A broad coalition of solar companies, environmental and consumer advocates, led by the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC), has prevailed at the Indiana Court of Appeals in a case challenging approval by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission’s (IURC) of CenterPoint’s “excess distributed generation”...
Read MoreOn Jan. 26, the Ohio Senate passed Senate Bill 61 (SB 61), which would make it easier for homeowners who live in homeowner associations and condo associations to install solar on their roofs. Now, the bill moves to the House of Representatives for further consideration....
Read MoreIHI Terrasun Solutions has signed an agreement with GlidePath to provide energy storage system solutions and lifecycle services for the Byrd Ranch Storage Project in Sweeny, Texas, which just started construction. By providing 50 MW of AC-coupled storage, along with a 10-year warranty and maintenance...
Read MoreDuke Energy Florida has set up a virtual power plant pilot program where residential customers can sign up with their own existing batteries. The 12-month study will enable Duke Energy to call on these devices to support the grid during times of peak demand with...
Read MoreConnecticut’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) has launched Energy Storage Solutions, a statewide electric storage program for all Eversource and United Illuminating (UI) residential, commercial, and industrial customers in an effort to foster a more reliable and resilient electric distribution system, especially for vulnerable communities....
Read MoreThe energy solutions providing arm of Q CELLS North America is partnering with development company Kendall Sustainable Infrastructure (KSI) to co-develop and finance solar and storage projects. Q CELLS brings its full suite of solutions including Energy Management Software (EMS), BESS expertise and renewable energy...
Read MoreThe International Code Council and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have combined efforts to assess the code compliance of the permitting specifications for clean energy technologies and battery storage systems for integration into the Solar Automated Permit Processing Platform (SolarAPP+)....
Read MoreOn Dec. 21, U.S. Representative Mike Levin (D-CA) led a letter to California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) President Marybel Batjer urging the CPUC to reconsider recently proposed changes to net energy metering (NEM) policies that would disincentivize continued adoption of rooftop solar in California. The...
Read MoreIllinois can expect solar boom as Adjustable Block Program reopens Chicago, Illinois A new study found Illinois’s recently passed Climate and Equitable Jobs Act is expected to result in 250 MW of community solar in 2022 and pave the way for 5,800 MW of solar...
Read MoreGo Solar Group has officially announced its newly inked partnership with Titan Solar Power as its national installation team. Founded in Utah, Go Solar Group further established itself as an authority on battery backup, solar products and the economics of solar by expanding from its...
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