Bloomberg The biggest battery storage system in the US connected to California’s electricity grid, giving the state more flexibility to bank excess solar power generated during the hottest parts of the day and deploy it later. The California Independent System Operator, which manages a grid that powers powers 80% of California and a small portion of Nevada, added 62.5 megawatts ...

Bloomberg Pattern Energy Operations LP is raising $700 million to help finance sustainable projects, the biggest green high-yield bond sale since 2017. The San Francisco-based company is offering senior unsecured notes maturing in eight years, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. Royal Bank of Canada, BMO Financial Group and Citigroup Inc are managing the transaction, the person ...

Congress is weighing a big idea as it bargains over the next stimulus package: a bipartisan proposal to expand national-service programs to create jobs, help contain the coronavirus pandemic and begin to unify a divided country. This plan would be a powerful tonic for some of what’s ailing the United States. It’s evocative of the New Deal programs that helped ...