Canadian Solar’s Recurrent Energy Secures $695M for Cobalt Solar Project in California
Recurrent Energy, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar, has closed $695 million in project financing and tax equity for its Cobalt Solar facility, a 330-megawatt (MW) solar project currently under construction in Riverside County, California. The project is expected to reach commercial operation by the end of 2027. The debt financing package totals approximately $484 million, […]
Sunrun, Voltus Expand Distributed Energy Capacity for AI Data Centers Across PJM and MISO
Sunrun, America’s largest provider of residential battery storage and solar, has announced an agreement with Voltus, a distributed energy resource platform, to supply energy capacity from thousands of residential storage-plus-solar systems across the PJM and MISO grid regions to support Voltus’s Bring Your Own Capacity (BYOC) programs for AI hyperscalers. Under the agreement, Voltus will […]
Solar Co-Location Drives U.S. Battery Storage Capacity to 52 GW
U.S. utility-scale battery storage capacity reached nearly 52 gigawatts (GW) by mid-2026, growing at an average annual rate of 70% over the past three years, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Operators added 8.3 GW in the first six months of 2026 alone, building on the 43.6 GW of operational capacity in place at […]
Octopus Charge App Consolidates 211,000+ North American EV Chargers Into a Single Free Platform
Octopus Energy has launched Octopus Charge, a free iOS and Android app that allows drivers to find, start, and pay for charging at more than 211,000 EV chargers across North America through a single platform. The app aggregates charging access across 24 partner networks including ChargePoint, EVgo, Blink, bp pulse, Shell Recharge, FLO, Circle K, […]
The Case for Battery Storage as Critical Infrastructure
Battery storage is on its way to becoming recognized as essential infrastructure—but there’s still work to do in helping the public see it that way. Adam Probolsky, President of Probolsky Research, explores why Americans readily understand bridges, power lines, and water treatment plants as infrastructure, and what it will take for battery storage to earn […]