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SunModo rooftop solar mounts achieve UL 3741 certification
SunModo, a U.S. solar racking manufacturer, has completed the UL 3741 listing process for both its NanoRack and SMR Roof Mount systems….
Enphase, Empowered by Light donate solar generators to LA fire relief efforts
Renewable energy-focused nonprofit Empowered by Light and global energy management technology company, Enphase Energy have partnered to provide solar generators to communities…
17 attorneys general ask Congress to protect the IRA
A coalition of 17 attorneys general led by Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell sent a letter urging Congressional leaders to safeguard…
Smart Roofs Solar installs rooftop array for Connecticut printing company
The Connecticut Green Bank announced the closing of Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing for a solar photovoltaic system at Hitchcock…
K2 Quote solar racking design program integrated with Aurora
K2 Systems, a solar mounting system solutions provider, has integrated K2 Quote directly the Aurora platform. This will let users design their…
New DOE roadmap calls for detailed interconnection queue data in every state
The U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange (i2X) released a new roadmap that can lead to shorter timelines and better…
Developer asked to pay $26 million interconnection charge for 1-MW solar landfill project
Solar project developer Verogy released information today that a planned 975-kW solar project on a former landfill in Windham, Connecticut, has been…
DSPTCH field service management software releases IRA Field Guide
DSPTCH announced the release of the DSPTCH Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Field Guide. This indispensable resource offers over 100 pages of in-depth…
Energy software provider Peloton expands into renewable energy land management
Energy software provider Peloton has announced its expansion into the renewable energy space. Peloton’s new initiative addresses the complexities of land agreement…
American-made solar wafers given more weight in latest domestic content bonus guidance
The U.S. Dept. of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have released additional guidance on the Inflation Reduction Act’s domestic content…
RISE Renewable Energy takes over out-of-warranty claims for some SMA inverters
To better support customers and ensure optimal performance of renewable energy systems, SMA America has announced a change to its out-of-warranty claims…
The policy, federal actions and judicial decisions shaping solar in 2025
Energy policy is becoming more complex, contentious and perhaps fleeting as grid operators look for long-term certainty in their ability to serve…
Latest sonnen VPP offers solar panels and batteries to Texans with no upfront cost
SOLRITE Energy and sonnen are launching a new virtual power plant (VPP) power purchase agreement in the ERCOT market in Texas. Under…
5 solar companies included in latest batch of banned entities under UFLPA
The Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) recently added 37 entities to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List, including five…
McLaren Applied Group completes acquisition of solar inverter maker FIMER
Italian solar inverter designer and manufacturer FIMER has officially been acquired by MA Solar Italy Limited, affiliated with the McLaren Applied Group….
Gov. Hochul unveils $1 billion proposal to combat climate crisis in New York
Governor Kathy Hochul has announced plans to invest more than $1 billion to address the climate crisis and achieve a more sustainable…
Leeward Renewable Energy announces over 700 MW of Oklahoma solar for Google
Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) has announced over 700 MWAC of renewable energy projects in Oklahoma that are supported in part by long-term…
kWh Analytics wins cash prize to develop tax credit insurance for DG solar projects
kWh Analytics announced it has been awarded $500,000 from InnSure’s Insurance Innovation Prize supported by the New York State Energy Research and…
ITC terminates Sec. 337 investigation between Shoals and Voltage, finding no fault
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has decided to terminate the Sec. 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 investigation between Shoals…
Green Lantern Solar turns gravel pit into 500-kW solar project
Renewable energy developer Green Lantern Solar completed construction of the Brighton Solar Project in Brighton, Vermont, and has sold the array to…
SOLV Energy acquires installation subcontractor SDI Services
Utility-scale solar engineering, procurement and construction firm SOLV Energy announced it has acquired Sacramento Drilling Inc. (SDI Services). SDI Services has worked…
Sunnova has built solar on more than 100,000 new homes
Sunnova Energy International‘s New Homes Business Division has installed more than 1 million solar panels on over 100,000 new-build residential single-family rooftops…
Nextracker and UC Berkeley create solar energy research facility
Nextracker and the University of California Berkeley Engineering (UC Berkeley) formed a partnership aimed at advancing solar power plant technology to meet…
Sunder Energy to offer Savant smart electrical products
Savant is partnering with energy sales and installation network Sunder Energy to expand access to Savant’s Smart Electrical Panel in the United…
Panel manufacturers offer hail-resistant models for small yet significant US region
In the constant race to do more with less, solar panels in the utility-scale space have been getting more powerful but also…
Climate Access Fund completes 808-kW solar project for low-income Baltimore residents
In a ribbon-cutting ceremony held in East Baltimore on January 13, the Climate Access Fund (CAF) and its partners flipped the switch…
Ipsun Solar now offering 0% solar loans for underserved Virginians
Ipsun Solar announced it is partnering with Montgomery County Green Bank on its innovative consumer solar funding program with OneEthos. The program…
2-MW rooftop solar project coming to bilingual elementary school in Florida
Renaissance Arts and Education (RAE), Tampa Bay Solar and Regenerative Shift will collaborate on a 2-MW rooftop solar project at ¡HOLA! Elementary,…
ABB acquires energy management platform Lumin
ABB has acquired Lumin, a U.S.-based responsive energy management systems company, to expand ABB’s home energy management capabilities in the North American…
Floating solar project overlooks skiing capital of Utah
The first floating solar project built in Utah is located on a reservoir atop a mountain at an elevation of 7,000 ft….
