“We are living in the future of virtual power plants in places like Puerto Rico, and California, and New England, and increasingly Texas,” said Chris Rauscher, Sunrun’s head of grid services and electrification. “It’s just about other states putting that in place in their territories and letting it run.” In May, Virginia passed a law requiring that … Continue reading “As rooftop solar gets hammered, virtual power plants offer a way forward”
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On today’s sunny side up episode of Quick Charge, we take a look at the latest from the world of solar power, and discuss Congressional Republicans’ plans to limit your energy independence by eliminating a critical tax credit for homeowners nearly ten years early. (!) We’ve also got a quick review of a massive solar … Continue reading “State of the solar industry as GOP eliminates homeowner’s tax credits”
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Photo: Enel North America The US installed 50 gigawatts (GW) of new solar capacity in 2024, the largest single year of new capacity added to the grid by any energy technology in over two decades. That’s enough to power 8.5 million households. According to the US Solar Market Insight 2024 Year in Review report released today by … Continue reading “Solar adds more new capacity to the US grid in 2024 than any energy source in 20 years”
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We’re starting this week’s Green Deals by welcoming MOD’s new and improved Groove Step-Thru 3 Beach Cruiser e-bike to the scene at $1,849 ($650 off), which is joining the other e-bikes under the brand’s flag for its Spring Sale event through most of the month. We’ve also got the penultimate, limited-time flash sale from EcoFlow … Continue reading “MOD Spring Sale launches Groove 3 beach cruiser e-bike at $650 off, EcoFlow solar generator flash sale from $1,199, GE, more”
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As winter turns to spring, Texas is setting new records with its nation-leading clean energy fleet. In just the first week of March, the ERCOT power grid that supplies nearly all of Texas set records for most wind production (28,470 megawatts), most solar production (24,818 megawatts), and greatest battery discharge (4,833 megawatts). Only two years ago, the most … Continue reading “Texas broke its solar, wind, and battery records in one spring week”
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“The bottom line is all that adds up to market uncertainty for one of the fastest growing sectors of our economy, and nothing is more important to businesses and investors than market clarity,” said Bob Keefe, the executive director of E2, a nonpartisan organization promoting policies that are good for the economy and environment. “And right … Continue reading “Can solar power thrive despite Trump’s culture wars?”
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“We are at a point in transition where we have to get even more precise,” said Delurey. “That precision is crucial for affordability. How do we make sure we build exactly what we need? No more, no less.” Transmission, storage, and efficiency Last year, companies hoping to build new high-voltage transmission in Illinois backed a proposal for creating … Continue reading “After groundbreaking bills on jobs and solar, Illinois tackles the grid”
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This year, utility-scale solar is expected to continue its winning streak as the largest source of new electricity generation. More than half of new power plant capacity built this year will be solar, followed by batteries, with 29% of total capacity. That’s a step up for batteries from last year. Meanwhile, solar’s share is forecast to … Continue reading “Chart: Solar, batteries to lead US power plant construction in 2025”
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On today’s episode of Quick Charge, we look at a group of $TSLA shareholders on Reddit who want Elon Musk fired as CEO of Tesla – and they’re using his own public words against him. Plus the new Model Y arrives in US showrooms and FSD users can get a break on insurance. Plus the Volvo … Continue reading “Reddit TSLA group moves to fire Elon, Tesla insurance discounts, and big solar”
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“We believe that power generation decisions should be made on a statewide basis, not a township or county basis, because the grid is a very complicated statewide electric grid,” Stivers said, noting that the Chamber would support legislation to shift power back to the state and away from local communities. In addition to broader concerns about the state’s … Continue reading “Ohio Chamber of Commerce emerges as unexpected ally for solar projects”