia, joined Episode 38 of the Factor This! podcast to discuss the role of data in upending the energy industry’s long-held power dynamics. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Kiran Bhatraju’s path to founding and leading Arcadia, the billion-dollar climate tech darling, didn’t begin with a deep-seated passion for […]

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March 10, 2023
Determining the value and best uses of battery storage

By Todd Olinsky-Paul, Clean Energy States Alliance When considering whether to invest in new technology, the first thing anyone wants to know is will the benefits outweigh the costs? This is no less true of state energy agencies and utility regulators who are generally tasked with ensuring that taxpayers and ratepayers get a good return on their […]

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March 10, 2023
Want an IRA-driven solar boom? Fix interconnection now

Contributed by C.J. Colavito, VP of Engineering, Standard Solar; GridTECH Connect Forum Advisory Board Member How will the solar industry meet the expected surge in solar-driven by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)? The new infusion of incentives will provide an enormous boost for the industry, but it will not remove barriers to deployment like long […]

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March 9, 2023
Domestic sources on track to meet ‘most’ solar energy demand by 2030: SEIA

U.S. solar installations fell 16% in 2022 compared to the year prior, a drop caused largely by trade disputes and enforcement of new human rights protections that throttled supply chains. Even so, the U.S. added 20.2 GW of new capacity, according to a report released by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie. […]

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March 9, 2023
rPlus Hydro submits final license application for 1,000 MW White Pine Pumped Storage

rPlus Hydro LLLP has submitted a final license application (also referred to as a license for major unconstructed project) to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for its 1,000 MW White Pine Pumped Storage project in White Pine County, Nev. FERC will now begin the environmental review and licensing process for White Pine Pumped Storage with […]

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March 9, 2023
A microgrid with rooftop… wind? Texas firm deploys novel technology at UK naval base

Texas-based Hover Energy’s first novel wind-based microgrid is being installed at the HMS Eaglet naval base in Liverpool. In the first phase, the company’s 36kW vertical array turbine has been deployed, along with Hover’s Integrated Energy Management System. Later phases will build out the balance of the microgrid, including a rooftop solar PV array for […]

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March 9, 2023
NYPA completes Niagara Power Project control room upgrade

The New York Power Authority reports it has completed work on the first major upgrade of the Niagara Power Project’s control room since the plant was built in 1961. The control room upgrades and digitalization, conducted over a nine-month period in 2022, are a signature part of NYPA’s 15-year modernization and digitization program, dubbed Next […]

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