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Renewable Energy Update 5.23.24 | Allen Matkins

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Bullet Renewable Energy Magazine – May 16

The United States has officially surpassed five million solar installations, just eight years after the country reached one million installations in 2016. According to data released by the Solar Energy Industries Association and Wood Mackenzie, more than half of all U.S. solar installations have come online since the beginning of 2020, and since the Inflation Reduction Act went into effect just 20 months ago, more than 25% of them have come online.

Bullet Los Angeles Times – May 18

The days of diesel exhaust choking the air of hundreds of students in the Bay Area appear to be a thing of the past thanks to a partnership deal struck by the Oakland Unified School District. Oakland Unified announced that it is the first school district in the country to use a fully electric bus fleet after partnering with startup Zum. The new school buses act as “virtual power plants,” or VPPs, feeding approximately 2.1 GwH of energy back into the grid, charging them overnight and powering electric batteries during periods of increased use.

Bullet Spectrum News – May 16

The New York State Public Utilities Commission has adopted a statewide “Solar for All” program aimed at spurring the development of solar and retail energy storage projects, Governor Kathy Hochul’s office announced. The program collects credits associated with renewable energy generation and distributes those credits to the accounts of customers participating in an energy affordability program administered by utilities.

Bullet Canary Media – May 21

Over the past few months, various bills aimed at reversing or changing California’s regulatory push against rooftop solar have been defeated at the state capital. The exception so far is Senate Bill 1374, which passed the Senate on May 20. The proposed bill reverses a November decision by the California Public Utility Commission that prevents schools, farms, apartment buildings and other types of customers from using solar energy they produce to offset energy purchases from the state’s three major utilities.