Hawaii Approves Solar-Plus-Battery Project to Serve Over 40 Percent of Electricity Demand on Island of Molokai

Hawaii Approves Solar-Plus-Battery Project to Serve Over 40 Percent of Electricity Demand on Island of Molokai

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The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission approved a long-term power purchase contract between Maui Electric Company Limited and Molokai New Energy Partners for a solar-plus-battery project capable of meeting about 40 percent of the island’s electricity demand. The approximately 5-megawatt photovoltaic project, combined with a 3-megawatt battery, is projected to slash the island’s reliance on diesel…

Illinois Power Agency Issues Plan to Achieve Stronger Renewable Portfolio Standard Targets

Illinois Power Agency Issues Plan to Achieve Stronger Renewable Portfolio Standard Targets

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The Illinois Power Agency finalized its first long-term plan for renewable procurements and programs for the years 2018 and 2019 to meet the state’s stronger renewable portfolio standard targets, according to an Aug. 6 filing with the Illinois Commerce Commission. The measure follows legislation enacted in 2016 that required a separate plan for procuring renewable…

Nevada Trims Net Metering Credits After Solar Capacity Reaches 80-Megawatt Threshold

Nevada Trims Net Metering Credits After Solar Capacity Reaches 80-Megawatt Threshold

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The Nevada Public Utilities Commission announced that it’s lowering the credits that it awards to customers for excess generation exported onto the grid to 88 percent of the retail electricity rate, from 95 percent, after new and existing solar capacity on the system topped 80 megawatts. Legislation passed in June 2017 that reinstated net metering…