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Spark Alerts: May 17, 2025
Note: This is a proof of concept for Spark Alerts, focusing on utility-scale solar news and policy updates in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. Please help us improve by sharing general feedback with us!
📰 Market & Development News
Colorado
5/13- Pivot Energy is developing a 5.75-MW virtual net metering system for Colorado State University.
New Mexico
5/13- New Mexico launched the first of three phases to develop the state’s first comprehensive energy transition strategy.
5/13- Community solar provider Solstice is expanding community solar access to two new utility territories, saying they have already enrolled over 1,000 New Mexicans.
Texas
5/15- The City of Austin is considering a resolution to place solar on schools and city/county buildings.
5/13- While Texas faces various senate bills that could hamper the state’s renewables industry, advocates say the state will easily meet spiking power demand thanks to renewables.
5/14- Solarcycle signed an agreement with RWE to recycle panels from a Pecos facility.
5/13- Mills County held public hearings to discuss the pros and cons of tax abatements for solar.
📢 Policy & Programs
Texas
Requires that decommissioning provisions be included in all wind and solar leases.
Introduced in House 3/20, passed House 4/25.
UPDATE- Passed Senate Commerce Committee 5/15, will move to full Senate vote.
Authorizes decommissioning requirements for solar projects; sets an administrative penalty for failure to decommission according to said rules.
Introduced in House 3/20, passed House 4/29.
UPDATE- Passed Senate Commerce Committee 5/15, will move to full Senate vote.
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