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Renewable energy advocates achieve small wins in Xcel Energy’s 2024 IRP
On February 20, 2025, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved the settlement agreement for Xcel Energy’s 2024 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). The…
Solis partners with Derapi to help energy storage customers enroll in VPPs
Solis announced its partnership with Derapi, a cloud-based API platform for Distributed Energy Resources. This partnership is intended to better enable Solis…
OCI Energy, Arava Power form joint venture to develop 260-MW solar project
OCI Energy and Arava Power have entered into their second agreement — forming a joint venture to develop Project SunRoper, a 260-MWAC…
SolarBank and Viridi partner on 3-MW community solar + storage project on closed landfill
SolarBank has announced it is partnering with Viridi, producer of fail-safe battery energy storage systems (BESS), on the development of a combined…
Yotta Energy’s new panel-level battery acts as ballast block on commercial rooftop installs
Yotta Energy will unveil its new Yotta Block product at Intersolar North America next week. The next-generation of its SolarLEAF panel-level battery…
Permanent sheep flock leaves Georgia solar project’s land healthier than before SPW visits the Houston Solar Project
The ambitions of the Houston Solar Project predate the existence of Silicon Ranch, the Southeast solar developer responsible for bringing the 68-MW…
Community solar installations increased by 35% in 2024
The United States community solar market installed a record-breaking 1.7 GWDC of capacity in 2024, a 35% increase from 2023, according to…
NEMA publishes standard for EV owners to export power back to grid
On February 19, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) announced the publication of its Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) Power Export Permitting…
Affordable Solar breaks ground on New Mexico’s first community solar project
Affordable Solar announced the groundbreaking and construction of New Mexico’s first-ever community solar project, marking a significant milestone in the state’s transition…
Amazon signs PPA for full capacity of 100-MW Mississippi solar project
EDP Renewables North America has launched its Ragsdale Solar Park in Madison Country, Mississippi. The 100 MW project, which became operational in…
GAF Energy launches more powerful Timberline Solar shingle
Three years after first unveiling a nailable solar shingle to the market, GAF Energy today launches its second evolution of the Timberline…
US players in quantum dot technology, perovskites join to advance solar designs
UbiQD, a player in quantum dot technology and manufacturing from New Mexico, announced it will acquire perovskites startup BlueDot Photonics. The deal…
Apple TV+’s Severance headquarters powered by longest PV skylight in the U.S.
The stark, brutalist building that Mark S. enters every day to transition to work as his “Innie” on Apple TV+’s hit show…
FREYR rebrands as T1 Energy
FREYR Battery announced it will rebrand as T1 Energy. The former Norwegian company focused on lithium battery development is now an American…
Scanifly aerial imaging integrates with Unirac U-Builder design platform
Scanifly, a PV design and field operations software provider, has integrated with Unirac, a North American producer of solar mounting and racking…
Commerce updates its preliminary tariff amounts in solar AD/CVD investigation
Although final determinations in the antidumping/countervailing duties (AD/CVD) investigation related to silicon solar cells and panels from Southeast Asia are not expected…
Sunnova cuts 15% of workforce to ‘focus on capital efficiency’
Solar services company Sunnova Energy announced it would cut 300 jobs to reduce costs and streamline its operations. The 300 layoffs are…
Application period begins for Solar Power World’s 2025 Top Solar Contractors contest
The application period for the 14th edition of Solar Power World’s annual Top Solar Contractors List begins today. Any solar PV developer,…
Iowa legislature advances community solar bill
On February 11, HSB 81, which would establish a new community solar program in Iowa, passed out of the House Commerce Committee…
Missouri Republicans introduce community solar pilot program legislation
Missouri Rep. Ben Keathley, R-Chesterfield, and Sen. Curtis Trent, R-Springfield, have both announced the introduction of legislation establishing a three-year community solar pilot program…
Trina’s 2,000-V solar panel granted UL 61730 certification
Trinasolar announced that UL Solutions has granted Trina’s Vertex N 2,000-V solar panel UL 61730 certification. UL 61730 is the updated version…
Invenergy completes 300-MW Texas solar array for two major automakers
Invenergy announced that commercial operations has commenced at the 300-MW Delilah I Solar Energy Center in Lamar and Red River Counties, Texas….
