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Tasmania's first utility-scale solar PV project, the 288MW Northern Midlands Solar Farm, is set to be developed after the signing of an offtake agreement with state-owned utility Hydro Tasmania.

The “Carolinas Resource Plan” is Duke Energy’s proposal for its two-state energy system which connects the Carolinas.

Dominion Energy Virginia has outlined plans for meeting future power demand, including an additional 12GW of PV and 4.5GW of battery storage.

Utility Puget Sound Energy has signed contracts for a solar PV project developed by Qcells and a standalone battery storage project from Brightnight and Cordelio Power in Washington, US.

Approvals granted earlier this month for utility plans to replace coal in Kentucky with solar PV and battery storage have been broadly welcomed

Of this 3.2GW, 1,485MW were solar PV installations. In addition, just over 1GW of new projects were placed into service since Q2.

Consumers Energy will build an 85MW solar plant at the site of two coal-fired power plants in Michigan, which it closed in June this year.

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.

Energy utility American Electric Power (AEP) has agreed to a sale of its 1.3GW unregulated renewables portfolio for approximately US$1.5 billion including project debt, with a view to investing in its regulated wires and generation business.

Iberdrola increased its net profit by 12% to €4.34 billion (US$4.58 billion) in 2022, driven by strong performance in Brazil and the US, offsetting the impact of the energy crisis in the EU.