US utility CPS Energy has issued its first request for proposals (RFP) designed to add 700MW of solar PV capacity to its generation portfolio in Texas.
The US Senate has passed a vote to repeal Joe Biden’s two-year waiver on solar import tariffs, a decision which the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has previously said could result in US$1 billion in retroactive tariffs for the industry and 4GW of project cancellations.
Asset manager ESR Group has published its environmental, social and governance (ESG) 2030 roadmap where it targets to reach 1GW of installed solar power capacity from its rooftop assets.
An increase in strategic, self-generating renewable energy ‘prosumers’ in the energy market has the potential to lead to ‘death spirals’ for utilities, according to research from the Tokyo University of Science.
As distributed energy resources such as residential solar rooftop increase in the next decade, its use for virtual power plants could save US utilities up to US$35 billion, according to a study from consultancy The Brattle Group.
BayWa r.e Solar Projects – the US solar developer arm of industrial conglomerate BayWa – has secured a US$115 million credit facility to support the expansion of its US solar and storage project portfolio.
US renewables developer EE North America has acquired a majority stake in two Colorado solar PV projects with a combined capacity of 700MW, adding to the company’s now 2.5GW-strong US development pipeline.
Three renewables generation projects amounting to a collective 1.395GW have been awarded approvals in New South Wales’ most recent renewable energy tender, alongside a large battery energy storage system (BESS).
