Tag: policy
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Swell Energy teams with SMUD on virtual power plant program
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) is partnering with Swell Energy to be the aggregator for a new residential customer-driven virtual power plant initiative, the My Energy Optimizer Partner+ program. My Energy Optimizer Partner+ will launch enrollments in Q1 of 2023, with operations planned to start in April 2023. Enrollment will be open to both new……
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PG&E starts installing home batteries for customers with frequent outages
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is piloting a home battery energy storage program to support the vulnerable customers in its service area that are most frequently impacted by outages caused by its Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings (EPSS). Since October, PG&E has reached out to approximately 1,000 pre-qualified customers for this Residential Storage Initiative, and……
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Four key takeaways from the 2022 Projects of the Year
We already wrote glowingly about each our Project of the Year Award winners, but as we end 2022, I wanted to highlight a few key takeaways that resonate beyond award season and will shape the solar year(s) to come. 1. Let’s focus on what solar can do instead of what it can’t People in power……
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Georgia PSC approves Georgia Power’s $100 interconnection fee for new solar customers
The hits against rooftop solar keep coming. Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) voted on a final order in the Georgia Power Company (GPC) rate case. The order fails to expand the successful rooftop solar pilot program that the PSC created in 2020. Instead, the PSC adopted GPC’s anti-solar proposals to retain an instantaneous netting structure……
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Solar module supply issues cause 23 percent decline in solar installations in 2022
We keep referencing the solar module supply issues because they continue to greatly impact the solar project pipeline — specifically detentions of modules at the border under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). If you haven’t yet, give our latest Power Forward episode on this topic (and more) a listen. The U.S. Solar Market……