Electrify Everything And Future Thing. This summer has caused challenges across the spectrum and some that haven’t been recognized yet. When we say electrification is the energy transition, we usually focus on EVs and gas stoves. But in reality there’s much more. One of those is that many more Americans and people across the globe want and need cooling solutions. This additional load will be additive to the load peak on the grid when the heat is most straining it, exacerbating the grid operators’ challenge.
- Bloomberg: Cooling Technology’s Next Act Could Be Even More Important Than Today’s Heat Pumps
- Axios: White House makes its move on permitting
- Los Angeles Times: California has new weapons to battle summer blackouts: Battery storage, power from record rain
- PV-Magazine: Enphase lowers revenue guidance as U.S. residential solar stagnates
- PV-Tech: Nextracker’s quarterly revenue rises 19% year-on-year
- Solar Power World: Biden Administration proposes new rules for solar permitting on federal lands
- Canary Media: Charts – US clean energy developers are hyped about post-IRA prospects
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