New York City’s ConEdison said it bases its decision-making and planning process on projections for climate change, according to their recently released annual sustainability strategy report. The utility is currently the second-largest generator of solar power in North America, and the seventh largest worldwide.
New York City utility targets renewable energy, climate resiliency in sustainability report
Jun 22, 2021 8:45:00 AM / by Ryan Kennedy, pv magazine posted in Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Energy Storage, New York, Wind Energy, New York City, Electric Vehicles, DERs, Energy Transition, Sustainability, Renewables, Clean Energy, Transmission & Distribution, Clean Energy Economy
Biden's Proposed 2022 Budget Addresses Climate Change Head On
Jun 4, 2021 9:15:00 AM / by Paul Fischer posted in Solar Energy, Solar Development, Solar Capital, Solar Finance, United States, Energy Storage, Wind Energy, Climate Change, Energy Transition, Environmental Impact, Clean Energy, Solar assets, Climate Disruption, Clean Energy Economy, North America, President Biden, Climate Research, Environmental Justice
Just before the holiday weekend, President Biden unveiled a $6 trillion proposal for the 2022 budget. A large portion of this proposed budget has been allocated towards fighting climate change and transitioning to a clean energy future.
Montana cryptocurrency producers back a utility-scale solar project
May 26, 2021 9:15:00 AM / by David Wagman, pv magazine posted in Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Utility-Scale PV, Solar Industry, Community Solar, Renewables, Solar assets, Montana, Crypto Currency, Bitcoin
Butte, Montana
These countries are the world’s best for renewable energy investment
May 6, 2021 9:15:00 AM / by Tim Sylvia, pv magazine posted in Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Policy, Markets, Wind Energy, Germany, France, Netherlands, Europe, Spain, China, Global, Technology, Breiter Planet Properties, Japan, Utility Scale Markets, Markets & Policy
Image: NASA
Massive scale-up of solar and wind is essential to decarbonize economies by 2050, reports say
Apr 28, 2021 9:00:00 AM / by David Wagman, pv magazine posted in Solar Energy, Policy, Energy Storage, Markets, Hydrogen, Green Hydrogen, World, Utility Scale Markets, Clean Energy, Markets & Policy
Massive scale-up of solar and wind are required to decarbonize global economies by mid-century.
Puerto Rico Energy Resilience
Apr 14, 2021 9:00:00 AM / by Paul Fischer posted in Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar, Solar Development, Residential Solar, Solar Finance, Policy, Utilities, Markets, Business, Puerto Rico, Distributed Storage, Rooftop Solar, Microgrids, Solar Incentives, Climate Plan, Investments, Climate Change, Solar Panels, Energy Generation, Opinion & Analysis, Industrial Solar, Technology, Residential PV, Breiter Planet Properties, Utility Scale Markets, Batteries, Solar Rooftop, Renewables, Blackouts, Battery
BloombergNEF expects up to 209 GW of new solar for this year
Feb 23, 2021 1:00:00 PM / by Emiliano Bellini, pv magazine posted in Solar Energy, Policy, Energy Storage, Markets, Transportation, Energy Transition, Global, World, Utility Scale Markets, Clean Energy, Clean Energy Jobs, Green Finance, Markets & Policy
According to BloombergNEF, around 240 GW of new PV capacity could be deployed in 2023.
What is going on in Texas? #ERCOTfail
Feb 17, 2021 3:45:00 PM / by Paul Fischer posted in Solar Energy, United States, Markets, Texas, Power Generation, Fossil Fuels, Coal, Wind Energy, Climate Change, ERCOT, Energy Transition, Technology, natural gas, Coal Plants, Power Outages, Republican, Democrat, txenergy, txwx, txpoweroutage, Climate Disruption, txlege
Image: Weather Service International
This picture shows the temperature (in Fahrenheit) departure from normal during this recent cold snap.
Late Sunday night, extraordinarily cold temperatures made their way into Texas. As the temperature dropped, the people of Texas switched on the heat, with much of it being electric, in an effort to stay warm. Unfortunately, people weren't the only ones to feel the cold grip of mother nature. Extremely low temperatures, ice, and snow caused power plants to go offline. As the demand for power rapidly shot up, supply drastically fell.
Nestle Announces Blueprint to Net Zero
Dec 22, 2020 9:30:00 AM / by Paul Fischer posted in Solar Energy, Commercial Solar Finance, Utility-Scale PV, Investment Tax Credit, Climate Plan, Climate Pledge, Corporate, Investments, Corporate Goes Solar, Energy Transition, Global Warming, Sustainability, Commercial PV, Clean Energy Jobs, Manufacturing, ESG Investing, net zero, Nestle, Food & Beverage, Supply Chain
Array Technologies IPO: Stock Commentary
Nov 6, 2020 10:30:00 AM / by Paul Fischer posted in Solar Energy, Solar Development, Utility-Scale PV, Products, Solar Industry, Andrew Breiter-Wu, Racking, Decarbonization, Climate Change, Energy Transition, Commercial PV, Breiter Planet Properties, Rack-Mounted, Clean Energy, Green Finance, Manufacturing, Solar assets, Array, Tracking
Breiter Planet Properties President Andrew Breiter-Wu goes into detail about the recent IPO offering of Array Technologies. Array manufactures tracking and racking equipment for solar systems. This technology allows homeowners, property owners, and businesses to get the most production out of their investment into clean energy. Tracking systems allow the panels to track the direction of the sun so they are receiving the most direct sunlight throughout the day.