Hawaiian Electric Eyeing Additional 50,000 Resi Solar Arrays, While Australia Now At 3 Million

At COP26, Climate Group's EV100 initiative adds seven new members, committing to electrify 250,000 vehicles in their fleets; 30 countries and 11 car makers issue non-binding declaration to leave the internal combustion engine behind; GM finishes Cadillac dealer restructuring, paying out $274 mn to dealers who won’t support EVs to leave network; Reuters counts $500 bn in global OEM spending on EVs and batteries; Wright Electric has plans for a 100-seat, fully electric regional jet by 2026; Entergy Mississippi finally invests in renewables; Georgia Power issues RFP for 1,030 of renewables by 2024; Hawaiian Electric looking at 50,000 additional rooftop solar arrays; Australia surpasses 3 million rooftop PV systems; EIA says 2020 average outage time 8 hours; Infrastructure Bill eliminates some barriers to transmission projects.

1) Climate Group's EV100 adds seven new members with add’l 250,000 fleet vehicles that will be electrified.
2) 30 countries (incl UK and India, but not China or the U.S.), 11 car makers, and other partners commit to transition from internal combustion engine.
3) GM cuts number of Cadillac dealers from 920 to 560. Only those supporting EVs remain. Pay-offs to departing dealerships total $274 million.
4) Reuters analysis shows global automakers spending more than half a trillion dollars on electric vehicles and batteries through 2030.
5) Wright Electric plans to fly 100-seat, 4-engine electric regional jet by 2026, retrofitted with 2 MW electric powertrain for range of 460 miles.
6) Entergy Mississippi to add 1,000 MW of renewable power through 2027, while closing older gas gen plants.
7) Georgia Power issues RFP for 1,030 MW of new renewables, to be commissioned by 2024.
8) Hawaiian Electric planning on another 50,000 rooftop solar systems.
9) Australia hits 3 millionth rooftop PV system, w/total 13 GW installed, at an average of nearly 1 kW for every Australian.
10) EIA reports average U.S. electricity customer had 8 hours of outages in 2020, the most since it began collecting data in 2013.
11) Infrastructure Bill strengthens federal hand, improves chances for build-out of interstate transmission