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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…
Volatus Aerospace Completes Drone Solar Farm Inspection
(Source: Volatus Aerospace) Volatus Aerospace has completed a drone solar farm inspection project, spanning 2,250 acres, covering 400 MW of capacity and…
SolarBank to Develop New York Community Solar Project
(Credit: James St. John) SolarBank plans to develop a 7.2 MW ground-mount community solar power project, known as the North Main project,…
QatarEnergy Partners with TotalEnergies on 1.25 GW Solar Project
(Source: QatarEnergy) QatarEnergy has partnered with TotalEnergies on a solar power project as a part of the Gas Growth Integrated Project (GGIP)…
What every commercial lender should know about solar on mortgaged property
As solar panel deployment becomes more prevalent, commercial lenders will increasingly encounter buildings, fields and parking lots covered in photovoltaic systems. When…
Solar Spotlight: Bridging the gap from residential to commercial solar with Sungrow
In this episode of Solar Spotlight, Madeline Acri, Applications Engineer at Sungrow, discusses the company’s history in the United States, the inverters…
Solis residential and C&I inverters certified for use in Puerto Rico
By | October 28, 2024 Solis announced that its S6 Home Hybrid Energy Storage String Inverter and 25-100K 1000V Commercial String Inverters…
Maryland Energy Administration offering new grants for instant solar permitting adoption
By | October 28, 2024 The Maryland Energy Administration has launched the FY25 SolarAPP+ Implementation Grant Program. Streamline Solar for Maryland, a…
Terrasmart, Melink Solar Complete Cincinnati Zoo Carport Project
(Source: PR Newswire) Terrasmart, the renewable energy arm of Gibraltar Industries, and Melink Solar have completed the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden’s…
Solar Alliance Signs Contract for Kentucky Project
Brian Timmons Solar Alliance Energy has signed a contract it says is worth $3.7 million for the design, engineering and installation of…
Solar tracker project supports Vermont college’s renewable energy goals
By | October 25, 2024 A 5-MW solar array providing power to a nearby university was inaugurated Thursday in Middlebury, Vermont. With…
Ameren Missouri Expands Community Solar Program
(Source: Ameren Missouri) Ameren Missouri is moving forward with building a third solar facility to meet growing demand from customers for community…
Syncarpha Capital Completes Sixth Maine Community Solar Project
Belfast Solar I (Source: Syncarpha Capital) Syncarpha Capital’s Belfast Solar I community solar project has received permission to operate. The project is…
DTE Energy Begins Operating Sauk Solar
Matt Paul DTE Energy’s largest solar project, the 150 MW Sauk Solar park, is now operational. Located in central Michigan’s Branch County,…
Arctech Lands 2.3 GW Saudi Solar Project
Signing Ceremony of the 2.3GW PV Project (Source: Arctech) Arctech has inked a supply agreement for its 1P single-axis solar tracking system,…
RUSA, Ameresco Partner on Solar Adoption for Public Utilities
RUSA’s Water Reclamation Facility (Photo: Business Wire) Ameresco has partnered with the Roseburg Urban Sanitary Authority (RUSA), with the aim of bolstering…
Cincinnati Zoo powers up solar parking canopy system
By | October 24, 2024 Melink Solar has completed construction on a solar array at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden in…