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EnFin Closes Inaugural $253 Million ABS Transaction
Alex Kaplan EnFin by Qcells, Qcells’ residential solar financing platform, has completed its first asset-backed securities (ABS) transaction, totaling $252.8 million. The…
EnergyPal Selected as Authorized Online Dealer for EcoFlow
Ian Hilborn EnergyPal and EcoFlow are partnering to offer EcoFlow energy products on EnergyPal’s solar shopping platform across the U.S. and Canada. …
Cleanleaf Energy Contracts for Utility-Scale Projects in Georgia, Pennsylvania
Mikael Backman Cleanleaf Energy has contracted to provide O&M services for utility-scale projects totaling 350 MW in Georgia and Pennsylvania. The company’s…
Jones Power Chooses Babcock & Wilcox for Pennsylvania Solar
(Credit: Jones Power) Jones Power has been selected by Babcock & Wilcox Solar Energy (B&W) to execute the civil construction scope on…
LandGate Publishes West Virginia Solar Development Study
Yoann Hispa LandGate has published a study on the state of solar development in West Virginia, with a look at both potential…
Minnesota advances legislation to improve large-scale solar + storage permitting
An essential package of permitting reform provisions that just passed the Minnesota Legislature — now on its way to be signed into…
Solar was almost 100% of new electrical capacity added in the US in March
A review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reveals that solar provided…
US will soon have access to JinkoSolar’s new 2,000-volt solar panel
JinkoSolar announced that its 2,000-V EAGLE Modules were the first in the world to be qualified as UL listed products for UL…
Opposing interest groups agree on one thing: California’s community solar market is wrecked Still, the unlikely coalition holds out hope for a winning community solar decision.
The debate over rooftop solar through NEM 3.0 in California placed the solar industry at odds with consumer groups and unions, but…
Contractor’s Corner: Radiance Solar Nationwide DG installer prioritizes data analytics and quality control.
The solar industry often talks about ways to cut the soft costs of running a business — the behind-the-scenes project management software,…
Connecticut Green Bank now offering free technical solar + storage help to multifamily housing owners
To help owners and residents of affordable multifamily housing in Connecticut have easier access to the benefits of solar energy and battery…
Arevon breaks ground on 228-MW Indiana solar project
Arevon Energy, along with CenterPoint Energy, Bechtel, participating landowners, and other guests joined together at a groundbreaking event to celebrate the construction…
RWE Acquires 599 MW of U.S. Solar, BESS Projects
(Credit: RWE) RWE Clean Energy has added 599 MW of solar and BESS projects, acquired from Galehead Development, across three projects located…
JEA Finalizes Contracts for Three Jacksonville Solar Sites
Vickie Cavey JEA has finalized agreements for the development of three renewable energy solar facilities within its Jacksonville, Fla., service territory, with…
Construction Commences at Sebree Solar Energy Center
(Credit: NextEra Energy Resources) NextEra Energy Resources and Nucor have broken ground on the 250 MW Sebree Solar Energy Center, located in…
KKR Provides $300M Corporate Credit Facility to Origis Energy
Vehicles and accounts managed by KKR’s insurance business have provided a $300 million corporate financing facility to Origis Energy. Proceeds from the…
Silfab Solar Selected for $5M DOE Innovation Award
Paolo Maccario Silfab Solar has been selected for an innovation award by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to continue its development…
Arevon Breaks Ground on Indiana Posey Solar Project
Posey Solar Groundbreaking (Source: Arevon) Pictured, L. to R.: Katherine Gensler, VP Government Affairs and Marketing, Arevon Ryan Hadley, Executive Director of…
DOE to Invest $71M in Domestic Solar Manufacturing, Development
Jennifer M. Granholm The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is making a $71 million investment, including $16 million from President Biden’s infrastructure…
Schneider Electric buys 45X tax credits from Silfab
Schneider Electric announced a collaboration with Crux, a sustainable finance technology company, to purchase Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credits from…
Community solar legislation awaits governor’s signature in Alaska
Senate Bill 152, “Saving Alaskans Money with Voluntary Community Energy,” has passed the Alaska State Legislature and now awaits Governor Dunleavy’s signature…
New Maryland solar grant program offers up to $7,500 for eligible households
The Maryland Energy Administration today announced the launch of an important new program to provide major incentives for income-eligible Maryland households to…
New York Adopts Statewide Solar for All Program
Gov. Kathy Hochul The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has adopted a Solar for All program that the commission hopes…
Biden Hikes Solar Tariffs to Boost Domestic Manufacturing
President Joe Biden The Biden-Harris Administration is taking action to curb imports of Chinese solar cells and modules, in addition to the…
Schneider Electric, Crux Collaborate to Facilitate Silfab Solar Tax Credit Purchase
Aamir Paul Schneider Electric is collaborating with Crux to procure Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credits from Silfab Solar, allowing Silfab…
US surpasses 5 million solar installations
The United States has officially exceeded 5 million solar installations, marking another milestone just eight years after the nation reached one million…
Bifacial solar panels lose tariff exemption after Biden reverses course
The Biden Administration today put imported bifacial solar panels back under Sec. 201 tariffs, after the specialty solar panels enjoyed a two-year…
Berkeley Lab report finds storage attachment rates jumped 50% under NEM 3.0
sonnen On December 15, 2022, the California Public Utilities Commission passed an overhaul of the net-metering program for the state’s investor-owned utilities….
