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Bridge Renewable Energy and WATTMORE collaborate on Nebraska energy storage project
By | October 24, 2024 Eos Bridge Renewable Energy, a subsidiary of Bridge Investment Group Holdings, and WATTMORE, an energy storage energy…
Guest column: Is the commercial solar gold rush upon us? How financiers and installers can team up to win.
Earlier this year, the United States surpassed five million solar installations in the country. That may seem like a huge number, especially…
Treasury releases final rules for 45X domestic manufacturing tax credits
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS released final rules for the Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit (Section 45X of the Internal Revenue…
Recurrent Energy Puts Texas Solar Project into Operation
Ismael Guerrero Recurrent Energy’s 134 MW Liberty Solar project, located near Houston, has reached commercial operation. Customers for the project include Autodesk,…
Enfinity Closes Financing to Acquire 608 MW of Solar
Carlos Domenech Enfinity Global has closed a $97 million structured credit facility with Nomura for a 608 MW portfolio of solar assets…
Pine Gate Nets Equity Position to Support 780 MW Portfolio
Meghan Comiskey Pine Gate Renewables has closed on a $288 million preferred equity investment with funds affiliated with Blackstone Credit & Insurance. …
Collaboration to Fund $1.5B of U.S. Residential Solar+Storage
Matt Dawson GoodLeap has entered into an equity partnership with Tactical Infrastructure Partners (TIP) to acquire $1.5 billion of residential solar and…
Solis inverters now UL9540-listed with Pytes batteries
Solis USA recently announced the UL9540 listing of the S6 Hybrid Energy Storage Inverter with a new battery partner, Pytes. UL 9540…
Aspen Power completes 8.5-MW community solar portfolio in Maine
Aspen Power held ceremonies this week to celebrate the completion of two community solar sites in Corinth and Prospect, Maine, which together…
Solar has been largest source of new U.S. generating capacity for past 12 months
A review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data newly released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reveals that the mix…
More TOPCon patent infringement complaints filed in the United States
On Oct. 8, Trina Solar filed a patent infringement complaint against Canadian Solar in the U.S. District Court for the District of…
Generac tapped to provide microgrid backup power for California water utilities
Generac Holdings announced it has been selected to enter into negotiations by the Department of Energy (DOE) to receive an award for…
Solar wafer manufacturing qualifies for 25% CHIPS ITC
In addition to qualifying for various credits established in the Inflation Reduction Act, silicon ingot and wafer manufacturing operations for the solar…
How Operations Impact Solar Sales Commissions
Takeaway: System design adjustments result in re-sizing, revisions, or change orders, all of which can reduce commissions. Process inefficiencies lead to project…
Why Is There Friction Between Solar Sales Reps And Lease Providers?
Takeaway: Contractors and lease providers are often skeptical of one another as Contractors decry what they believe to be arbitrary delays or…
Kentucky women’s shelter expands ground-mount solar portfolio
The Buckhorn Children and Family Services – Rogers Cottage Recovery House, a 12-bedroom inpatient rehabilitation facility for adult women in Perry County,…
Don’t Get Forced into Buying the Wrong Drone
Takeaway: If your software provider forces you to buy a specific drone, you could end up overpaying, not getting the features that…
Beyond hardware: Software and service define the next era of solar
We frequently hear the refrain that ‘the solar industry is growing rapidly.’ What this means in real terms is that installers are…
Treasury Releases Final Rules Backing U.S. Solar Manufacturing
Janet Yellen The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS have released final rules for the Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit, also…
Swift Current Wraps Up Funding for Mississippi Solar Project
Eric Lammers Swift Current Energy has closed tax equity financing with PNC Bank for its 138 MW Harvest Gold Solar project, located…
Google Signs PPA with ENGIE for Texas Solar Project
(Source: ENGIE) ENGIE North America has signed a PPA with Google to supply 90 MW from its Chillingham solar project in Bell…
NJBPU Launches State-Led Dual-Use Agrivoltaics Pilot Program
Christine Guhl-Sadovy The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has approved rules for and launched the Dual-Use Agrivoltaics Pilot Program, which…
AES Andes Begins Commercial Operation of Andes Solar IV
Javier Dib AES Andes has commenced commercial operation of Andes Solar IV, a solar installation located 230 kilometers east of Antofagasta, in…
FTC Solar to Supply Projects for Sandhills Energy
Yann Brandt FTC Solar has inked a deal to supply Sandhills Energy with 1P Pioneer trackers for 1 GW of projects over…
Sunrun Builds, Operates New York Residential VPP in Partnership with Utility
