Appalachian Power issues RFP for 150MW of solar with option for BESS
US utility Appalachian Power has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for up to 150MW of solar in West Virginia with an option to include battery energy storage systems (BESS).
Solariant Capital, Daiwa unit partner to develop US solar and storage pipeline
Renewables developer Solariant Capital and energy investor Daiwa Energy & Infrastructure (DEI) are collaborating to develop a portfolio of US solar and energy storage projects.
Brookfield Renewable nets 13GW solar pipeline through Urban Grid acquisition
Renewables owner and operator Brookfield Renewable has tripled its US development pipeline to 31GW through the US$650 million acquisition of clean power developer Urban Grid.
Tesla’s 2021 solar installs reach four-year high of 345MW
Tesla’s solar installations jumped 68% in 2021 to 345MW despite a slight dip in additions year-on-year during the fourth quarter.
Invenergy launches community solar-focused JV, targeting 3GW of renewables capacity by 2030
Solar developer Invenergy has partnered with US-based investment platform Lafayette Square to form a joint venture (JV) that will develop and operate PV plants primarily serving low- to moderate-income (LMI) communities and areas disproportionately affected by the clean energy transition.
Net metering expert slams California’s ‘regressive’ rooftop solar policy proposals
Proposed net metering (NEM) rules in California that would add a US$8/kW per month grid access fee for residential solar systems have been described as “regressive and out of touch with reality” by a NEM policy expert.
RWE connects 548MWh battery storage project to California’s CAISO grid
RWE has brought its biggest utility-scale BESS project in the US closer to the start of commercial operations.
Supply chain, interconnection queues result in slow Q1 for US energy storage industry
After a record-breaking year in 2022, the US energy storage industry has seen second successive quarter of declines in installation figures.
Form Energy signs ‘definitive agreement’ for 100-hour iron-air BESS with Georgia Power
‘Multi-day storage’ tech company Form Energy and US utility Georgia Power have sealed a “definitive agreement” for a grid-scale project.
Goldman Sachs-backed standalone energy storage startup Gridstor building first project in California
US energy storage developer Gridstor has announced the start of construction of its first project, a 60MW/160MWh BESS in California.
