State’s energy commission waves through roadmap by utility SMUD to install 1.5GW of utility-scale solar, 600MW of rooftop PV and 560MW of utility-scale energy storage by 2040.
400MW solar plant features 300MW/1,200MWh battery storage system and marks the fourth solar collaboration between the Swiss asset manager and the Californian IPP.
CIT Group’s Power and Energy unit has arranged approximately US$200 million in financing for a 76MW portfolio of community solar projects located across four US states.
US Department of the Interior (DOI) grants planning nod to large-scale installation near the city of Blythe, slightly trimming the plant’s size to reflect environmental and cultural concerns.
California-based Sunpin Solar held a groundbreaking ceremony last week to celebrate the start of construction on its 98MW Titan Solar 1 Project in Ocotillo Wells, California.
A partnership comprised of EDP Renewables and ConnectGen has signed off on a deal with First Solar to acquire three PV projects with a combined installed generation capacity of 278MW.
Over 700 units are set to go under the hammer this week as part of court-ordered liquidation of Californian solar firm, brought down by FBI probe over Ponzi-style fraud allegations.
In other Golden State developments, LA City Council green lights 8minute's 400MW/1,200MWh solar-plus-storage hybrid, set to supply utility LADWP starting 2022.
Retail giant and Silicon Valley firm say they have ‘resolved the issues’ raised by the former, which had linked rooftop blazes to Tesla’s alleged 'negligence’ with PV installs.
