California bills make plug-in and community solar easier

Two California bills would legalize plug-in balcony solar and create a community solar program; supporters cite 5.4 GW plus storage and $6.5B savings.

Helicopter work hit a Cary transmission line about 2:15 p.m., cutting power to 35,000 customers in Cary and Morrisville; power was restored late Thursday.

Manganese flow battery developer Certain Energy raised £10m Series A led by British Business Bank to scale MWh-class long‑duration storage for grids.

Fort Sill is fitting geothermal heat pumps in over 1,700 homes under a $63 million ESPC, cutting energy use by 57% and saving over $5 million annually.

WinGD models a 16,000 TEU ship retrofitted in 2030 and finds alternative fuel retrofits can reduce emissions and often deliver a commercial payback.

Sungrow will open a 10 GWh energy storage plant in Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone with operations set for June 2027; 4 GWh is pledged to Sustainable Energy Valley.

Battery storage demand is powering lithium miners: Sprott LITP’s NAV rose 19.62% in August; the IEA calls battery storage the fastest-growing power

North Dakota wind power has brought lease checks and $1.3 million a year to McIntosh County, but visual impacts, absentee leases and coal politics have

Solarize Marquette taught local organizations how on-site solar works and offered a 5% attendance discount (up to 15%); GLREA provided purchase options.

OQAE and Asyad Group agreed a term sheet to pilot green hydrogen for mobility in Al Duqm, targeting 400 kg/day and testing refuelling and logistics.