William Driscoll
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Author of "Your Arteries-An Owner's Manual." Reporter for PV Magazine USA on developments that speed or slow deployment of solar and storage.
Adding 78 GW more solar and 54 GW more battery storage in the PJM grid region than projected in a status quo scenario would drive a 20% reduction in system costs and improve reliability through 2035, says a study for @advancedenergyunited.org conducted by @synapseenergy.bsky.social.
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Doubling the pace of adding solar and storage in the PJM region could save $178 billion by 2035
Adding 78 GW more solar and 54 GW more battery storage in the PJM grid region than projected in a status quo scenario would drive a 20% reduction in system costs and improve reliability through 2035, ...
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February 11, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Adding 78 GW more solar and 54 GW more battery storage in the PJM grid region than projected in a status quo scenario would drive a 20% reduction in system costs and improve reliability through 2035, says a study for @advancedenergyunited.org conducted by @synapseenergy.bsky.social.
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
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February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
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New Jersey is now a “top ten” state for interconnecting distributed solar and storage, said nonprofit group IREC, as projects with an export capacity of up to 2 MW will now qualify for a more streamlined interconnection process.
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New Jersey makes it easier for distributed generation up to 2 MW to interconnect
New Jersey is now a “top ten” state for interconnecting distributed solar and storage, said nonprofit group IREC, as projects with an export capacity of up to 2 MW will now qualify for a more streamli...
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February 6, 2026 at 1:36 PM
New Jersey is now a “top ten” state for interconnecting distributed solar and storage, said nonprofit group IREC, as projects with an export capacity of up to 2 MW will now qualify for a more streamlined interconnection process.
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National lab projects enhanced geothermal cost could decline to $100/MWh by 2035. Declining costs could make the technology a stronger competitor to solar plus storage. A national lab atlas shows wide potential for enhanced geothermal deployment in the U.S. (My latest for PV Magazine USA)
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National lab projects enhanced geothermal cost could decline to $100/MWh by 2035
Declining costs for enhanced geothermal could make the technology a stronger competitor to solar plus storage. A national lab atlas shows wide potential for enhanced geothermal deployment, primarily i...
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February 2, 2026 at 4:16 PM
National lab projects enhanced geothermal cost could decline to $100/MWh by 2035. Declining costs could make the technology a stronger competitor to solar plus storage. A national lab atlas shows wide potential for enhanced geothermal deployment in the U.S. (My latest for PV Magazine USA)
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My statement on the funding deal.
February 1, 2026 at 12:19 AM
My statement on the funding deal.
Navajo Power’s 750 MW solar + storage project secures Navajo Nation land lease. Looking at development opportunities beyond the 750 MW project, Navajo Power’s CEO said that expanded transmission capacity in the region would better position the Navajo Nation as a regional energy player.
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Navajo Power’s 750 MW solar + storage project secures Navajo Nation land lease
Looking at development opportunities beyond the 750 MW project, Navajo Power’s CEO said that expanded transmission capacity in the region would better position the Navajo Nation as a regional energy p...
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January 28, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Navajo Power’s 750 MW solar + storage project secures Navajo Nation land lease. Looking at development opportunities beyond the 750 MW project, Navajo Power’s CEO said that expanded transmission capacity in the region would better position the Navajo Nation as a regional energy player.
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Utah’s enactment of a plug-in solar law last year has prompted the safety certification body UL to begin developing a safety standard for the equipment, said the law’s sponsor. Legislators in twenty-two states are discussing plug-in solar legislation, a nonprofit co-founder said.
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Sponsor of Utah’s plug-in solar law sees momentum toward a UL standard
Utah’s enactment of a plug-in solar law last year has prompted the safety certification body UL to begin developing a safety standard for the equipment, said the law’s sponsor, while plug-in solar man...
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January 27, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Utah’s enactment of a plug-in solar law last year has prompted the safety certification body UL to begin developing a safety standard for the equipment, said the law’s sponsor. Legislators in twenty-two states are discussing plug-in solar legislation, a nonprofit co-founder said.
