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Bechtel to construct 25-MW solar array for Utah copper mine
By | November 14, 2024 Bechtel has been chosen by Rio Tinto to design and construct the Copperton Phase 2 Solar project,…
BLM Releases Final Environmental Analysis for Jove Solar Project
(Credit: Kylie Stewart) The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released the final Environmental Impact Statement for the Jove Solar Project, which…
National Grid Renewables Breaks Ground on Wisconsin Solar Project
Joe Ibrahim National Grid Renewables has announced the start of onsite construction at its 100 MW Apple River Solar Project in Polk…
The responsible solar supply chain How companies can align with the new SEIA 101 standard and stay compliant with forced-labor laws.
Jay Cornmesser, VP of North American Surface Transportation, C.H. Robinson Solar products are among the freight that’s increasingly at risk of being…
Shoals vs. Voltage patent infringement review still ongoing ITC says Voltage can continue delivery of LYNX trunk bus products to U.S. projects in meantime.
By | November 14, 2024 The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) will review its final initial determination made in August concerning a…
Anza expands solar panel procurement platform to track domestic content eligibility
By | November 14, 2024 Procurement platform Anza has expanded its platform capabilities to enable solar panel buyers to find domestic solar…
National Grid Renewables begins building 100-MW Wisconsin solar project
By | November 14, 2024 National Grid Renewables started on-site construction of the 100-MW Apple River Solar Project in Polk County, Wisconsin….
CBP continues to detain Mexican-assembled Maxeon solar panels at U.S. border
By | November 14, 2024 Maxeon Solar Technologies released an update today on its Mexican-assembled solar panels that have been held for…
Anza Expands Module Database for Solar Projects
Mike Hall Anza has expanded its platform capabilities, with the aim of more efficiently enabling developers, IPPs, EPCs and utilities to select…
Maxeon Solar Panels Detained in Mexico
Bill Mulligan Maxeon Solar Technologies says that its solar panels continue to be detained and excluded from being imported to the U.S….
Rio Tinto Beefs Up Solar at Kennecott Mine
Nate Foster Rio Tinto has approved construction of a new 25 MW solar plant at its Kennecott copper operation in Utah, bringing…
NeoVolta Loan Application Approved by DOE Program
Ardes Johnson NeoVolta has completed phase one of its loan application for $250 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Title…
OneEnergy to build 165 MW of new Wisconsin solar power
By | November 12, 2024 OneEnergy Renewables, a Public Benefit Corporation, has entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with We Energies, Wisconsin…
Solar Spotlight: Enough backup energy to power any load in the home
The value of energy resiliency is increasing in the face of stronger weather events and natural disasters, and the electrical grid isn’t…
1.2-GW solar panel assembly facility to open in Puerto Rico
A contract solar panel assembly facility will soon open in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, that will supply the utility-scale market on the island…
EG4 launches new FlexBOSS21 hybrid inverter
By | November 13, 2024 EG4 Electronics has announced the launch of its new FlexBOSS21 hybrid inverter. The FlexBOSS21 delivers up to…
Standard Solar Acquires 25 MW California Project
Mike Streams Standard Solar has acquired the 25 MW Windhub Solar B solar project from Balanced Rock Power (BRP), located in Kern…
DOE Gives kWh Analytics Permission to Continue PV Reliability Research
Jason Kaminsky kWh Analytics is set to continue phase two work on a $2 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy…
Xcel Energy Tests Sunairio Platform in Grid Reliability Pilot Program
Rob Cirincione Climate simulation software platform Sunairio has entered a pilot program with Xcel Energy-Colorado to simulate the electric grid of Public…
RE+ moving to Las Vegas Convention Center from 2026 to 2028 The conference remains at the Venetian for 2025.
By | November 12, 2024 RE+ will be moving to the Las Vegas Convention Center from 2026 to 2028. RE+ is the…
Navisun partners with Queen City Solar on Maryland community solar portfolio
By | November 12, 2024 Navisun, an independent power producer with operations across the United States, and Queen City Solar, a North…
OneEnergy to Construct Solar Projects for Wisconsin Utilities
Eric Udelhofen OneEnergy Renewables has entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with We Energies, Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPS) and Madison Gas…
Idaho Power, Meta Sign PPA for Pleasant Valley Solar 2 Project
Luigi Resta rPlus Energies has finalized a long-term PPA with Idaho Power and Meta for the 125 MW Pleasant Valley Solar 2…
Financiers—not homeowners—qualify for domestic content on residential solar
Contrary to initial interpretations, it is possible for residential solar projects to take advantage of the domestic content bonus credit in the…
Nautilus Solar completes brownfield community solar project in Maine
By | November 12, 2024 Nautilus Solar Energy announced the opening of a 7-MW community solar project located on a remediation site…
Navisun, Queen City Solar Partner on Maryland Community Solar Portfolio
Matt Preskenis Navisun and North Carolina-based developer Queen City Solar have structured a co-development partnership that is advancing 30 MW of community…
FranklinWH, EnergyHub partner on VPP support
By | November 11, 2024 FranklinWH’s residential energy management system is now integrated into EnergyHub’s Edge distributed energy resource management system (DERMS)…
ComEd Hosting Capacity Map for Solar Developers to Update Monthly
Mark Baranek Due to what it says is rising interest in community and rooftop solar in its northern Illinois region, ComEd has…
Enphase Energy Unveils AI-Powered DIY Permitting Feature for Solargraf
Jayant Somani Enphase Energy has released a do-it-yourself (DIY) permit plan feature on Solargraf, its cloud-based design, proposal and permitting software platform…
Arctech Ships SkyLine II Tracking System for 320 MW Solar Project
The first batch of SkyLine II shipped to Uzbekistan (Source: PR Newswire) Arctech has begun shipping its P single-axis solar tracking system…
CEVA Logistics, TotalEnergies Inaugurate Solar Panel Installation
(Source: CEVA Logistics) CEVA Logistics and TotalEnergies have inaugurated a 28.5 MW solar shading power plant composed of 58,000 panels, installed at…
Georgia Power BESS Reaches Commercial Operation
The Mossy Branch Battery Energy Storage System (Source: PR Newswire) Georgia Power’s first grid-connected battery energy storage system (BESS), the 65 MW…
Zeo Energy completes acquisition of residential solar company Lumio
By | November 7, 2024 Zeo Energy, a Florida-based provider of residential solar and energy efficiency solutions, today announced that it has…
AEROCOMPACT debuts solar mounts for trapezoidal metal roofs
By | November 7, 2024 PV mounting system specialist AEROCOMPACT is expanding its COMPACTMETAL TL product line with the new TLE25 and…
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…