On July 27, 2023, peak hourly electricity demand in the continental United States reached 741,815 megawatt-hours (MWh). This peak was the second highest since we began collecting this data in 2016, just under the all-time high of 742,704 MWh recorded on July 20, 2022. Weather is a large driver … [continued]
New rules from FERC are designed to reduce the years long delay in getting new renewable energy projects online.
Latin America is one of the world’s hottest solar markets, but unique market dynamics challenge new projects. Here are three lessons learned to help developers succeed.
Dear HECO, The sun is golden, The sky is blue, I want my system To interconnect with you Love, Hawaii Solar Customers Hundreds of HECO customers will be left heartbroken this Valentine’s Day. Having waited by the phone for months, they’ll spend another night (and likely many nights thereafter) without … [continued]
From outdated technical rules to local permitting to incentive policies, there are opportunities to increase the potential for local solar power. This is the fourth of five parts of ILSR’s Rooftop Revolution report being published in serial. Read Part 1 or Part 2 or Part 3. Download the entire report … [continued]
4 US states lead the nation in net metering and interconnection policies designed to make installing solar energy easier for homeowners and businesses.
Last week’s graphic on the impact of local permitting on the cost of solar power was a big hit, so here’s a follow-up on “soft costs,” the expenses in a solar installation (including permitting) that are not the solar module. The chart compares the soft costs in the US to … [continued]
This post originally appeared on ILSR’s Energy Self-Reliant States blog. Hawai’an solar advocates are celebrating after the island state’s largest utility, Hawai’ian Electric (HECO) filed a plan with the public utility commission to take a “proactive approach” to adding more distributed solar to their grid system. Utilities across the country typically use … [continued]
In the next decade, over 300 gigawatts (GW) of unsubsidized solar energy could be deployed across the United States, generating electricity for the same or less-than retail electricity prices. But many utilities remain blissfully unaware of the coming solar storm or how to handle it, as evidenced by a Public … [continued]
Connecting distributed generation solar projects to the electrical grid may have just gotten much faster and cheaper, potentially boosting both the US solar industry and overall grid reliability…
