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Mon Power, Potomac Edison Break Ground on Third Solar Site
(Source: FirstEnergy) FirstEnergy subsidiaries Mon Power and Potomac Edison have begun construction on their third utility-scale solar site, in West Virginia. The…
Minnesota Power Plans Solar Projects as Part of EnergyForward Strategy
Josh Skelton Minnesota Power plans to build two solar projects in northern Minnesota as part of its transition toward prioritizing regional renewable…
How American is your solar panel? Ensuring U.S. tax credits don’t benefit China-influenced companies is a complex task.
The U.S. solar industry has a complicated relationship with China. The silicon solar cell may have been invented in America 70 years…
Imperial Star Solar finds domestic aluminum frame supplier for Texas-made panels
By | September 23, 2024 Imperial Star Solar, which expects to begin solar panel production at its new Texas plant before the…
Wunder helps Bay Area office complex add 350-kW solar portfolio
By | September 23, 2024 Jamestown, a global real estate investment and management firm, announced the installation of a solar energy system…
SEIA publishes draft of solar supply chain transparency standard
By | September 23, 2024 The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) released a draft industry standard to enhance transparency of the solar…
Sparkfund sells $250,000 in renewable ITCs to private buyer
Sparkfund has announced the sale of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) investment tax credits (ITC), valued at a quarter of a million dollars,…
Discover Energy Systems rebrands as Bloom Power
By | September 23, 2024 Energy storage company Discover Energy Systems has rebranded as Bloom Power and will continue offering lithium-based energy…
SEIA Releases National Standard to Enhance Solar Supply Chain Transparency
Abigail Ross Hopper The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has released a draft industry standard, with the aim of enhancing transparency of…
Aspen Power completes first solar ITC transfer deal
By | September 20, 2024 Aspen Power announced the successful closing of the company’s first solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) transfer deal….
Entergy Arkansas kicks off operations at 100-MW Arkansas solar project
By | September 20, 2024 Adding to its growing fleet of utility-scale solar generating facilities, Entergy Arkansas has announced the start of…
Hoymiles opens new microinverter manufacturing facility in Mexico
By | September 20, 2024 Hoymiles announced it officially inaugurated its first overseas manufacturing facility in Monterrey, Mexico, marking a significant milestone…
How Shoals Shines with Quality EBOS Solutions Managing the flow of electricity within a power system to ensure safety, reliability and efficiency.
Partner content with Shoals Technologies Group. (Image: Shoals.) As the solar industry advances, long-term performance has become a top priority for project…
rPlus Energies starts construction of 400-MW Utah solar + storage project
By | September 20, 2024 rPlus Energies broke ground the Green River Energy Center, a 400-MW solar and 400-MW/1,600 MWh battery storage…
rPlus Energies Breaks Ground on Green River Energy Center
Tom Dodson, President of Sundt Renewables; Spencer Cox, Utah Governor; Luigi Resta, President of rPlus Energies; Christian Gardner, CEO of Gardner Group;…
Alternus Terminates Agreement for Solar Portfolio
Vincent Browne Alternus Clean Energy has terminated its Membership Interest Purchase and Sales Agreement (MIPSA) with C2 Taiyo Fund I to acquire…
Brooklyn SolarWorks selected as qualified service provider by NYC Accelerator
By | September 19, 2024 Brooklyn SolarWorks announced today its official acceptance into the NYC Accelerator Service Provider Program. This distinction positions…
State of Colorado revives automated solar permitting grant program
By | September 19, 2024 The Colorado Energy Office (CEO) announced that it will reopen its Automated Permit Processing for Solar (APPS)…
Commercial Operations Commence at Walnut Bend Solar
Walnut Bend solar (Source: Entergy) Entergy Arkansas’ 100 MW Walnut Bend Solar Energy Center, located in Lee County, Ark., is now online. …
Consumers Energy Expands Community Solar Program with Michigan Project
David Hicks Consumers Energy plans to break ground next spring on Blackman Solar, a 2.5 MW community solar array in Jackson County,…
Aspen Power Closes Inaugural Solar ITC Transfer Deal
Bill DeLong Aspen Power has closed on the company’s first solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) transfer deal. The transaction, with private investor…
IPSC Expands Solar Asset Management Portfolio by 900 MW
(Source: IHI Power Services) IHI Power Services (IPSC) has been selected by Doral Renewables to provide asset management services for three utility-scale…
Google Signs PPA for 37 MW Elawan Solar Project
(Source: Elawan Energy) Google has signed a corporate PPA with Elawan Energy for the power produced by Elawen’s 37 MW solar project…
Verogy finishes nearly 1-MW solar install for Connecticut business park
By | September 19, 2024 Solar developer Verogy announced the completion of two rooftop solar energy projects totaling 898 kWDC on buildings…
IHI Power Services tapped as asset manager for 900 MW of Indiana solar
By | September 19, 2024 IHI Power Services Corp. (IPSC), a provider of asset management, O&M, remote operations and compliance services, has…
Vermeer unveils advanced 25-ft pile driver for solar industry
Vermeer has unveiled the PD25R pile driver, engineered to meet the evolving demands of the growing solar market. This new model features…
DOE closes nearly $73 million loan guarantee for California Tribal microgrid
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),…
Standard Solar, WCP Solar complete 1-MW municipal array in Illinois
By | September 18, 2024 Standard Solar, a commercial and community solar developer and asset owner, completed construction on its first project…
GenPro Energy builds 1st behind-the-meter solar microgrid in Nebraska
By | September 18, 2024 GenPro Energy Development completed construction of a behind-the-meter microgrid powered by solar + storage for CS Precision…
Standard Solar Completes Lake County Ground-Mounted Array
(Source: Standard Solar) Standard Solar has completed construction on its first project in Illinois, a 1 MW ground-mounted solar array on Lake…
Union workers in solar industry increased 3% from 2022 to 2023 This stat and more were found in IREC’s 14th annual National Solar Jobs Census.
