Mitsubishi Power Americas and Powin Energy have been appointed to retrofit 640MWh of batteries to solar PV plants in California, while a community energy group in the state has just signed a power purchase agreement for a 100MW solar plant with 150MW / 600MWh of storage. Wholesale energy provider Southern Power said in February that […]
SoCal Edison Will Deploy 38,000 EV Chargers in Largest Utility Program of Its Kind
New grid infrastructure investment will total $436 million and focus on multifamily buildings and underserved areas. California grid regulators approved the largest utility-led electric vehicle charging deployment in the country on Thursday. The new program allows Southern California Edison to spend $436 million of ratepayer funds to install 38,000 light-duty electric car chargers. The utility […]
40-MWh energy storage system to come online in SCE territory in December
Nonprofit organization Clean Coalition has facilitated the approvals process for a 40-MWh front-of-meter energy storage project for Southern California Edison (SCE). The Vallecito Energy Storage Resilience (VESR) Project in Carpinteria, California, should come online in December 2020. VESR, one of the winners of SCE’s local capacity requirements RFP, was awarded a 20-year Energy Storage Resource […]
Inside California’s Community Solar Experiment
Contracts are being written, but big questions remain about how the community solar market will take shape in the state. The California Public Utilities Commission has approved two sweeping programs in recent years to spur community solar construction in the state, but the market has yet to gain real traction. Solar developers are now scrambling […]
