Energy Update
By Nick Blitterswyk, UGE CEO
New York State leaders celebrated the milestone of 1 GW of community solar installed, the most of any state in the U.S. (Photo courtesy: NYSERDA)
Contributed by Gabe Phillips, Founder & CEO, Catalyst Power
The tragedy playing out in Ukraine has roiled energy markets, spiked prices, and renewed the potential for major energy legislation here to move in Washington D.C.
The company at the heart of a high-profile complaint that is sending shockwaves through the solar energy industry alleges that solar cells and module imports are surging ahead of a key Commerce Department decision.
In its filing, lawyers for Auxin Solar told Commerce Department officials that “an enormous volume” of imported CSPV cells and modules is “surging into the United States” in the days before a March 25 deadline for Commerce to initiate circumvention inquiries.
The United States Postal Service has doubled its order of electric vehicles from 5,000 to 10,019 as part of its planned fleet upgrade.
USPS placed its first $2.98 billion order for 50,000 vehicles--a majority of which will be gasoline-powered--with Wisconsin-based Oshkosh Defense.
The U.S. energy storage market set quarterly and annual records for new capacity additions, according to a report.
The U.S. installed 4,727 MWh of energy storage in Q4 2021, more than the previous three quarters combined. That set a quarterly record for added grid-scale capacity.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine brought concerns about cybersecurity in energy systems back to the forefront.
GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions and New York-based BOND Civil & Utility Construction formed a consortium that was awarded an EPC (Engineering, Procurement & Construction) contract from Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and bp.
The Q CELLS solar module manufacturing facility, seen here from above, is the largest in the U.S. with a capacity of 1.7 GW per year. (Courtesy: Q Cells)
New York has reached a milestone of 1 GW of installed community solar capacity, more than any other state.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said that community solar development has accelerated the state's goal of generating 70% of electricity from renewable sources by 2030. Hochul wants to reach 10 GW of solar over the same period.
The clean energy industry is expected to create tens of thousands of jobs in the U.S. over the next decade. But so far, data shows that disadvantaged communities and populations have largely been left out of the energy transition.
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