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Enphase portable IQ battery now available for pre-order
By | November 21, 2024 The Enphase portable battery with accessories sold separately. Enphase Energy has announced the availability of its new…
Public Power NY pushes leaders for 15 GW of new renewable energy
By | November 21, 2024 Over 200 New Yorkers called on Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to…
GameChange Solar releases software for designing tracker projects on uneven land
By | November 21, 2024 Solar structures manufacturer GameChange Solar is releasing TopoSmart+, a project analysis tool designed to minimize topography costs…
National Grid Renewables Signs PPA with IMEA
Blake Nixon National Grid Renewables has executed a PPA with the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency (IMEA) for its Bee Hollow Solar Project,…
Southern Power to Further Expand Millers Branch Solar Facility in Texas
(Courtesy of Southern Power) Southern Power is intending to expand its 29th solar project, the Millers Branch Solar Facility in Haskell County,…
Arevon Announces Commercial Operations at Vikings Solar+Storage Project
Kevin Smith Arevon Energy has begun operations at its Vikings Solar+Storage Project in Imperial County, Calif., near Holtville. The $529 million project…
RWE, Peabody Partner to Develop Renewable Projects on Repurposed Mine Lands
Andrew Flanagan RWE and Peabody are partnering on developing renewable energy projects by repurposing reclaimed land previously used for mining. RWE is…
Pivot Energy Secures $450M in Financing of Distributed Generation Portfolios
Bret Labadie Pivot Energy has secured a $450 million debt warehouse facility, led by First Citizens Bank, which includes new strategic partner…
Altus Power Acquires Maryland Community Solar Project from Chaberton Energy
Abhi Parmar Altus Power has acquired a 3.4 MW Maryland solar project from Chaberton Energy, which Altus Power will complete development of…
Silfab Solar Raises $100M to Scale Domestic Cell Manufacturing Facility
Paolo Maccario Silfab Solar has closed on $100 million of new financing to scale its solar cell manufacturing plant in Fort Mills,…
Boston, Cambridge Institutions Collaborate to Invest in Renewable Power
Ken Young Higher education institutions, healthcare systems and a group of public and nonprofit organizations in Greater Boston and the North Shore…
Renewable America Obtains Conditional Use Permit for Ranch Sereno Project
Ranch Sereno Clean Power Project land parcel (Source: PR Newswire) After a two-year permitting process, Contra Costa County has granted the Ranch…
MN8 Energy Completes Solar Project for Brown University
Dry Bridge Solar (Photo: Business Wire) MN8 Energy has completed the 40 MW Dry Bridge Solar facility, which the company says is…
PVHardware supplies Pennsylvania solar project with American-made trackers
By | November 20, 2024 PVHardware USA (PVH), a global solar tracker manufacturer with facilities in Houston, is supplying its AxoneDuo Infinity…
Brightcore Energy and Luminace partner on 6.6-MW New Jersey solar portfolio
By | November 20, 2024 Brightcore Energy and Luminace jointly announced a new 6.6-MW community solar project portfolio to be installed on…
Kinematics acquiring global solar tracker controller manufacturer P4Q
By | November 20, 2024 Kinematics, a motion control manufacturer, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire P4Q, a company specializing in…
Canadian Solar subsidiary to manufacture utility-scale BESS in Kentucky
By | November 20, 2024 SolBank 3.0 from e-STORAGE Canadian Solar subsidiary e-STORAGE announced this week its intentions to open a 3-GWh…
AMPYR Energy USA signs on for 195 MW of Southeast solar + storage
By | November 20, 2024 AMPYR Energy USA has announced the signing of long-term power purchase agreements for two projects totaling 195…
Connecticut town celebrates new 809-kW landfill solar project
By | November 20, 2024 Leaders from Middletown, Connecticut, and clean energy stakeholders gathered on November 19 to celebrate the completion of…
Renewable Properties wraps up 3.5-MW community solar project in New York
By | November 20, 2024 Renewable Properties announced it has completed the 3.5-MWDC Clemons Road community solar project in the Village of…
Castillo Engineering, Recon Corp Illinois community solar portfolio expected online in 2025
By | November 20, 2024 Castillo Engineering was selected by Recon Corporation to provide design and engineering services on two new community…
Congress begins process to block 45X advanced manufacturing tax credit
By | November 20, 2024 Just a few weeks after elections in the United States, two new congressmen have attached their names…
New name ready to make HJT solar panels in Virginia
Most of the new solar panel manufacturing outfits starting in the United States have been multinational operations with years of production experience….
