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Strata Solar will build one of the world's largest batteries along Southern California's coast if the plan is approved.

Southern California Edison Picks 195MW Battery Portfolio in Place of Puente Gas Plant

How a California community succeeded in pushing for a reliability fix that will see the installation of storage projects rather than a natural-gas peaker plant.

4 hours ago by Julian Spector

Tesla posted massive losses when it announced its Q1 earnings results on Wednesday.

Tesla Suffers Deep Q1 Loss as Solar Installs Continue to Plummet

Elon Musk said the first quarter was “the most difficult logistics problem I’ve ever seen.”

5 hours ago by Eric Wesoff

How Generators are Transforming into Solar-Plus-Storage Microgrid Systems

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How Generators are Transforming into Solar-Plus-Storage Microgrid Systems

Solar prices have fallen below the cost of shipping and burning diesel at remote generators. Giants like Caterpillar and Wärtsilä are taking advantage.

2 hours ago by Jeff St. John

Research Spotlight

Europe’s Solar Renaissance Is on the Horizon

European solar installations hit a five-year high in 2018, and the annual market should crack 20 gigawatts by 2021, according to the latest research from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables.

5 hours ago by Tom Heggarty, Lindsay Cherry

The Texas solar market is set for a near-term boom.

Solar Developer 7X Energy Secures Final Corporate PPA for 690MW Texas Project

Having found early success in the “very competitive” Texas solar market, 7X Energy is quietly pushing into new geographies, CEO says.

21 hours ago by Karl-Erik Stromsta

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How China Developed a Very Crowded Landscape of EV Companies

1 week ago by Julia Pyper

Southern Utilities Are Suddenly Craving Big Batteries

1 week ago by Julian Spector

California Looks at Tariffs, Not Contracts, to Put Distributed Energy to Use as Grid Resources

1 week ago by Jeff St. John

Earlier this year APS announced plans to build 850 megawatts of battery storage by 2025.

April 22, 2019

APS and Fluence Investigating Explosion at Arizona Energy Storage Facility

11 by Karl-Erik Stromsta

Invenergy's 2015 Grand Ridge project combined large-scale grid storage with a wind farm and solar plant.

April 19, 2019 Energy Storage

How Invenergy Quietly Became One of the Biggest Players in Grid Storage

61 by Julian Spector

Arizona utility APS has grounded its energy storage operations while the investigation continues.

April 23, 2019 Energy Storage

What We Know and Don’t Know About the Fire at an APS Battery Facility

6 by Julian Spector

04.15.19

Electrification Myth-Busting: Heat Pumps Are Ready for Cold Climates Today

62 by Justin Gerdes

04.19.19 Energy Storage

How Invenergy Quietly Became One of the Biggest Players in Grid Storage

61 by Julian Spector

The U.S. wind industry is hemmed in by transmission constraints in many resource-rich regions.

04.23.19 Wind

$3 Billion Transmission Project Wins Key Permit in Quest to Bring Wind Power to the West Coast

43 by Jeff St. John

04.24.19 Utility-Scale Solar 2

Facebook and Dominion have reunited for more solar power in Virginia.

Facebook and Dominion Energy Ink Deal for 350MW of Solar

The historically coal-heavy utility has faced pressure from tech companies to offer more renewable energy in the mid-Atlantic region’s “Data Center Alley.”

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

04.24.19 15

Views on emissions diverge widely among the dozen states linked within the PJM Interconnection.

Industry Perspective

Carbon Pricing in PJM: Are State Policies at Risk?

Concerns about carbon leakage from coal-heavy states are spurring debate in PJM, the wholesale market and grid operator for 65 million Americans.

by Jennifer Chen

04.24.19 Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 0

Recent deals suggest Germany's GreenCom may be emerging as a technology of choice for some of Europe’s major utilities.

European Home Energy M&A Alert: GreenCom Networks Buys Shine

Centrica-backed GreenCom’s acquisition of a startup founded by German utility Innogy underscores the dynamism of Europe’s home energy market.

by Jeff St. John

04.23.19 Energy 15

We explore the future of energy with Ramez Naam.

A Futurist’s Take on the ‘Exponential’ Energy Transition

On this week’s Interchange podcast, we talk with Ramez Naam about the next phase of disruption in energy.

by Stephen Lacey

04.12.19 PODCASTS

Republicans Craft Climate Plans to Counter Green New Deal

On this week’s Energy Gang podcast, we dissect two conservative counterproposals to the progressive Green New Deal.

by Stephen Lacey

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04.23.19 Energy Storage 6

What We Know and Don’t Know About the Fire at an APS Battery Facility

The explosion in Arizona comes at a sensitive time for the fledgling storage industry, with a number of U.S. states moving to make storage central to their grid planning.

by Julian Spector

04.23.19 2

Washington Governor Jay Inslee is running for president in 2020 on a climate change platform.

