NY Notches 1,000 MW of Community Solar, w/Nearly Another 2,000 MW In Pipeline

NJ’s Atlantic City Electric to retire state’s last coal plant 2 yrs ahead of schedule; NY achieves 1,000 MW of community solar w/nearly add’l 2,000 MW in pipeline; RI eyes add’l 600 MW of offshore wind; Shell seeks licenses for six offshore wind projects in Brazil w/total capacity of 17 GW; Dutch government designates three new offshore wind locations, confirms two previously designated areas in North Sea for 10.7 GW of projects; Highland Electric Fleets teams w/ Thomas Built Buses to lower the upfront costs of E-buses with subscriptions on par with diesel; Stellantis confirms plans to construct third battery factory, converting existing plant over to make cells in Italy; VW officially confirms previously leaked plans for its third battery cell factory, in Valencia Spain; U.S. sees 3,506 MW and 10,498 MWh of storage in the United States in 2021; Metal supplier Aurubis recently tests operation of a modular battery recycling pilot; Koch Industries makes big investments in batteries

1) Exelon-owned Atlantic City Electric to retire to NJ’s last two coal plants two years ahead of scheduled date

2) NY Governor Kathy Hochul announces state has over 1 GW of community solar w/nearly another 2 GW in the pipline

3) RI Governor Dan McKee pushes plan to boost the state's offshore wind supply by another 600 MW

4) Shell trying to obtain licenses for six offshore projects in Brazil with a total installed offshore wind capacity of 17 GW.

5) Dutch government designates three new locations and confirms two previously designated areas in North Sea for 10.7 GW of offshore wind

6) Highland Electric Fleets and Thomas Built Buses sign LOI to lower upfront costs and accelerate adoption of E-buses w/target of prices on par with diesel

7) Auto OEM Stellantis confirms plans to build a third battery factory, this one in Italy

8) VW has officially confirmed the previously leak plans for its third battery cell factory, to be sited in Valencia

9) U.S. grid installs 3,506 MW and 10,498 MWh of storage in 2021, almost triple the 2020 MWh number

10) Metal supplier Aurubis recently tests operation of a modular battery recycling pilot plant in Germany, w/larger plant w/in 5 yrs.

11) Koch Industries has invested at least $750 million in a minimum of 10 companies in battery supply chain and EV space