Sol-Ark now integrating Energy Toolbase hardware in batteries, inverters
Energy Toolbase and Sol-Ark have partnered to provide an all-encompassing commercial energy storage system. This collaboration offers small C&I solar and storage…
Hylio’s new drone can clean solar panels, treat weeds on project sites
Maintaining a solar farm that spans acres can require an entire fleet of personnel deployed to remove weeds and clean the panels….
Microinverters make their mark in commercial solar sector
While microinverters have a clear place in the residential solar ecosystem, commercial projects are usually synonymous with string inverters. But microinverter manufacturers…
Artemis solar software partners with GoodLeap for instant financing
Artemis by Monalee is introducing GoodLeap lease financing for fast-growing solar companies. Currently active across 12 states, consumers can easily select the…
Energy storage safety and growth outlook in 2025
The energy storage industry’s trajectory in recent years has been nothing short of remarkable, driven by increased customer recognition of these assets’…
Scale Microgrids acquired by investment firm
EQT announced that EQT Transition Infrastructure has agreed to acquire Scale Microgrids, a developer, acquirer, owner and operator of microgrids and distributed…
Solis inverters now listed on Hawaiian Electric’s Qualified Equipment List
Solis announced that its residential high-voltage hybrid inverters (3.8 to 11.4 kW) and commercial power class inverters (25 to 60 kW) are…
The growing role of low-code application solutions in solar
As the solar industry scales, it faces several challenges, including complexity in project management, slow innovation cycles due to traditional software dev…
UGE begins commercial operation of 16-MW multi-state solar portfolio
UGE announced that it has reached commercial operation (COD) on six new solar projects totaling 16 MW. The projects include UGE’s first…
2025 solar, storage and electrification predictions Solar veteran Barry Cinnamon shares with SPW his take on the industry.
My crystal ball is unusually cloudy going into 2025. Although perceived demand for solar, storage and electrification is at an all-time high,…
Bechtel begins construction of 226-MW Escape Solar project in Nevada
Construction is now underway in Lincoln County, Nevada, where Bechtel has been selected by Estuary Power to design and construct a new…
Battery anode material AD/CVD worries energy storage and EV market
A new antidumping/countervailing duties (AD/CVD) investigation could affect domestic manufacturing and deployment of lithium-ion energy storage and EV batteries in the United…
Major residential inverter manufacturers weather industry headwinds 2025 Trends in Solar
The recent residential solar industry downturn in the United States and Europe has required some inverter manufacturers to close down operations and…
Treasury posts final rules for new technology-neutral clean energy tax credits
On January 7, the Dept. of the Treasury and the IRS released final rules for the Clean Electricity Investment and Production Tax…
Millions of federal acres to soon open to solar construction out west 2025 Trends in Solar
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has expanded the scope of potential solar development on federal lands, opening several more western states…
Invenergy wraps up 150-MW solar project for Meta
Invenergy announced that its Hardin II Solar Energy Center has commenced commercial operations. Located in Hardin County, Ohio, Hardin II Solar will…
RoboForce to debut labor-assisting robot at Intersolar 2025
Robotic labor startup RoboForce announced it has raised $10 million early stage funding and will debut its technology at the Intersolar conference…
Solar Power World’s 2025 solar + storage trends
The United States solar + storage industry is experiencing growth and innovation in some segments but stagnation in others as it enters…
How Solar Energy Services Cut Project Timelines By 80%+ With Scanifly
Solar Energy Services (SES) was founded in 2006 with the goal of delivering high-quality solar systems to customers. Company leaders also want…
The 10 brightest state solar policy wins of 2024
In our previous post, we identified 5 solar policy wins that brightened our 2024. And while these national milestones are worth celebrating,…