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City of Utica Launches Community Solar Campaign
Michael P. Galime The City of Utica has launched a community solar initiative, offering its residents the option to possibly reduce their…
Solential Energy Powers Fort Wayne Microgrid
Floating Array (Source: PR Newswire) Solential Energy has activated its Fort Wayne, Ind., microgrid, which was designed, built and installed by the…
Glint Solar Closes Funding Round to Accelerate SaaS Platform Adoption
(Source: Glint Solar) Glint Solar has closed on an $8 million Series A funding round, led by Smedvig Ventures with participation from…
Enlight Signs PPA with APS for 600 MW Snowflake A Project
Adam Pishl Enlight Renewable Energy’s U.S. subsidiary, Clenera, has signed a new PPA with Arizona Public Service (APS) for its Snowflake A…
Pre-CAD software Solesca now integrated into ETB Developer
By | November 6, 2024 Energy Toolbase has announced that Solesca has joined the ETB Developer platform for design services. This partnership…
FREYR buys Trina solar panel factory in Texas for $340 million
By | November 6, 2024 FREYR Battery, a Norwegian developer of battery cells, is getting into solar panel manufacturing after announcing it…
Sungage Financial, BayWa r.e. Enter into Partnership
Michael Gilroy Sungage Financial has entered into a partnership with BayWa r.e. Solar Systems, with the aim of helping to streamline the…
Zeo Energy Acquires Competing Solar Installer
Tim Bridgewater Zeo Energy has completed the acquisition of what the company says is substantially all of the assets of Lumio Holdings,…
Polar Racking to Supply Mounting System for Solar Project
Vishal Lala Polar Racking has contracted to supply the 21 MW quA-ymn Solar Project with its CORE Utility-Scale Ground Mount, a fixed-tilt…
NNTC, BluEarth Reach Financial Close on QuA-ymn Solar with CIB
(Source: Canada Infrastructure Bank) The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB), Nlaka’pamux Nation Tribal Council (NNTC) and BluEarth Renewables have achieved financial close on…
Energy Toolbase Partners with Solesca for C&I, Community-Scale Projects
(Credit: SavidgeMichael) Solesca has joined the Energy Toolbase ETB Developer platform for solar design services, offering design solutions for C&I and community-scale…
FREYR Battery Acquires Trina Solar’s U.S. Manufacturing Assets
(Credit: davidgsteadman) FREYR Battery has entered into an agreement to acquire the U.S. solar manufacturing assets of Trina Solar. The transaction is…
Guest column: DERs should be managed like mini power plants
By | November 5, 2024 Big, centralized power plants like a 500-MW combined cycle natural gas plant are large enough that they…
SolarEdge completes sale of $40 million in 45X manufacturing tax credits
By | November 5, 2024 SolarEdge Technologies announced it closed its first transaction for the sale of IRA Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing…
SolarBank Developing Nova Scotia Community Solar Project
(Credit: Rob Stoeltje) SolarBank Corp. is planning to develop a 3.1 MW ground-mount solar power project, known as the West Petpeswick project,…
Westbridge Sells Alberta Solar Project to METLEN
Stefano Romanin Westbridge Renewable Energy has closed the sale of its 75% owned, Special Area 2, 332 MW Alberta solar power plant…
SolarEdge Closes First Section 45X Credit Sale
Ronen Faier SolarEdge Technologies has closed its first transaction for the sale of Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credits for approximately…
Solar + storage for extreme weather preparedness
By | November 4, 2024 Hurricane Helene rocked the Southeast, claiming at least 200 lives and causing widespread power outages that left…
How to debunk whole home electrification myths
By | November 4, 2024 Whole home electrification is a big potential opportunity for solar installers. After all, if a home or…
The Solar Policy Scoop: November 2024 A guide to recent legislation and research throughout the country.
