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NYSERDA Given Broad Discretion on Crafting Offshore Wind Solicitation—Comments on Developing the RFP Due August 10th
Moving forward on New York Governor Cuomo’s goal to procure 2.4 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030, NYSERDA has launched an RFI to solicit input to inform the development of an RFP for procuring Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Credits.
Read MoreAdvancing Energy Storage Technologies to Meet Clean Energy Goals in Massachusetts
Massachusetts’ Advancing Commonwealth Energy Storage (ACES) grant program was created to jump-start the energy storage industry by piloting innovative, broadly-replicable demonstration projects with multiple value streams, thereby priming Massachusetts for increased commercialization and deployment.
Read MoreThe MPRB Solar Demonstration Project: A Unique Collaboration Brings Solar to Diverse Communities
The MPRB Solar Demonstration Project, supported by Xcel’s Energy Renewable Energy Development Fund, installed 200 kW of solar PV in the Minneapolis parks system to model the incorporation of renewable energy into public amenities.
Read MoreConnecticut Green Bank and PosiGen “Solar for All” Partnership – Bringing the Benefits of Clean Energy to LMI Communities
Connecticut’s Solar for All program addresses many of the key barriers to going solar for low-and-moderate income communities and households, including access to financing, real and perceived credit-quality issues, inability to fully realize public incentives, education gaps, and contractors’ customer acquisition strategies.
Read MoreDeclining Battery Storage Costs Raise Questions About the Role of Natural Gas
Batteries are beginning to complete head-to-head with natural gas peaker plants, and they’re starting to win.
Read MoreHow Could Solar+Storage Benefit Your Community? Find Out for Free.
A new release of NREL’s free online tool allows anyone to enter in a building’s information to estimate how much solar+storage capacity would be needed to keep critical loads powered during an emergency.
Read MoreOptions for “Getting to Shore” Discussed at First U.S. Offshore Transmission Conference
The opportunities and challenges of developing a cost effective, technically feasible, environmentally responsible offshore transmission network and interconnecting the offshore cables were the topics of the day at the first Offshore Wind Transmission, USA conference last week.
Read MoreRegional Cooperation Stressed at the New York Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force Meeting
On May 9th, BOEM held its Task Force Meeting for the New York Bight to present an overview of its Call for Information and Nominations, provide updates on recent developments, and seek public input.
Read MoreWhy California’s New Home Solar Requirement Includes Batteries and Not Zero Net Energy
California’s recently adopted building standards require solar to be a part of all new residential construction. As the first state to enact such a standard, it’s been lauded as a historic and game-changing event for solar power in the U.S. But some have argued that the new standards don’t go far enough.
Read MoreBattery Storage: After 100 Years, The Market Finally Arrives
After a hundred years of technology improvement, an old enabling technology — battery storage — has emerged anew.
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