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The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) should make interconnection reform a top priority to lower the backlog of projects waiting to connect to the nation's grid, a coalition of three clean energy profession associations has said.

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has actually with one voice accepted strategies to include greater than 25.5 GW of renewables as well as 15GW of storage in the state by 2032 at an expense of US$ 49 billion.

United States utility Xcel Energy Inc (NASDAQ: XEL) has acquired regulative approval to install 4.65 GW of wind and also solar energy plants by 2032 as part of a larger plan to broaden its renewables portfolio and also generate 100% carbon-free electrical energy by 2050.

Denver-based Pivot Energy and also Nautilus Solar Energy have introduced the conclusion of a 13-MW community solar portfolio in Colorado. The completely operational portfolio is comprised of seven projects located in Crowley, Weld and Logan Counties, and supplies a clean energy choice to an approximated 1,700 families and also 12 industrial subscribers, consisting of the Town of Breckenridge, in the Xcel Energy and Black Hills Energy utility regions.

The Dept. of Energy (DOE) will certainly offer $2.91 billion to enhance manufacturing of sophisticated batteries made use of in stationary energy storage and also electric vehicles, as directed by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. DOE means to money battery materials refining and manufacturing plants, battery cell and pack production facilities, and recycling facilities that create good-paying clean energy jobs. The financing is anticipated to be offered in the coming months.

Renewables designer Solariant Capital and energy financier Daiwa Energy & Infrastructure (DEI) are collaborating to create a portfolio of US solar and also energy storage projects.

Powin Energy has signed framework contracts with 4 designers for 5.8 GWh of battery storage remedies to be supplied in the 2022-2024 timeframe.

San Diego Gas & Electric has actually obtained approval for the projects from the United States state's Public Utilities Commission

The united state Army has revealed ambitious plans in its first-ever climate technique document that was released lately that consist of lowering its carbon emissions by half by 2030 as well as attaining a net-zero status by 2050.

Spanish renewables pure-player Acciona Energia (BME: ANE) said on Tuesday that it has actually acquired the 350-MW/458-MWp Red-Tailed Hawk solar photovoltaic (PV) project in the US state of Texas.

AES Corporation has contracted its subsidiary Fluence to onboard 1.1 GW of solar as well as storage assets to its energy trading as well as bidding process platform as it looks to optimize its United States operations.

Community solar release in the US is readied to be increased by support programmes and clean energy commitments from state governments, according to research from Wood Mackenzie, which has actually raised its install projections in spite of interconnection challenges facing the sector.

Auxin Solar has actually asked the US Department of Commerce to investigate whether Southeast Asia-based business are circumventing United States anti-dumping as well as countervailing responsibility (AD/CVD) orders on cells as well as modules from China.

Novel Energy Solutions, an EPC and solar investor based in St. Paul, Minnesota, will certainly establish 20 MW of solar in the Midwest utilizing dual-axis trackers from Mechatron Solar.