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https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/05/08/spain-accelerates-rollout-of-energy-communities/

Spain accelerates rollout of energy communities Spain has expanded its energy community programme with 20 new projects, bringing the national total to 262 and unlocking €108.4 million in EU-backed funding. Unevenly distributed across regions, the energy communities deployed in Spain to date combine solar generation, storage, efficiency, and mob...

New solar laws to celebrate in Virginia: plug-in solar, consumer protections, and Virtual Power Plants - Solar United Neighbors Learn about new laws in Virginia that boost solar deployment, maximize solar savings, strengthen the grid, and protect the ratepayer rights.

Do you heat your home with Xcel Energy natural gas? Xcel Energy is back at the PUC seeking to raise gas rates for the third time in six years. If the request is approved as is, the typical customer’s bill will go up $85 a year. At the same time, the utility continues to invest in expensive, unnecessary gas pipes, all while passing those costs–plus profit margins–onto customers.

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https://www.utilitydive.com/news/minnesota-distributed-storage-xcel-vpp-puc/817888/

Minnesota got one thing right on distributed storage — but it missed the bigger opportunity Xcel Energy’s 200-MW, ratepayer-funded battery pilot is not the right model to encourage broad adoption, writes Coalition for Community Solar Access CEO Jeff Cramer.