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Brooklyn SolarWorks installs 1st residential battery system in NYC
Brooklyn SolarWorks has installed the first residential battery energy storage system (BESS) within New York City limits. Located in Chinatown, the landmark project pairs a 19.6-kWh battery system with a solar canopy. The Briggs & Stratton AccESS energy storage system, which is currently the only residential storage system permitted for installation on New York City’s…
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Robots install 100 MW of solar panels on 1-GW AES project
Maximo, the solar robotics company incubated by AES, has successfully installed 100 MW of solar panels at the AES Bellefield project, an under-construction 1-GW project in Kern County, California. “Reaching 100 MW is an important milestone for Maximo and for the role robotics can play in solar construction. It demonstrates that field robotics can move…
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Report: Cutting red tape in residential solar could save homeowners billions
A new report from several U.S. industry groups claims that millions of homeowners are facing unnecessary hurdles to owning rooftop solar and battery projects. Frontier Group, Environment America Research & Policy Center and Permit Power published “Solar Permitting Scorecard,” which grades all 50 states on solar permitting policy and also recommends changes to make residential…
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Aurora warns resi installers: Boomers own more homes but aren’t interested in solar
Aurora Solar has released its fourth annual “Aurora Solar Snapshot,” a look at the policy, financing, consumer and operational trends reshaping the U.S. residential solar market. This year’s findings show the industry entering a new phase defined less by incentives alone and more by affordability, resilience, trust and execution. “The past year tested the solar…
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Construction starts on Arevon’s 250-MW energy storage project in California
Arevon Energy has started construction on its 250-MW/1,000-MWh Cormorant Energy Storage Project in Daly City, California. The $600 million facility is expected to start operations 2027, and will be capable of powering approximately 321,000 homes for up to four hours. Arevon will own and operate Cormorant Energy Storage under a long-term offtake agreement with MCE,…
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