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"ICE will leave Minnesota if you hand over your voter rolls" tells you everything you need to know.
This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.
This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.
January 25, 2026 at 11:01 PM
"ICE will leave Minnesota if you hand over your voter rolls" tells you everything you need to know.
This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.
This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.
Yale Divinity School selects LUMA Solar roofing shingles for a 200 kW roof. Company President Robert Allen explains the technology in my PV Mag story, with input from architectural firm Bruner/Cott.
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Yale Divinity School selects Luma Solar PV roofing shingles for a 200 kW roof
A Luma Solar roofing system with integrated PV is now a key feature of a sustainable building on the Yale University campus.
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January 19, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Yale Divinity School selects LUMA Solar roofing shingles for a 200 kW roof. Company President Robert Allen explains the technology in my PV Mag story, with input from architectural firm Bruner/Cott.
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Given state-level interest in plug-in solar, the Clean Energy States Alliance has published an in-depth guidebook to help state policymakers working to allow households to use the systems.
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A guidebook on plug-in balcony solar for state-level policymakers
Responding to increased state-level interest in plug-in solar, a nonprofit group has published an in-depth guidebook to help state policymakers navigate the path to allowing households to use the syst...
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January 13, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Given state-level interest in plug-in solar, the Clean Energy States Alliance has published an in-depth guidebook to help state policymakers working to allow households to use the systems.
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Grid-forming inverters significantly enhance grid stability, national lab finds.
This story quotes Anderson Hoke and Jin Tan with the National Laboratory of the Rockies and covers related work by the UNIFI Consortium and ESIG (Energy Systems Integration Group).
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This story quotes Anderson Hoke and Jin Tan with the National Laboratory of the Rockies and covers related work by the UNIFI Consortium and ESIG (Energy Systems Integration Group).
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Grid-forming inverters significantly enhance grid stability, national lab finds
The Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative in Hawaii, which deployed storage before grid-forming inverters became available, became a test case for diagnosing grid issues that can arise with older grid-fol...
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January 12, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Grid-forming inverters significantly enhance grid stability, national lab finds.
This story quotes Anderson Hoke and Jin Tan with the National Laboratory of the Rockies and covers related work by the UNIFI Consortium and ESIG (Energy Systems Integration Group).
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This story quotes Anderson Hoke and Jin Tan with the National Laboratory of the Rockies and covers related work by the UNIFI Consortium and ESIG (Energy Systems Integration Group).
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China is outpacing the U.S. toward 100% renewables for all energy uses and is on pace to reach that standard by 2051, versus 2148 for the U.S., projects a study of 150 countries by Stanford professor Mark Jacobson.
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U.S. would reach 100% renewable energy by 2148 at recent pace
China is outpacing the U.S. toward 100% renewables for all energy uses and is on track to reach that standard by 2051, versus 2148 for the U.S., projects a study of 150 countries by Stanford professor...
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January 9, 2026 at 3:50 PM
China is outpacing the U.S. toward 100% renewables for all energy uses and is on pace to reach that standard by 2051, versus 2148 for the U.S., projects a study of 150 countries by Stanford professor Mark Jacobson.
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More than 25 GW of large-scale generating projects reached an interconnection agreement in the ERCOT grid region in 2024. Berkeley Lab said ERCOT’s “connect and manage” approach “is likely one reason” for the grid operator’s success.
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ERCOT outperformed on interconnection in 2024 likely due to “connect and manage”
More than 25 GW of large-scale generating projects seeking an interconnection agreement in the ERCOT grid region reached that stage in 2024. Berkeley Lab said ERCOT’s “connect and manage” approach “is...
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January 7, 2026 at 4:06 PM
More than 25 GW of large-scale generating projects reached an interconnection agreement in the ERCOT grid region in 2024. Berkeley Lab said ERCOT’s “connect and manage” approach “is likely one reason” for the grid operator’s success.
