NERC: Poor models, studies to blame for renewable energy reliability issues

Image by Como una Reina from Pixabay ) Poor models and study practices are among the factors to blame for escalating issues with renewable energy and battery storage reliability, according to a recent alert from North…

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$21M solar tracker manufacturing facility opens in Houston, Texas

Credit: PV Hardware USA) PV Hardware USA (PVH USA) announced the opening of one of America’s largest solar tracker manufacturing facilities – a 50,000-square-foot, $30 million facility in Houston dedicated exclusively to manufacturing solar structures and trackers.…

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CPUC sides with PG&E on community solar, and the renewable energy industry isn’t pleased

The Big Beau solar and storage project in California. Photo: Masdar) Community solar probably isn’t going to survive in California. On Thursday, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted on…

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Community solar developers look to artificial intelligence to help manage subscribers and advance equity

Credit: Tony Webster / Flickr / Creative Commons ) by Kari Lydersen, Energy News Network An ongoing billing snafu in ComEd territory in northern Illinois has some solar companies bracing…

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Vermont governor vetoes bill requiring utilities to source all renewable energy by 2035

The 1.3 MW Trombley Hill Solar Project was Encore Renewable Energy’s first under a partnership with the Vermont Public Power Supply Authority. The project is sited on underutilized property owned…

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