US utility CenterPoint Energy is seeking up to 1GW of solar, and solar-plus-storage hybrids, to meet electricity demand in southwestern Indiana as it retires coal-fired plants.
SPI, North America’s largest solar industry event, will now be fully virtual after the organisers cancelled an outdoor exhibition rescheduled for October.
Solar and wind generated a record 9.8% of global electricity during the first six months of 2020, but further gains are needed if Paris Agreement targets are to be met, a new report has said.
The recovery of clean energy jobs in the US slowed a trickle last month as trade associations have warned it could take years for jobs to return in full without support from Congress.
The pipeline of solar-storage hybrid projects in the US exceeds 100GW representing enormous potential for growth in the market, a new report has found.
A round-up of the latest solar industry news from the US market, where there’s yet more M&A in the installer domain, more solar PPAs for Facebook and D. E. Shaw turns to Nextracker for fleet upgrades.
Sunrun is hoping a gradual reopening of its sales channels and the “flywheel opportunity” of grid services in the US will provide a major boost moving forward, as it targets a 20% surge in installs throughout Q3 2020.