Washington State Passes Law Requiring 100% Clean Energy by 2045

The Northwestern state joins three others in mandating that all of its electricity comes from carbon-free sources by midcentury, as its governor prepares for a run at the presidency.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

04.23.19 Wind 43

$3 Billion Transmission Project Wins Key Permit in Quest to Bring Wind Power to the West Coast

Backed by billionaire Philip Anschutz, the 3-gigawatt TransWest Express project is set to start construction next year, after more than a decade of development.

by Jeff St. John

04.23.19 Sponsored Media 1

A podcast about how to close gigawatts' worth of renewable energy deals.

The Real Art of the Deal: How to Negotiate Billions in Renewables Projects

In this special podcast, we uncover the secret to inking gigawatts’ worth of wind and solar deals.

by Stephen Lacey

04.23.19 Solar 2

New York's community solar program is counterintuitive for many consumers.

Clearing Up Confusion Over Community Solar in New York

Community solar projects can be a great deal in New York. But too often, consumers don’t grasp what they’re getting—or not getting.

by Tom Konrad

04.22.19 Residential Solar 1

Loanpal launched its solar loan origination platform in December 2017, bringing in SolarCity expertise.

Loanpal Rockets to Second-Largest Solar Loan Provider in the US

California-based Loanpal is now financing 21 percent of all solar loans in the country, after just 15 months in the market.

by Julia Pyper

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04.22.19 11

APS and Fluence Investigating Explosion at Arizona Energy Storage Facility

The stakes are high for the energy storage sector after an explosion with an unknown cause left several firefighters injured.

by Karl-Erik Stromsta

04.22.19 Electric Vehicles 5

The board shakeup follows a quarter in which Tesla made a number of questionable moves.

Tesla Announces Departure of 4 Board Members Ahead of a Really Big Week

Tesla reveals that 40 percent of the board is set to exit—right before a crucial earnings call, an investor day, and an SEC contempt case.

by Eric Wesoff

04.22.19 0

Several of Verizon's peers in U.S. telecoms have been quicker on the uptake in procuring renewable energy.

Verizon Hints at Big Renewables Purchases as It Pledges to Go Carbon-Neutral

“Significant” clean energy announcements expected in the next year, as the U.S. telecoms giant sets its sights on carbon neutrality by 2035.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

04.22.19 Wind 2

A towering opportunity for U.S.-based manufacturing.

Building Out the US Offshore Wind Supply Chain—a $68 Billion Opportunity

The U.S. is home to some of the world’s largest offshore wind zones and most ambitious targets. What does that mean for supply chain investors?

by Justin Gerdes

New Jersey’s Community Solar Market: Ready to Shine

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New Jersey’s Community Solar Market: Ready to Shine

The Garden State is about to become a hot new market for community solar projects. Developers are excited, but still express some concerns.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant | April 22, 2019

04.19.19 Policy 12

Nevada joins a flood of states enshrining higher renewables mandates.

Nevada’s 50% Renewable Portfolio Standard Clears Legislature

Nevada’s voters, governor and largest utility all supported more renewables. Legislators followed suit.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

04.19.19 Solar 0

Modules that produce energy on both sides are one of the solar industry's shiny new objects.

Industry Perspective

Bifacial or Bust? Engineering Solar Financings of the Future

There’s real value to be gained from bifacial solar modules. But there may be a chicken-and-egg problem when it comes to getting deals done.

by Becca Glazer and Kevin Mayer

04.19.19 Fossil Fuels 9

Amazon is looking to get deeper into the oil & gas business.

Amazon Cozies Up to Oil & Gas, While Lagging Peers on Renewables

This week on The Energy Gang: Is Amazon’s courtship of the fossil fuel industry unique?

by Stephen Lacey

04.19.19 Energy Storage 61

How Invenergy Quietly Became One of the Biggest Players in Grid Storage

After years flying under the radar, the renewables developer bagged one of the largest utility storage contracts ever. It may just be getting started.

by Julian Spector

04.18.19 Energy Efficiency 3

Buildings account for about 40 percent of U.S. energy consumption, according to the EIA.

New York City Set to Pass Ambitious Energy Efficiency Mandate

The city’s biggest buildings would be forced to dramatically curb their carbon emissions by 2030 or face penalties under legislation heading for the mayor’s desk.

by Jeff St. John

Europe's Solar Renaissance Is on the Horizon

Solar Developer 7X Energy Secures Final Corporate PPA for 690MW Texas Project

Clearing Up Confusion Over Community Solar in New York

Elon Musk at Model Y Reveal: ‘This Is the Year of the Solar Roof and Powerwall’

Tesla Suffers Deep Q1 Loss as Solar Installs Continue to Plummet

Another Route to All-Electric Flight: Convert Existing Planes