APS Secures Large Renewables Supply
(Source: APS) Arizona Public Service (APS) has signed agreements in what it calls the company’s largest-ever planned addition of new power sources. …
Castillo Engineering, Recon Corporation Partner on Illinois Community Solar Projects
(Source: Castillo Engineering) Castillo Engineering has been selected by Recon Corporation to provide design and engineering services on two new community solar…
SEIA: US corporations set new solar + storage deployment records
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is reporting that U.S. corporations are commissioning record levels of solar and energy storage, according to…
Largest Solar Project in the Upper Midwest Begins Delivering Energy
Sherco Solar (Source: Xcel Energy) Xcel Energy’s Sherco Solar, which the company says is the Upper Midwest’s largest solar project, has begun…
Developer Secures Project Financing for Shallow Basket Project
Bill Whitlock National Renewable Solutions (NRS) has closed on $145 million in project financing for its Shallow Basket Project, a 140 MW…
Genie Energy Closes on Solar Generation Project Financing
Michael Stein Energy solutions provider Genie Energy has closed on a loan financing for a portfolio of operating solar generation assets. The…
Agilitas Energy Secures Strategic Financing from 1st Source Bank
Ryan Fenstermaker Agilitas Energy has secured both a construction loan and tax equity financing from 1st Source Bank, to be used towards…
Sunnova building solar + storage microgrid for Penobscot Nation in Maine
By | November 19, 2024 The Penobscot Nation selected Sunnova Energy International to deploy a 500-kW battery energy storage system (BESS) for…
Salt River Project and Flatland Storage plan 200-MW BESS in Arizona
By | November 19, 2024 Salt River Project (SRP) and Flatland Storage, a subsidiary of EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) have…
Final IRA direct pay rules allow co-owned solar projects to collect benefits
By | November 19, 2024 Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS released final regulations for the direct pay provisions…
Fronius GEN24 hybrid software upgrade now available
By | November 19, 2024 Fronius USA announced the launch of both Fronius GEN24 Plus and UP.storage, an upgrade that transforms the…
Adapture Renewables completes 14.6-MW Virginia solar project
By | November 19, 2024 Adapture Renewables has announced the completion and commercial operation of Rivanna Solar, a new 14.6-MW solar project…
5 ways AI can boost solar O&M
Matt Brocklehurst, EVP of Product & Technology, Sitetracker Deploy, deploy, deploy. That has been the mantra in solar development, and deploying quickly…
Xcel Energy completes first phase of 710-MW Minnesota solar project
By | November 19, 2024 Xcel Energy is now delivering carbon-free electricity from one of the country’s largest solar projects to customers…
Rivanna Solar Project Begins Commercial Operation in Virginia
Rivanna Solar (Photo: Business Wire) Adapture Renewables has commenced commercial operation of Rivanna Solar, a 14.6 MW project in Charlottesville, Va. This…
Sunnova Awarded Maine Microgrid Project for Penobscot Nation
Michael Grasso Sunnova Energy International has been selected by the Penobscot Nation in Maine to deploy a 0.5 MW battery energy storage…
RIC Energy, Rosemawr Partner on Project Deployment Financing
Jonathan Rappe RIC Development (RIC Energy) and investment firm Rosemawr Management are partnering financially to fund interconnection deposits that aim to help…
Penske Truck Solar-Powers Leasing Facility
Penske Truck Leasing facility with solar panels (Source: PR Newswire) Penske Truck Leasing has installed and activated its first rooftop solar-powered systems,…
SRP, EDP to Provide Arizona with New Energy Storage System
(Source: EDPR NA) Salt River Project (SRP) and Flatland Storage, a subsidiary of EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA), have entered into…
Enphase Energy Starts Shipping Domestically Produced IQ Battery 5Ps
IQ Battery 5P (Source: Enphase Energy) Enphase Energy has begun shipping the company’s IQ Battery 5Ps, produced in the United States, that…
Complete Solar Signs Installation Agreement with Sunder Energy
Cole Farmer Blue Raven Solar, a division of Complete Solar (CSLR), has signed an installation sales agreement with national residential solar company…
Massachusetts legislature passes new climate bill that includes siting, permitting reform
By | November 15, 2024 On November 14, the Massachusetts legislature passed S.2967, “An Act promoting a clean energy grid, advancing equity…
Intersolar & Energy Storage North America acquires Midwest Solar Expo
By | November 15, 2024 Intersolar & Energy Storage North America (IESNA) announced the acquisition of Midwest Solar Expo (MWSE). The acquisition…
Maryland to soon require contractor applications for new Solar Access Program
By | November 15, 2024 As the Maryland Energy Administration prepares to debut the new Maryland Solar Access Program for Fiscal Year…
Ameresco, UCI Health Collaborate on All-Electric Hospital Campus
Rendering of the solar photovoltaic (PV) arrays atop new parking structures (Photo: Business Wire) Ameresco has collaborated with the University of California,…
Intersolar Acquires Midwest Solar Expo
(Credit: Angela Marie) Intersolar & Energy Storage North America (IESNA) has acquired the Midwest Solar Expo (MWSE). Jake Rozmaryn, former Midwest Solar…
Floating Solar Plant Installed at Mortkasee Artificial Lake
(© Ecotec Deutschland GmbH) In a joint project between RWE, the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) and Brandenburg University of…