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Floating solar panel systems not just provide clean power and leave no land footprint, but also conserve water by preventing evaporation.

Long popular in Asia, floating solar catches on in US

When Joe Seaman-Graves, the city planner for the working class town of Cohoes, New York, Googled the term “floating solar,” he didn’t even know it was a thing.

What he did know is that his tiny town needed an affordable way to get electricity and had no extra land. But looking at a map, one feature stood out.

“We have this 14-acre water reservoir,” he said.

Seaman-Graves soon found the reservoir could hold enough solar panels to power all the municipal buildings and streetlights, saving the city more than $500,000 each year. He had stumbled upon a form of clean energy that is steeply ramping up.

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Source: AP News

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Community solar is a great option for those who can’t put solar panels on their roofs because of different reasons.

5 community solar projects are coming to disadvantaged communities in California

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Nearly 10 years ago in California, an assembly bill (AB327) was enacted to direct the California Public Utilities Commission to develop alternatives designed to increase the adoption of renewable generation in disadvantaged communities (DACs).

Almost 5 years later, they came up with three programs to increase access to solar for residents of disadvantaged communities. The three programs that were created are the Disadvantaged Communities – Single-family Solar Homes (DAC-SASH), Disadvantaged Communities – Green Tariff (DAC-GT), and Community Solar Green Tariff (CS-GT).

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Source: Clean Technica

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Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and a crowd of more than 100 people celebrated a completed solar rooftop project at AltaSea.

Former Gov. Schwarzenegger flips on AltaSea’s giant rooftop solar panels

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The flood of sunshine in San Pedro on Friday morning, April 21, was apt, as as former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and a crowd of more than 100 people celebrated a completed solar rooftop project at AltaSea, the marine science lab at the Port of Los Angeles.

The 180,000-foot panels cover four acres of rooftop on the old port warehouses that now are now home to the ambitious, 35-acre research hub, the largest such center in the nation dedicated to creating and powering ocean-based jobs in the emerging blue economy.

Schwarzenegger, who climbed the scaffolding steps and did the honors to turn on the rooftop solar project that will power the AltaSea campus and 700 local homes, marveled at the campus’s progress.

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Source: Daily Breeze

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There are now more than 140 gigawatts of solar capacity installed in the US, enough to power 25 million homes.

Solar can now power one in five US homes

Solar accounted for 50% of all new electricity-generating capacity added in the US in 2022, according to a new report by the Solar Energy Industries Association. Federal policies like the Solar Investment Tax Credit lowered costs for solar panel installations, and increased demand across the private and public sectors. The result is that there are now more than 140 gigawatts of solar capacity installed in the US, enough to power 25 million homes.

California, Texas, and Florida were the top three states for new solar capacity for the third year in a row. California took back the top spot after Texas led the nation in 2021.

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Source: QUARTZ

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The researchers said that at least 6GW of community solar is expected to come online in existing markets between 2023-27.

US community solar set to double in five years as the IRA creates optimism

US community solar deployment is expected to more than double over the next five years despite 2022 seeing a 16% decline year-on-year, as the sector is set to see benefits from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) taking hold.

According to a report from Wood Mackenzie and the Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA), 2022 saw 1.01GW of community solar installed across the US, a fall from 1.19GW in 2021.

Community solar is a description of relatively small-scale solar projects that serve local communities.

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Source: PV Tech

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DSD will work with The Home Depot to install 13MW of rooftop solar across 25 store locations in California.

DSD and The Home Depot to install 13 MW solar portfolio in California

The project represents a continued commitment to utilise roof space for solar generation in The Home Depot’s renewable energy programme, contributing to the company’s goal to produce or procure 100 percent renewable energy by 2030 equivalent to the electricity needs for all its facilities.

The portfolio will begin construction in early 2023, and upon completion is expected to generate more than 17 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of clean energy annually that directly power The Home Depot’s store locations within the portfolio, the equivalent of removing 2,648 gasoline-powered cars from the road each year.

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Source: Renewable Energy Magazine

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FERC’s latest Energy Infrastructure Update said that just over 72.8GW of solar is expected to be added from Dec. 2022 until Nov. 2025.

Solar to dominate US capacity additions with 73GW expected through 2025

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Nearly two-thirds of US generating capacity additions in the next three years will be fulfilled by solar, with the technology’s share of power generation in the country set to almost double, according to a report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

FERC’s latest Energy Infrastructure Update said that just over 72.8GW of solar is expected to be added from December 2022 until November 2025. By this prediction, total US solar capacity would increase from 78.8GW to 151.6GW, a near-double increase. The figures account for utility-scale “high probability” projects and do not include distributed capacity.

In addition to the “high probability” project forecast, FERC published data showing “all additions” that could possibly be installed through November 2025. This scenario presents a potential 201GW three-year solar pipeline, encompassing the maximum possible additions based on all proposed or potential projects.

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Source: PV Tech

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Winston Cone Optics seeks to develop pilot projects that use solar energy to heat water, evaporate waste and remove salt from wastewater.

Solar projects yielding exciting potential for dairies, other industries

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A company started by UC Merced founding faculty member Roland Winston – and staffed by alumni – is looking for partners for some exciting solar projects. And the government could cover the costs.

Winston Cone Optics seeks to develop pilot projects that use solar energy to heat water, evaporate waste and remove salt from wastewater.

“Solar energy isn’t a new concept, but what makes our solar thermal collectors unique is the use of nonimaging optics to concentrate sunlight year-round from a stationary position,” said Winston. “The result is less maintenance, fewer components, and better efficiency and reliability.”

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Source: UCMERCED

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The CPUC approved 800MW of new solar and battery storage projects to ensure Californians can get reliable power through 2026.

California approves solar, battery projects to strengthen the grid

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The California Public Utilities Commission, the agency that regulates utility companies in the Golden State, approved 800 megawatts of new solar and battery storage projects this week as part of a broader effort to ensure Californians can get reliable power through 2026.

Commissioners signed off on four contracts from Southern California Edison and three from San Diego Gas & Electric — all but one of which are for battery projects, which allow energy generated by solar and wind to be saved up and deployed when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing. The remaining contract, the Edwards Sanborn Solar Storage Facility from San Diego Gas & Electric, is for a hybrid solar-and-battery facility that the developer hopes will be the world’s largest of its kind. Upon completion, it could provide enough power for more than 158,000 homes.

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Source: Grist

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The Athos III solar project (also known as Blythe Mesa Solar II) generates 224 MWAC/310 MWDC of solar energy, enough to power 94,000 homes.

Union-built 310-MW solar + storage project comes online in California

Intersect Power started the commercial operation of its Athos III solar project in Riverside County, California, on December 22, 2022. The Athos III solar project was built by union labor, with American-made solar panels, batteries and steel piles, and it is expected to meet the domestic content and prevailing wage requirements for tax credit incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

The Athos III solar project (also known as Blythe Mesa Solar II) generates 224 MWAC/310 MWDC of solar energy, enough to power approximately 94,000 homes, and features 448 MWh of co-located storage.

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Source: Solar Power World

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