Storage

A 12.37MW solar carport and energy storage system, built by US developer DSD Renewables and commercial solar EPC company Solar Optimum, has broken ground at California theme park Six Flags Magic Mountain.

A look into several utilities updated IRP in Arizona, as they target to increase solar and storage operational capacity in next 15 years.

Longroad Energy has achieved financial close on a large-scale solar-plus-storage in Arizona, part of a portfolio it acquired from vertically integrated solar manufacturer First Solar.

During the third quarter of 2023, renewables have installed a record 5.5GW of utility-scale renewable capacity, led by solar, according to American Clean Power Association (ACP).

Solar curtailments in California, the US, have never been higher in 2023, as solar generation outpaces transmission capacity upgrades, according to a report from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

French oil giant TotalEnergies has reached commercial operations of a 380MWp solar-plus-storage project in Texas, US.

Renewables are set to contribute 80% of new power capacity to 2030 in the stated policies scenario (STEPS), with solar PV alone accounting for more than half of it, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).

US solar developer Origis Energy has begun construction on a three-project strong, 550MW/150MW solar-plus-storage portfolio in Mississippi.

The International Financing Corporation has signed a deal with Moroccan state-owned phosphate mining and fertiliser producer OCP Group to partially finance 400MW worth of solar PV.

Sunstone Credit on its takeaways from the RE+ event and the biggest trends looking forward for the US solar industry.