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Up to 21 GW of solar in California: A water district serving the western San Joaquin Valley has established a blueprint for developing solar, storage and transmission on lands that “can no longer sustain irrigated agriculture.” (My latest story for PV Magazine USA)
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California water district plans up to 21 GW of solar on land fallowed due to water shortages
A water district serving the western San Joaquin Valley has established a long-term blueprint for developing solar, storage and transmission on lands that “can no longer sustain irrigated agriculture....
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January 2, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Up to 21 GW of solar in California: A water district serving the western San Joaquin Valley has established a blueprint for developing solar, storage and transmission on lands that “can no longer sustain irrigated agriculture.” (My latest story for PV Magazine USA)
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New York State’s Build-Ready program, designed to clear hurdles to solar or storage deployment on previously developed sites, has faced challenges well beyond the expiration of tax credits under the OBBBA tax and spending law, according to a program review. (My latest for PV Mag.)
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New York program to deploy solar on previously developed sites yields 12 MW in five years
New York State’s Build-Ready program, designed to clear hurdles to solar or storage deployment on previously developed sites, has faced challenges well beyond the expiration of tax credits under the O...
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December 31, 2025 at 3:29 PM
New York State’s Build-Ready program, designed to clear hurdles to solar or storage deployment on previously developed sites, has faced challenges well beyond the expiration of tax credits under the OBBBA tax and spending law, according to a program review. (My latest for PV Mag.)
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Flexible interconnection is one of the most impactful, cost-effective tools for enabling distributed energy resource deployment, said a joint filing by the Solar Energy Industries Association and others. (My latest for PV Mag.)
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Colorado utility PSCo must offer flexible interconnection for community solar, storage
Flexible interconnection is one of the most impactful, cost-effective tools for enabling distributed energy resource deployment, said a joint filing by the Solar Energy Industries Association and othe...
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December 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Flexible interconnection is one of the most impactful, cost-effective tools for enabling distributed energy resource deployment, said a joint filing by the Solar Energy Industries Association and others. (My latest for PV Mag.)
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A solar + storage playbook for New York City Mayor-elect Mamdani: The New York Solar Energy Industries Association executive director joined Mamdani's transition team in November. The “partnership” with the mayoral administration “presents an historic opportunity,” says NYSEIA.
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A solar + storage playbook for New York City Mayor-elect Mamdani
Mayor-elect Mamdani appointed New York Solar Energy Industries Association Executive Director Noah Ginsburg to his mayoral transition team in November. New York SEIA says the “partnership” between the...
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December 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
A solar + storage playbook for New York City Mayor-elect Mamdani: The New York Solar Energy Industries Association executive director joined Mamdani's transition team in November. The “partnership” with the mayoral administration “presents an historic opportunity,” says NYSEIA.
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The Rutgers University rural agrivoltaics program has advised New Jersey regulators on the design of a pilot agrivoltaics program. Projects receiving support will need to track data on agricultural production on fields with and without solar installations. My latest story for PV Mag USA.
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New Jersey offers incentives for up to 65 MW of agrivoltaics projects
The Rutgers University rural agrivoltaics program has advised New Jersey regulators on the design of a pilot agrivoltaics program. Projects receiving support will need to track data on agricultural pr...
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December 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The Rutgers University rural agrivoltaics program has advised New Jersey regulators on the design of a pilot agrivoltaics program. Projects receiving support will need to track data on agricultural production on fields with and without solar installations. My latest story for PV Mag USA.
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A New York Power Authority plan shows the financial challenges for building solar, saying the levelized cost of building a solar project far exceeds the expected revenue from selling power. Project success may depend on the price NYPA can get for the renewable energy credits it sells.
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New York Power Authority renewables plan shows financial challenges for building solar
The levelized cost of building a solar project in New York far exceeds the expected revenue from selling solar power, says a NYPA plan, with project success potentially depending on the sale of renewa...
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December 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A New York Power Authority plan shows the financial challenges for building solar, saying the levelized cost of building a solar project far exceeds the expected revenue from selling power. Project success may depend on the price NYPA can get for the renewable energy credits it sells.
