| | BROUGHT TO YOU BY – S&C Electric Company Join the DE&I conversation at DISTRIBUTECH International! First, attend our annual S&C Powered by Diversity lunch, where we’ll announce the winner of this year’s S&C Powered by Diversity award and engage in a high-level dialogue with industry leaders on how we can build a more diverse workforce, together. Want to continue the conversation? Stop by the S&C Powered by Diversity networking event later that same day for more engagement. We‘ll see you there! | Register today! |
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| | SolarEdge is restructuring its operations by laying off about 900 employees and reducing its manufacturing overseas. | Read more |
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| A common knock on distributed energy resources, or DERs, is that they don't scale. Software is changing that. | Read more |
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| Eight new clean energy projects are expected to result in more than $1.8 billion in investments and create 2,600 jobs across five states. | Read more |
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| The Pentagon is one of 31 government sites that are receiving $104 million in Energy Department grants that are expected to double the amount of carbon-free electricity at federal facilities and create 27 megawatts of clean-energy capacity while leveraging more than $361 million in private investment, the Energy Department said. | Read more |
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| Despite national polls showing broad support for utility-scale solar among rural Americans, developers now report that community opposition and restrictive siting ordinances are leading causes of project delays and cancellations. | Read more |
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| The proposal would erode investor-owned utilities’ monopoly on power generation by requiring more than a third of clean power to come from customers or third-party developers. | Read more |
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| As expected, FERC accepted most of the key elements of MISO’s reforms, such as increased milestone payments, automatic withdrawal penalty provisions, and expanded site control requirements. FERC also accepted MISO’s transition plan, which means these reforms can only be applied to interconnection requests starting with the Definitive Planning Phase -2023 cycle. | Read more |
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| Residential customers can now receive up to $16,000 in upfront incentives, an increase from the previous maximum incentive of $7,500. | Read more |
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| The finding comes in Mercom Capital Group's annual report on funding and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity for the solar sector. Total corporate funding includes venture capital (VC) funding, public market, and debt financing into the solar sector. | Read more |
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UPCOMING EVENTS GridTech Connect Forum Southeast Explore the forefront of energy innovation at the GridTECH Connect Forum next month, where industry leaders will engage in dynamic discussions on Distributed Energy Resources (DER) interconnection. Join us for insightful conversations on cutting-edge topics shaping the future of energy integration. READ MORE | Topic Spotlight: Communication Networks at DISTRIBUTECH Dive into the heartbeat of a smart grid! Explore cutting-edge and time-tested communication network strategies, unveiling the modernization blueprints shaping the future of electric utilities. Uncover the secrets that keep the grid intelligent and responsive. READ MORE | Factor This!™ Podcast presented by Renewable Energy World® Episode 73 of the Factor This! podcast features Dr. Michael Stadler, who wrote much of the early research on microgrid design and optimization. He's now the chief technology officer for software startup Xendee, which aims to bring speed and efficiency to DER deployment. READ MORE | |
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| Recurrent Energy says the investment will provide it with additional capital to grow its project development pipeline while executing its strategy to transition from a pure developer to a developer plus long-term owner and operator in select markets including the U.S. and Europe. | Read more |
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| The governor highlighted Georgia Power’s two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle, near Augusta — the country's first new reactors in decades. | Read more |
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| A flood of federal investment could spur new development and job creation in the Mountain State. But first, more workers need to be trained for the industry. | Read more |
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| The utility also seeks the ability to increase costs on future projects at any time prior to commercial operation. | Read more |
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