EV Charging and Safety Considerations

The webinar provided an overview of the Texas Competitive Renewable Energy Zones (CREZ) process, including the regulatory, procedural and technical considerations that were critical to its successful implementation in Texas. The webinar also introduced a Renewable Energy Zones “Toolkit” developed through a USAID and NREL partnership and intended to guide other power systems in adapting elements of the CREZ approach to their own power system planning processes.

With many various pressures on the solar supply chain, it has become of increasing interest to U.S. solar developers to consider alternatives to dominant crystalline silicon solar module manufacturers. One such alternative that has been extensively deployed is First Solar’s thin film modules. In this webinar, DNV, Leeward Renewable Energy, and Silicon Ranch discussed technical and commercial considerations when developing or financing solar power plants with First Solar modules.

The Midwest is home to large open spaces, farms, former industrial cities and famously friendly people, yet there is only around 2.3 GW of solar deployed across 12 states in the Midwest; or less than 4% of the U.S. total. Nearly half of that is in one state, Minnesota. Now with the advent of FEJA, Illinois is adding 2.8 GW of community solar, DG and utility scale projects in the next few years. New legislation like the Path to 100 could catapult Illinois past MN. But numerous Midwestern states have BIG solar projects on the books. A Midwest boom is coming! PV magazine found 44 GW of large solar projects in the queues of the three grid operators that divide up the region: PJM Interconnection, MISO and SPP. Furthermore, at last count 200 MW of community solar projects .

Are you a roofer, HVAC professional, or another home contractor? Have you ever wondered how you can offer solar to your customers? Chances are you have! The reality is, solar is really heating up as more and more homeowners are interested in controlling their energy costs in our rising rate environment. Solar is one of the most high-impact home improvement projects homeowners can make to save money, add value to their home and make a change in the environment