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Smart inverters enable more distributed solar to be added to the grid, and some rural co-ops are evaluating smart inverter standards as more co-op members become prosumers.
My latest for PV Mag USA.
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My latest for PV Mag USA.
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Rural electric co-ops form engineering group to evaluate smart inverter standards
Smart inverters enable more distributed solar to be added to the grid, and some rural co-ops are evaluating smart inverter standards as more co-op members become prosumers.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Smart inverters enable more distributed solar to be added to the grid, and some rural co-ops are evaluating smart inverter standards as more co-op members become prosumers.
My latest for PV Mag USA.
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My latest for PV Mag USA.
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When a New Jersey gas unit’s air pollution permit is up for renewal, state law allows the public to recommend ways for the unit to reduce its emissions, such as adding batteries. That’s what @cleanenergygroup.bsky.social has done. My latest story for PV Magazine USA.
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Require a gas unit to add 90 MW of batteries to renew its air permit, group says
When a New Jersey gas unit’s air pollution permit is up for renewal, state law allows the public to recommend ways for the unit to reduce its emissions, such as adding batteries. That's what one group...
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December 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
When a New Jersey gas unit’s air pollution permit is up for renewal, state law allows the public to recommend ways for the unit to reduce its emissions, such as adding batteries. That’s what @cleanenergygroup.bsky.social has done. My latest story for PV Magazine USA.
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California study finds electrification can put downward pressure on electric rates: Wide adoption of electric vehicles can lower rates by about 3 cents per kWh, if the needed distribution grid upgrades are built efficiently and with cost constraints. My latest story for PV Magazine USA.
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California study finds electrification can put downward pressure on electric rates
Wide adoption of electric vehicles that can displace fossil fuel combustion with renewable power can also lower rates by about 3 cents per kWh, if the needed distribution grid upgrades are built effic...
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December 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
California study finds electrification can put downward pressure on electric rates: Wide adoption of electric vehicles can lower rates by about 3 cents per kWh, if the needed distribution grid upgrades are built efficiently and with cost constraints. My latest story for PV Magazine USA.
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Virginia expands access to community solar: A change to a utility’s proposed approach to minimum billing opens community solar to more Virginia customers, while a potential 150 MW increase in the amount of community solar capacity is within reach. My latest for PV Magazine USA.
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Virginia expands access to community solar
A change to a utility’s proposed approach to minimum billing opens community solar to more Virginia customers, while a potential 150 MW increase in the amount of community solar capacity is within rea...
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December 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Virginia expands access to community solar: A change to a utility’s proposed approach to minimum billing opens community solar to more Virginia customers, while a potential 150 MW increase in the amount of community solar capacity is within reach. My latest for PV Magazine USA.
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The Solar and Storage Industries Institute has endorsed grid operator SPP’s proposal to reform interconnection by building transmission, identifying promising areas for transmission interconnection, and inviting interconnection applications. My latest for PV Magazine USA.
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Kudos for grid operator SPP’s plan to link transmission planning and interconnection
The Solar and Storage Industries Institute has endorsed SPP’s proposal to reform interconnection by building transmission, identifying promising areas for transmission interconnection, and inviting in...
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December 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The Solar and Storage Industries Institute has endorsed grid operator SPP’s proposal to reform interconnection by building transmission, identifying promising areas for transmission interconnection, and inviting interconnection applications. My latest for PV Magazine USA.
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Two approaches to prevent queue-jumping by thermal generation: Grid Strategies LLC and American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) found evidence that priority transmission access offered by three grid operators has yielded generating portfolios “heavily weighted” to thermal resources.
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Two approaches to prevent queue-jumping by thermal generation
A study from Grid Strategies and ACORE finds evidence that priority transmission access offered by three grid operators has yielded generating portfolios “heavily weighted” to thermal resources. The s...
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November 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Two approaches to prevent queue-jumping by thermal generation: Grid Strategies LLC and American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) found evidence that priority transmission access offered by three grid operators has yielded generating portfolios “heavily weighted” to thermal resources.
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