Mary Powell Sunrun and Orange and Rockland Utilities (O&R) have activated what the companies call New York’s largest residential virtual power plant,…
CleanCapital Collaborates with EDF Renewables on Community Solar
CleanCapital has added a 6.4 MW solar project, Warrior, to its portfolio, located at WM’s closed Mohawk Valley Sanitary Landfill in Frankfort,…
Qcells Sells Southern Wisconsin Solar Project
Qcells has sold the Ursa Solar Project, formerly named Langdon Mills Solar, to We Energies, Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPS) and Madison…
LPO announces $861 million loan guarantee for Puerto Rico solar + storage portfolio
As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through its Loan Programs Office (LPO),…
Ameresco to Install Thin Film PV Solution for London Stadium
Ameresco has been awarded a contract to implement a thin film PV solution atop the London Stadium. The £3.5 million contract includes…
Canadian Solar Comments on Trina Solar Patent Infringement Complaint
Canadian Solar has issued a comment concerning the ongoing Trina Solar patent infringement suit. In it, the company says that Trina Solar…
Republic Business Credit Funds Southern Solar Growth
Texas-based solar panel installation company Southern Solar has sought a long-term funding partnership with Republic Business Credit. The terms of the $3…
New Energy Equity Completes Minnesota Public Storage Solar Projects
New Energy Equity has completed 14 Public Storage solar projects across Minnesota, marking a step forward in Public Storage’s commitment to installing…
Utility Completes West Virginia Solar Site
Mon Power and Potomac Edison have completed their second utility-scale solar site in West Virginia, with 14,000 solar panels producing 5.5 MW…
875 MW Orion Solar Projects Commence Commercial Operation
SB Energy Global’s Orion I, Orion II and Orion III solar projects (Orion Solar Belt), located in Milam County, Texas, have reached…
DOE Awards $2B to Expand Transmission, Protect the Grid Against Weather
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $2 billion for 38 projects aimed at protecting the U.S. power grid against growing threats…
New York State Achieves Solar Milestone a Year Early
Six GW of distributed solar have been installed across New York, says the state’s governor, Kathy Hochul, achieving the State’s Climate Leadership…
SparkCognition changes name to Avathon
By | October 17, 2024 Avathon, the AI-driven company formerly known as SparkCognition, has unveiled a new AI platform that should improve…
Solar Liberty installs 600-kW solar portfolio for New York school district
By | October 17, 2024 Leadership from the New York Power Authority (NYPA) and Red Hook Central School District joined together at…
States refine multi-family solar incentives in Q3 2024 This and other trending solar policy topics from the latest NC Clean Tech report.
By | October 17, 2024 A multi-family solar install by Enterprise Electric. The NC Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) released its Q3…
EDPR NA completes two community solar projects in upstate New York
By | October 17, 2024 EDPR NA Distributed Generation has announced the completion of the Morgan East and Morgan West community solar…
Everybody Solar installs 72-kW solar project for Nashville science center
By | October 17, 2024 Everybody Solar has announced the completion of its largest solar installation at Adventure Science Center, a not-for-profit…
14 Public Storage properties in Minnesota get solarized
By | October 17, 2024 New Energy Equity has completed 14 solar project in Minnesota for Public Storage. Public Storage has committed…
New York reaches 6-GW solar deployment goal early
By | October 17, 2024 New York has reached 6 GW of distributed solar built in the state, marking an early achievement…
Primergy Secures Additional $350M for Ash Creek Solar Project
Primergy Solar has closed commitments for $350 million in tax equity financing for the 408 MW Ash Creek Solar project in Hill…
Greening to Construct Indiana Solar Plant
Greening has been awarded the construction of a 60 MW PV power generation plant that is expected to supply renewable energy to…
Aspen Power Completes Two Maine Solar Projects
Aspen Power has completed two community solar sites in Corinth and Prospect, Maine, which together deliver 8.5 MW of capacity. The projects…
Lightsource bp Indiana Solar Project Goes Online
(Source: Lightsource bp) Lightsource bp’s 188 MW Honeysuckle solar project in St. Joseph County, Ind., has entered commercial operation. “With our project…
EDPR NA Distributed Generation Completes New York Community Solar Projects
Joao Barreto EDPR NA Distributed Generation (EDPR NA DG), the distributed generation business unit of EDP Renewables North America, has completed the…
ARCO/Murray to Build North Carolina Solar Manufacturing Hub
(Source: ARCO/Murray) ARCO/Murray has been selected to lead the design and construction of Boviet Solar’s 1.1 million square-foot solar module and solar…
NYPA Completes Rooftop Installation for Red Hook Central School District
(Source: New York Power Authority) Leadership from the New York Power Authority (NYPA) and Red Hook Central School District joined together at…