Solar
Newsletter: Solar power has a wildfire problem
Turns out solar panels are not great at coping with historic wildfires blotting out the sun with smoke.
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Grid edge
Texans can now sign up for virtual power plant to help grid, make money
Tesla, Octopus Energy and other power retailers are offering customers compensation to use their solar and batteries to make the grid more efficient and clean.
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Clubhouse with Canary: Corporate clean energy deals broaden scope to include environmental justice and community benefits
In 2020, corporations around the world purchased a record 23.7 gigawatts of clean energy via long-term agreements.
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Solar
First Solar plans factory expansion in Ohio, hands Biden administration a US manufacturing win
The largest U.S. solar manufacturer will open another plant in Ohio.
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Solar
Is space-based solar ready for liftoff?
Caltech plans to advance a solar-from-space concept that was first proposed by science fiction writer Isaac Asimov in the 1940s.
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Climate crisis
Western wildfires suppressed solar output in 2020
Wildfires exacerbated by climate change darkened the skies above solar projects across the U.S. West last year.
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Transmission
Western states look to regional transmission organizations to boost clean energy's pathways to market
Bills in Nevada and Colorado would set a 2030 target for utilities to join regional transmission organizations.
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Electrification
The case for upfront incentives to electrify everything in US homes
A report from Rewiring America and the Center for American Progress asks policymakers to make the replacement of electric appliances as cheap and easy as possible.
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Solar
Colorado is poised to give a new boost to distributed solar and battery systems
Pending legislation could expand scope of behind-the-meter and community solar and battery installations.
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Solar
Why rooftop solar and home batteries make a clean grid vastly more affordable
Distributed energy is not an alternative to big power plants — it's a complement.
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Transmission
The good news and bad news for clean energy from LBNL’s nationwide interconnection study
Solar, wind and energy storage projects make up a massive share of grid interconnection requests, but they’re taking longer to connect and dropping out more often.
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