Solar + storage breaks out in 2021 with installed hybrid systems surpassing standalone storage: LBNL

Hybrid photovoltaics and storage make up about 42%, or 285 GW, of interconnection queues, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory researchers said in a report Wednesday.

By Ethan Howland • Aug. 11, 2022

Ford unveils largest-ever renewable energy purchase from a US utility with 650-MW DTE Energy deal

The deal will allow every vehicle Ford builds in Michigan to be assembled with the equivalent of 100% carbon-free electricity 10 years earlier than its global goal, the company said.

By Larry Pearl • Aug. 11, 2022

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Companies are pursuing increasingly ambitous sustainability goals around clean energy, but integrating rising amounts of renewables, minimizing environmental impacts, and achieving carbon reduction targets can be challenging.

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Ohio Supreme Court upholds permit for what could be North America’s first freshwater wind farm

The project developer said Wednesday it plans to finish marketing the power from the 20.7-MW Icebreaker project in Lake Erie.

By Ethan Howland • Aug. 11, 2022

California adopts 25 GW planning goal for offshore wind by 2045

The regulatory decision is “truly excellent news” for California’s offshore wind industry, one advocate said. 

By Kavya Balaraman • Aug. 11, 2022

Diving into the Inflation Reduction Act’s tax credits and the ambitious plan to reshape the US energy sector

Tax incentives in the plan would stabilize federal energy policy, incentivize domestic manufacturing, and benefit communities impacted most by the changing energy landscape, the author writes.

By Mona Dajani • Aug. 9, 2022

US generating capacity additions expected to double in H2 to 29.4 GW, led by solar and wind: EIA

While solar leads the projected utility-scale additions for 2022 at 17.8 GW, that number is down 3.7 GW since the beginning of the year due to supply chain disruptions, an ongoing tariff investigation and other factors.

By Larry Pearl • Aug. 9, 2022

Dominion Energy mulls appeal of ‘untenable’ performance standard for $9.8B offshore wind project

Meanwhile, the utility has paused hooking up data centers in northern Virginia due to transmission constraints, company officials said Monday.

By Ethan Howland • Aug. 8, 2022

Senate passes Inflation Reduction Act with $369B in energy and climate spending

The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Friday on the bill, which includes major tax credit provisions to spur emissions-free energy, electric vehicles, nuclear power and clean hydrogen, among other things.

By Ethan Howland • Aug. 8, 2022

Virginia regulators approve Dominion Energy’s 2.6-GW, $9.8B offshore wind farm

The project will be the largest wind farm in the U.S. and the first with diversity hiring requirements, the Sierra Club noted.

By Larry Pearl • Aug. 8, 2022

Duke Energy to consider selling its $4B, 5.1-GW commercial renewable energy arm, CEO Good says

Any earnings from the sale will be used to avoid high-interest debt as the company’s regulated utilities transition to clean energy, company leaders said Aug. 4.

By Emma Penrod • Aug. 5, 2022

Sunrun, SunPower gain as residential solar grows amid rising utility bills, reliability concerns: Morgan Stanley

Falling rooftop solar and microgrid prices could threaten utilities, according to Paul Patterson, a Glenrock Associates equity analyst.

By Ethan Howland • Aug. 5, 2022

DOE offers $26M for projects showing how grid can run on all renewables, storage

The Department of Energy aims to show how inverter-based resources can provide key grid services like voltage support and frequency stability.

By Ethan Howland • Aug. 4, 2022

Avangrid will take over operation of Vineyard Wind, nation’s 1st large-scale offshore wind facility

The utility says it sees “tremendous opportunity” in offshore wind and has a project pipeline of approximately 5 GW.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 4, 2022

Inflation Reduction Act would spur 42% US carbon emissions cut by 2030: Princeton-led study

The Senate bill cuts U.S. carbon emissions mainly by speeding up the deployment of clean electricity and electric vehicles, according to the analysis released Thursday.

By Ethan Howland • Aug. 4, 2022

Global renewable investment sets new record at $226B in H1 despite supply chain constraints: BNEF

Bucking the “headwinds” of inflation and other challenges, BloombergNEF data shows an 11% rise in global renewable energy financing in the first half of 2022.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 3, 2022

NextEra’s ‘game-changing’ Real Zero emissions goal spurs questions about hydrogen, demand-side management

NextEra, the world’s biggest IOU by market cap, wants a “real” reduction of all carbon emissions by FPL, its regulated subsidiary, with solar, batteries and green hydrogen, but it will go without much help from the demand side.

By Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 3, 2022

Berkshire Hathaway Energy plans to buy 399 MW of Montana wind from NaturEner

The deal would expand Berkshire Hathaway’s renewable energy holdings by roughly 10%.

By Ethan Howland • Aug. 3, 2022

NYPA does not want new authority to build renewable generation, officials tell New York lawmakers

Opposition to a bill giving the New York Power Authority additional powers could jeopardize interim president and CEO Justin Driscoll’s position with the nation’s largest public utility.

By Robert Walton • July 29, 2022

New York announces 2-GW offshore wind solicitation with a focus on supply chain infrastructure

The state, which already has the largest offshore wind portfolio in the nation, published a third solicitation that includes the first phase of its $500 million investment in wind ports and manufacturing.

By Iulia Gheorghiu • July 28, 2022

DOE to pilot community solar subscription platform to expand access for low-income households

Colorado, Illinois, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York and Washington, D.C., will be piloting the new community solar subscription platform.

By Kavya Balaraman • July 28, 2022

With Manchin’s support, Democrats unveil bill with $369B in energy, climate spending

The legislation invests in hydrogen, nuclear and renewable energy, fossil fuel and energy storage technologies, according to West Virginia Democrat, Sen. Joe Manchin.

By Ethan Howland • July 28, 2022

RNG producer Vanguard Renewables CEO on $700M sale to BlackRock, digester expansion

Neil Smith, who joined Vanguard after leading an energy company during a similar period of expansion, breaks down what the sale means for the company’s efforts to launch dozens of RNG-producing facilities.

By Cole Rosengren • July 27, 2022

Renewables industry marks slowest quarter since 2019 with installations down 55%

Policy inaction is responsible for stagnating renewable energy development, the American Clean Power Association says in a new report detailing a drop in new project development and 32 GW in delays.

By Emma Penrod • July 27, 2022

Newsom pushes for 20 GW offshore wind goal by 2045, says California must 'up our game' on climate

The governor’s letter is “great news” for California’s offshore wind industry, Adam Stern, executive director of Offshore Wind California, said in a statement. 

By Kavya Balaraman • July 26, 2022

MISO board approves $10.3B transmission plan to support 53 GW of renewables

MISO expects the transmission projects will provide up to $52.2 billion in net benefits over 40 years.

By Ethan Howland • July 26, 2022