California

US solar installer SunPower is to be struck by a splitting issue uncovered in connectors associated with equipment mounted in some business as well as commercial (C&I) projects, causing costs of around US$ 31 million.

Proposed net metering (NEM) rules in California that would certainly add a US$ 8/kW per month grid access fee for domestic solar systems have actually been described as "regressive as well as inaccessible with reality" by a NEM policy expert.

The $250m will certainly aid Hydrostor create 1.1 GW of projects and also broaden its pipe worldwide

IHI Terrasun Solutions, a subsidiary of the IHI Corp., has actually authorized an agreement with Leeward Renewable Energy to supply energy storage space system options and lifecycle services for Leeward's Willow Springs 3 and Chaparral Solar utility-scale solar + storage projects in Kern County, California.

Rabbitbrush project consists of a 20MW/50MWh energy storage system to boost grid reliability

California-based SEG Solar Inc stated on Thursday that it has actually increased the annual manufacturing ability for its SEG 540W+ 182mm modules at its site in Cambodia to 500 MW and is getting ready to start manufacturing this month.

Peninsula Clean Energy entered a 15-year solar + storage PPA involving Leeward Renewable Energy's 102-MW Chaparral Solar Facility in Kern County, California. As part of the arrangement, Peninsula Clean Energy will additionally purchase the energy as well as ability from Chaparral's 52-MW/208 MWh battery storage space system.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has actually signed a US$ 15 billion bundle to fund programmes to take on dry spell and environment modification in the state. While two bills associating with solar were included, significant commitments to energy as well as transportation have been accepted 2022.

Broad Reach Power has actually invested in 118-megawatt-hour (MWh) energy storage equipment from SYL Battery to support the Cascade Energy Storage project in Stockton, California.

US-based turnkey hydrogen options supplier Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ: PLUG) plans to build the largest environment-friendly hydrogen production center on the west shore in the state of California, depending on the output of a new 300-MW solar farm.

Texas-based energy business Vistra Corp has begun its initial analysis of Phase I (300 megawatts) of its Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility in California adhering to an "getting too hot case" that happened on the night of Sept. 4 as well as provided Phase I of the facility inactive.

Vistra lately finished construction on the 100-megawatt Phase II of the plant, which brought the Moss Landing facility's total ability to 400 MW/1.6 GWh, making it the largest of its kind worldwide. Moss Landing is a flagship project in which Vistra established advanced energy storage space capability, for which LG Energy Solution supplied batteries utilizing its newest innovative Transportable Rack (TR1300).

The California Energy Commission has authorized policies that would certainly require brand-new buildings, consisting of multi-family housing and also commercial frameworks, to be geared up with solar and also battery storage space.

Support for dispersed energy sources (DERs) like rooftop solar, area solar and also battery storage space can save Californian ratepayers US$ 120 billion over the following three decades, according to a brand-new report.

The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) has nearly 80GW of solar and also 148GW of storage in its affiliation line up, according to a 7 July discussion.