Posts by John Fitzgerald Weaver
Massachusetts doubling citizen winnings with new energy storage program
Massachusetts has a plan – the Clean Peak Standard – to clean the most polluting electricity. The state is suggesting to power these late afternoon and early evening peak periods with wind and solar filled energy storage. The standard also contains the next stages of an advancing distributed, intelligent and resilient power grid. On Friday,…
Read MoreSolar power service plans at $10/month and 95% performance guarantees, residential and commercial customers
Solar power plants are projected to last at least twenty years. During this time, they generate electricity that pays back your investment. And yes, a cloudy day or two is ok – in fact it’s accounted for – but what about making sure the system runs in general? First – two pieces of solar plant…
Read MoreWhat to do with old solar panels – costs estimates for decommissioning solar power plants
As solar power is installed across the United States, gaining on 2.5 million total systems installed in the country, questions are arising about what to do with the modules at the end of their life. Local zoning boards are requiring that solar developers specifically note how solar power plants will be “decommissioned” – defined as…
Read MoreNational solar power up 23 percent in 2019, northeast down 1 percent – long term outlook strong
The northeast solar power development pipeline – even after accounting for bumps along the way – is long term strong. But, as the venerable Shrek once said, “Layers. Onions have layers. Solar has layers. Onions have layers. You get it? We both have layers.” Looking to 2019 on a nationwide basis, SEIA and Wood…
Read MoreTesla manufactured 1,000 solar roofs last week, that’s almost $1 billion a year in revenue
Tesla’s Solar Roof is a unique product in the solar marketplace. First off, it’s not nearly as efficient as the most efficient residential solar panels on the market. The Tesla Solar Roof could be about 10% efficient, which is way below the leading edge product out there – the REC Alpha at 21.7% for instance.…
Read MoreThe monetization – via $1 billion+ of recent transactions -RE
There is more than enough more money to rebuild the estimated at $5 trillion U.S. power grid into a modern, quick thinking, borderline self aware machine. U.S. GDP in 2019 was just over $21 trillion, and annual electricity costs run in the $400 billion range. Separately, there is a significant amount of capital available to…
Read MoreLong Island seeks 155 MW/620 MWh+ of strategically distributed energy storage
Long Island’s electric utility PSEG has published a Request for Information seeking “ideas, suggestions, and concepts on how best to configure, deploy and locate” between 155-175 MW of energy storage with at least four hours of capacity. The document is also designed to give the developer a chance to introduce themselves to the utility for…
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