Grid-scale ESS Smartstack from Fluence maxes at 7.5 MWh energy density
The Smartstack energy storage platform from Fluence Energy is now commercially available for grid-scale applications. Deliveries of the AC-based system are scheduled…
NEXT Energy Technologies produces 5-ft tall transparent solar window
Organic photovoltaic (OPV) technology pioneer NEXT Energy Technologies has upgraded its pilot manufacturing line in California to produce 40 x 60-in. laminated…
ACCURE’s AI software deployed on four Texas energy storage projects
Battery safety and performance software provider ACCURE Battery Intelligence will deploy its AI predictive analytics platform to optimize four Texas energy storage…
LONGi, Jinko, Waaree named in latest solar panel patent infringement complaints
Two new patent infringement complaints have been filed in Texas district courts related to solar panel patents. LONGi first filed against JinkoSolar…
Origami Solar steel panel frames now in production in Arkansas
Origami Solar has begun making steel solar panel frames in the United States after commissioning its first automated line at Priefert Steel’s…
Brooklyn Solar Canopy launches three new mounting system designs
Brooklyn Solar Canopy is launching three new solar panel mounting systems: Post-Truss, Cantilever and Wood-Post. “This expansion of our product line is…
Solar Spotlight: Why solar carports make sense for schools
While there is greater oversight for installing solar projects on school grounds, M Bar C Construction has found success in this segment…
17 solar, storage projects to be sited on former coal mines in the Appalachians
The Nature Conservancy and the Cumberland Forest Limited Partnership have announced new agreements with Sun Tribe Development and ENGIE to develop 14…
Tigo Energy enhances Predict+ platform for utility analytics
Tigo Energy has announced enhancements to the Predict+ platform that gives utilities insight into grid demand, renewable generation, and energy market dynamics….
VDE unveils Hail Risk Atlas to help solar developers forecast economic risk related to hail loss
Catastrophic risk advisor VDE Americas today launched its VDE Hail Risk Atlas. Designed to forecast the economic risk of solar assets due…
These are the countries the US imported solar panels from in 2024
The solar panel manufacturing industry is growing in the United States, but demand is still outpacing the current domestic supply. If every…
Solar problems solved: tough roofs, bad weather, remote projects
Solar installers face an almost uncountable number of challenges. Beyond external factors that have given the solar market its well worn “solar…
The future (and present) is still solar: Forecast for a brighter 2025
There’s no getting around it, 2024 was a challenging year for the solar industry and many installers. Anecdotal evidence shows that mentions…
Trump imposes tariffs on steel, aluminum imports
President Donald Trump set 25% trade tariffs for aluminum and steel imports from most countries on Monday. Steel and aluminum are the…
Residential solar panel recycling drop-off locations set up in North Carolina
SolarPanelRecycling.com (SPR) announced it will work with national trade association Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on a drop-off program for end-of-life residential…
Net-metering changes are sweeping the country. Here’s how solar companies can prepare
Net-metering policies are shifting across the country, and solar installation companies have a right to be concerned. California’s NEM 3.0 slashed export…
EDP Renewables wraps up 400-MW solar portfolio for Microsoft
EDP Renewables North America announced that it has delivered on three new utility-scale solar projects totaling 400 MW. Microsoft has agreed to…
Two lithium battery makers pull plug on American manufacturing plans
Two companies attempting to set up gigawatt-scale lithium battery factories have canceled their plans for American manufacturing. KORE Power confirmed to local…
Catalyst Power tapped to build 650-kW solar portfolio for Massachusetts storage company
Catalyst Power Holdings is partnering with Sunny Side Storage to develop a 650-kW portfolio of rooftop and ground-mount solar systems at their…
Solar accounts for 81.5% of new electricity sources added to US grid in 2024
Renewable energy sources accounted for more than 90% of new electrical generating capacity added in the United States in 2024 — solar…
Enel North America completes 202-MW solar + storage project in Texas
Enel North America, a clean energy, has started operations at the Estonian solar + storage plant in Delta County, Texas. The 202-MW…
Enphase VPP programs now available in Puerto Rico and Colorado
Enphase Energy announced today that it is expanding its support for virtual power plants (VPPs) in Puerto Rico and Colorado powered by…
Flip Energy launches VPP platform in Puerto Rico
VPP software provider Flip Energy announced the launch of its cutting-edge VPP platform in Puerto Rico. The launch, a partnership between Flip…
Former Borrego execs start new solar EPC Aquila Energy
Aquila Energy, an EPC founded by a team of industry veterans, is officially launching to a fast-growing solar and battery energy storage…
TMEIC begins manufacturing utility-scale solar inverters in Texas
TMEIC Corporation Americas has announced its PV inverter manufacturing facility in Waller County, Texas, has commenced production. The 144,000-ft2 Westport facility began…
EDPR powers on 3.4-MW Maine community solar project
EDPR NA Distributed Generation completed and energized the 3.4-MWAC Bristol I community solar project in Bristol, Maine. This continues EDPR NA DG’s…
First Solar to distribute solar panels to DG market through Guided Path Solar
Guided Path Solar, a solar product distributor based in Texas and serving the distributed generation (DG) market, will soon have First Solar…
Minnesota awards first multi-megawatt solar projects under LMI community solar program
Enterprise Energy announced that the Minnesota Department of Commerce has awarded the developer capacity for two community solar projects totaling 11 MWDC…