DOE invests $71 million in solar manufacturing R&D First Solar, Silfab, Cubic PV among award winners.
The Dept. of Energy has announced more than $70 million in research and development selections to seed new technologies across the solar…
A day in the life of a renewables technician
Dr. Ahmed El-Rasheed More new solar was installed than any other electricity source. All those systems will require periodic maintenance to ensure…
More details on IRA domestic content bonus revealed today by Treasury, IRS
Today the Dept. of the Treasury has released long-awaited further guidance concerning the domestic content bonus within the Inflation Reduction Act. Solar…
Latest NC Clean Energy report finds utilities concerned about load growth
The NC Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) released its Q1 2024 edition of the 50 States of Power Decarbonization. The quarterly series…
PosiGen Nabs Second Funding Commitment From Brookfield
Peter Shaper PosiGen has received a $150 million expanded commitment through a direct lending infrastructure fund managed by Brookfield Asset Management. Brookfield…
Catalyze to Support New York Community Solar Portfolio
(Source: Catalyst) Catalyze has secured $100 million in financing from NY Green Bank, a division of the New York State Energy Research…
America Exceeds Five Million Solar Installations Nationwide
America Exceeds Five Million Solar Installations Nationwide mlyons@seia.org Thu, 05/16/2024 – 05:05 …
SEIA Statement on Biden Administration’s Solar Manufacturing Policy Announcement
SEIA Statement on Biden Administration’s Solar Manufacturing Policy Announcement jbristol@seia.org Thu, 05/16/2024 – 05:00 …
U.S. Exceeds 5M Solar Installations
Abigail Ross Hopper The United States has exceeded 5 million solar installations, according to data released by the Solar Energy Industries Association…
DESRI completes 80-MW Elektron solar project in Utah
By | May 15, 2024 D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) announced the 80-MWAC Elektron Solar Project has reached commercial operation. The…
AD/CVD Round 2: Southeast Asian solar panel players will again be investigated for unfair practices
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) and the Dept. of Commerce today announced they will investigate claims made by the American Alliance…
We Recycle Solar Expands Partnership with Renewables.org
AJ Orben We Recycle Solar and Renewables.org have expanded their collaboration and are launching a program for developers, IPPs and manufacturers to…
BrightNight, Cordelio Power Close on Financing for Arizona Box Canyon Project
BrightNight and Cordelio Power have secured a $414 million construction credit facility for their 300 MW Box Canyon solar power project in…
Which Data Source Is Best For My Solar Project?
Key takeaway: Satellite, LiDAR, and aerial imagery make it easy to draft preliminary solar designs for sales conversations; drone imagery confirms measurements…
Nextracker expands Pennsylvania plant to meet new solar demand in the region
Despite writing about solar for more than five years, I rarely have the chance to stand up from my office chair, hop…
Save A Dime, Lose A Dollar: Why Not Investing In Technology Costs More In The End
Key takeaway: New technology in solar, like drones, will pay for itself from your insurance savings and other cost reductions nearly immediately….
How Surveyors Can Save 2 Hours Per Day With Field Data Uploads
Key takeaway: The entire solar process, from sales to commissioning, can be streamlined by making accurate project information more readily available in…
Silicon Ranch to develop 110 MW solar project with Tennessee electric co-op
By | May 13, 2024 Silicon Ranch is signing an agreement to develop a 110-MW solar project with MTE, the largest electric…
Trina Solar initiates legal action against Runergy on TOPCon patents
Trina Solar has initiated legal action against Runergy for unauthorized use of Trina’s TOPCon solar cell technology patents. “Legal action protects the…
Revised 301 tariffs hone in on Chinese solar products, with some exceptions
On May 14, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced further action on Section 301 tariffs after her statutory four-year review, including a…
Qcells completes 1.7-MW solar + storage portfolio for Hanwha Aerospace USA
Qcells and Hanwha Aerospace USA (HAU) have announced the completion of two solar and energy storage projects in Connecticut to help HAU…
Accurate solar resource assessment: Paving the way for profitable projects
The solar energy industry in the United States is booming, with the U.S. Energy Information Administration projecting that the percentage of electric…