U.S. solar jobs grew 6% for a total of nearly 280,000 solar workers as of 2023, as part of the accelerating transition…
EcoSmart Finance taps Sirius PV for commercial solar benefits
By | September 17, 2024 Business and home improvement finance company EcoSmart Finance is partnering with Texas-based solar panel manufacturer Sirius PV…
Sandhills Energy bringing 2 municipal solar projects to Iowa
By | September 17, 2024 Sandhills Energy is set to begin construction on two solar projects – each exceeding 4 MW –…
Hoymiles releases updated hybrid string inverter for U.S. market
By | September 17, 2024 Hoymiles presented its latest product and technology innovations, led by its HMS microinverter and HAS hybrid inverter,…
U.S. utility solar market has grown 34% since Q2 2023
Developers continued to take advantage of the Inflation Reduction Act in the second quarter as they added utility-scale solar projects in the…
Frank Family Vineyards now almost fully powered by onsite solar
By | September 17, 2024 Frank Family Vineyards, a part of the Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) family of brands, has announced the…
Dolcy 300 MW Solar+Storage Project Nabs Approval
(Source: Dolcy Solar) Dolcy Solar has obtained power plant and battery energy storage system (BESS) approval and a substation permit and license…
Arevon Secures $351M Financing Package for Gibson Solar Project
Denise Tait Arevon Energy has closed financing on a $351 million package to build the 251 MW Gibson Solar Project, located in…
Array Technologies pushes hail stow capabilities for solar trackers
By | September 16, 2024 Array Technologies, a global utility-scale solar tracking provider, has integrated 77° stow capabilities for its tracker systems,…
Revolve Acquires Alberta Solar Development
(Source: Revolve Renewable Power) Revolve Renewable Power has acquired development rights to a 30 MW solar project in Alberta, Canada. Revolve Meadows…
GoodLeap launches virtual power plant solution
By | September 16, 2024 GoodLeap, a technology platform for financing and software products to deploy sustainable solutions, announced the launch of…
Sitetracker adds new features to operations management software
By | September 16, 2024 Sitetracker, a provider of deployment operations management software, showcased a host of new features at RE+, North…
Empact partners with Crux to connect project developers with tax credit buyers
By | September 16, 2024 Empact Technologies, a provider of IRA compliance management software and services, and Crux, the sustainable finance company,…
Madison Energy completes 1.8-MW rooftop solar array for Virginia high school
By | September 16, 2024 Madison Energy Infrastructure (MEI) and Stafford County Public Schools held a ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday to unveil Virginia’s…
$170M Tax Equity Financing Closed for Samson Solar Energy Center II
(Source: Invenergy) Invenergy and Monarch Private Capital have closed on $170 million in tax equity financing for the 200 MW Samson Solar…
Photon Energy Connects 7.5 MW PV Power Plant to Romania Grid
Făget 3: 7.5 MWp Solar PV Power Plant | Image source: Photon Energy Group Photon Energy Engineering Romania has completed and grid-connected…
Updated Section 301 tariffs include temporary relief for certain solar equipment
By | September 13, 2024 Polysilicon. Adobe Stock The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) today announced final modifications concerning…
DOE Closes $72.8M Loan Guarantee for Microgrid on Tribal Lands
Jennifer M. Granholm The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through its Loan Programs Office (LPO), has closed on a $72.8 million loan…
Bechtel to Lead Design, Construction of Sunfish Solar 2
(Credit: Dwight Burdette) Hecate Energy has selected Bechtel to lead the design and construction of the 360 MW Sunfish Solar 2 project,…
DNV launches service to respond to climate change-driven hail risk for solar projects
By | September 13, 2024 DNV has launched a new service to provide solar PV developers actionable, verified assessments of large hail…