By | November 4, 2024 New solar + storage installations backed by the Dept. of Energy’s Loan Programs Office will enhance grid…
Maryland grant program will help minority- and veteran-led businesses go solar
By | November 4, 2024 Namaste Solar The Maryland Energy Administration today announced the opening of the new Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25)…
Canadian manufacturer to make glass for solar panels in United States
By | November 4, 2024 Canadian Premium Sand (CPS), a glass manufacturer setting up in Canada to produce glass for solar panels,…
Pennsylvania Solar Development to Expand 11 GW, Reveals White Paper
Solar farm count in Pennsylvania (Source: LandGte) The latest white paper on solar development in Pennsylvania, released by LandGate, reveals that potential…
CPS Seeks Support for Manitoba Facility, Plans Stateside Manufacturing
(Source: Canadian Premium Sand) Canadian Premium Sand (CPS) has provided an operational update for both its pattern solar glass manufacturing facility in…
SolarCycle’s new Georgia facility can recycle 10 million solar panels annually
By | October 31, 2024 SolarCycle today announced details of the solar panel recycling facility that will be built adjacent to its…
Puerto Rico coalition speaks out to protect solar net metering from oversight board attack
By | November 1, 2024 A coalition of 28 organizations, including U.S. and Puerto Rican nonprofits, solar and battery companies, filed a…
H&M Group Signs VPPA with Lightsource bp for Texas Solar
(Source: H&M Group) H&M Group has signed a VPPA with Lightsource bp for its 125 MW Second Division solar project, currently under…
Rooftop Solar Project Inaugurated at Maryland Retail Center
(Source; PR Newswire) Broad Street Realty has inaugurated a 2.4 MW rooftop solar project at its Cromwell Shopping Center in Glen Burnie,…
Primergy Nabs $225M in Financing for VoF Portfolio
Tim Larrison Primergy Solar has closed on $225 million in project financing for its Valley of Fire (VoF) portfolio. The financing includes…
Avantus Sells Catclaw Solar and Energy Storage Project to DESRI
(Source: Avantus) Avantus has sold its Catclaw Solar and Energy Storage Project to D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI). Located in Buckeye, Ariz.,…
SOLARCYCLE to Add Recycling Facility in Georgia
Suvi Sharma SOLARCYCLE is set to add a 5 GW recycling facility in Cedartown, Ga. The 255,000 square foot facility is slated…
Altus Power Completes Three Maine Community Solar Projects
Altus Power Community Solar project in Maine (Photo: Business Wire) Altus Power has completed three new solar projects in Maine, adding a…
Unique AD/CVD case brings imported solar racking into spotlight
UPDATE: The U.S. International Trade Commission has reversed anti-dumping/countervailing duties issued by the Dept. of Commerce on aluminum extrusion imports from 14 countries….
ITC swiftly overrules Commerce’s aluminum extrusion import duties
By | October 31, 2024 Recently imposed trade duties on aluminum extrusion imports were reversed by the U.S. International Trade Commission Wednesday…
SalesRabbit launches Solar Design tool
By | October 31, 2024 Field sales software SalesRabbit announced the launch of its native Solar Design tool, a new addition to…
HMC Installs Rooftop Solar, Storage at Hanscom Family Housing
Brian Stann Hunt Military Communities (HMC) has advanced its Phase II Solar and Battery Project at Hanscom Air Force Base. The 2.2…
Birch Creek Closes Credit Facility with KKR
Dan Siegel Birch Creek Energy has closed on a $150 million credit facility within KKR’s High-Grade Asset-Based Finance strategy via insurance accounts…
Arizona Public Service Signs 20-Year Tolling Agreements for Solar
Brian Cole Recurrent Energy has signed two new 20-year tolling agreements with Arizona Public Service Company (APS) for the Desert Bloom Storage…
Liberty Solar Reaches Commercial Operation
Ismael Guerrero Recurrent Energy’s Liberty Solar, a 134 MW solar project in Liberty County, Texas, has reached commercial operation. Customers for the…
ENGIE to Supply Meta with Solar from Sypert Branch Project
Sypert Branch solar project (Source: Globe Newswire) ENGIE North America and Meta have completed an environmental attributes purchase agreement (EAPA) for ENGIE…
Crossett Solar Park Enters Commercial Operations
Stacey Kusters Cubico Sustainable Investments has commenced operations at Crossett Solar Park, a 132 MW PV facility located in Ashley County, Ark. …
Brazil’s Largest Floating Solar Plant to Employ 97k Optimizers
Apollo Flutuantes recently demonstrated a model of the future floating solar project site, which will feature Tigo Energy TS4-X-O devices (Graphic: Business…
3.1-MW solar project powers Lehigh University’s sports facilities
By | October 30, 2024 Standard Solar completed a 3.1 MWDC solar project on Lehigh University’s Goodman Campus in Northampton, Pennsylvania. The…
Leeward completes 179-MW Arizona solar project supporting Verizon
By | October 30, 2024 Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) has completed construction and reached commercial operation of its 179-MW White Wing Ranch…
LRE Commences Commercial Operations of White Wing Ranch Solar
White Wing Ranch (Source: LRE) Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) has completed construction and reached commercial operation of its 179 MW White Wing…
Sungrow Supplies 902 MW Brazil Solar Plant
Ada Li Sungrow has supplied the 902 MW Vista Alegre project with its 1+X Modular Inverter solutions. The project, which the company…
Standard Solar, Lehigh University Partner on Campus Solar Array
Eric Partyka Standard Solar has completed a 3.1 MW solar project on Lehigh University’s Goodman Campus in Pennsylvania. Acquired by Standard Solar…
Kent County Solar Projects Break Ground in Delaware
Pictured from left to right: Erica Brinker, Chaberton Energy’s Chief Commercial and Sustainability Officer; Seth Shafer, Pivot Energy’s Director of Project Development;…
Verogy forms solar + storage development partnership with NJR Clean Energy Ventures
By | October 29, 2024 A Verogy solar project. Verogy has announced a partnership with NJR Clean Energy Ventures (CEV), the renewable…
Corning will make solar wafers in Michigan Subsidiary Hemlock to also increase polysilicon production for solar.
By | October 29, 2024 Hemlock Semiconductor and parent company Corning Inc. are taking advantage of tax credits established by the Inflation…