Tag: News
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Solid state battery startup eyeing 4 GWh of home, C&I installs in next 30 months
A manufacturer with a proprietary solid state battery technology is emerging from stealth mode this week with a plan to deliver up to 4 GW energy storage systems within the next 30 months. Amptricity, founded in 2020 and headquartered in Miami, expects residential systems to begin shipping in early 2023, with commercial 1 MWh ESS……
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Pivot Energy develops onsite-offsite solar deal for affordable housing complex in Denver
National commercial and community solar provider Pivot Energy is developing a little bit of both for an affordable housing complex being built by nonprofit Mile High Ministries. Pivot is investing $100,000 in a 50 kW onsite solar array and providing a 196 kW community solar subscription for the Clara Brown Commons (CBC). Mile High Ministries……
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New York PSC approves smart meter for National Grid that’s ideal for wholesale market participation
Widespread installation of distributed energy resources will require an upgrade in utility equipment. Grid-edge technology to ease behind-the-meter projects (and potentially add more ROI) is especially useful. The New York Public Service Commission has approved the Landis+Gyr Revelo meter for use in electric metering applications in National Grid service territories throughout New York, and the……
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Black & Veatch completes assessment of Boviet’s Gamma and Vega Series PV modules
Black & Veatch completed an independent assessment of Boviet Solar Technology‘s Gamma Series Monofacial and Vega Series Bifacial PV Modules, manufactured at Boviet’s facility in Vietnam. Black & Veatch is a leading engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) and consulting company. Its independent PV module assessments are often relied upon by industry stakeholders to evaluate PV modules……
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FERC Order 2222 implementation ‘gaps’ present serious challenges, says Guidehouse Insights
In 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued Order 2222 with the intent of opening regional transmission organization (RTO)/independent system operator (ISO) wholesale markets to aggregations of distributed energy and demand response resources (DER). Doing so would vastly expand the tools system operators can use to balance the transmission grid. Order 2222 also meant……