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Phillips 66 — the Houston-based energy corporation with oil refineries and hundreds of gas stations under its control — is betting on battery storage with its latest investment. The company announced Monday the acquisition of a 16% stake in Austrian battery material supplier NOVONIX Limited, valued at $150 million. Read more: Corporate leaders ask Texas…

The U.S. Senate approved a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill Tuesday that includes $550 billion in new spending. Every Democrat voted in favor of the bill, along with 19 Republican senators. The package moves on to the U.S. House where some progressive members have voiced concerns about the bill. In combination with a $3.5 trillion…

Originally published on ILSR.org Getting electricity customer-generators the compensation they deserve has been a battle in many states. Could a settlement between the utility and solar advocates squash net metering conflict for good? For this episode of the Local Energy Rules podcast, host John Farrell speaks with Thad Culley, Senior Regional Director of the Southeast at Vote…

Ørsted announced Tuesday that the Danish green energy developer has reached a power purchase agreement with Microsoft in Fort Bend County, Texas. Microsoft will buy power from Ørsted’s 430 MWAC solar energy center Old 300, which is expected to come online next year. The project is located on 2,800 acres of privately-owned land in Needville.…

New analysis from Pecan Street has found that it is possible to free 12-16% of the distribution system’s current capacity without upgrades to existing utility infrastructure. Pecan Street used data from energy use on homes with solar PV in New York and Texas to explore the grid impacts of poor residential power factor and the…

Standard Solar is nearing completion on the community distributed generation project it developed, installed, and funded in Lenox, New York, the largest in the state. (Photo courtesy: Standard Solar) Standard Solar is nearing completion on the community distributed generation project it developed, installed, and funded in Lenox, New York, the largest in the state. The…

The U.S. Partnership for Renewable Energy Finance – made up of a coalition of corporations that includes Google, Amazon Web Services, and Goldman Sachs – sent a letter Monday urging Texas leaders to scrap anti-renewable energy proposals crafted in response to the extreme winter storm that left millions in the state without power last February.…

A new interactive map analyzes how each state can meet 50% of its energy demand through the deployment of solar panels as part of the U.S. reaching its goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The analysis – first appearing in the August edition of Solar Energy – suggests that oversized solar photovoltaic can meet…

Renewable energy advocates offered reactions on Monday to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report that warned of a “code red for humanity” due to global warming. The report – signed by leaders from 195 governments – is the first released by the panel since 2013, again confirming that global warming is being…

MAN Energy Solutions and ANDRITZ Hydro have completed a strategic framework agreement to jointly develop international projects for the production of green hydrogen from hydropower. Frank Mette, chief executive officer of ANDRITZ Hydro in Germany, and Dr. Uwe Lauber, CEO and chief technology officer of MAN Energy Solutions, signed the agreement. A pilot project in…