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Illinois democrats introduce bill to set new 8.5-GW energy storage goal
Three years after the landmark Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) was signed into law, Illinois state lawmakers and solar energy industry…
DTE breaks ground on three new solar projects funded by voluntary customers
DTE Energy announced that it has broken ground on three new solar projects in the last four months, in response to growing…
Solar could soon become the second-largest source of U.S. generating capacity
A review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data in two new reports just released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)…
Octopus Energy Invests in U.S. Solar
(Source: Octopus Energy) Octopus Energy has invested in solar farm developer Circal, with a target of creating 600 MW of new solar…
TotalEnergies Starts Commercial Operations of Texas Solar+Storage Projects
(Source: TotalEnergies) TotalEnergies has commenced commercial operations of Danish Fields and Cottonwood, two utility-scale solar farms with integrated battery storage located in…
Ameresco, Mountain Regional Water Complete Signal Hill Floating Solar Project
Ribbon cutting ceremony was held at Signal Hill, marking the launch of innovative floating solar project. (Photo: Business Wire) Ameresco has completed…
Greif Signs VPPA with Enel Green Power Espana
Ole Rosgaard Greif has signed a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with Endesa’s renewal subsidiarity, Enel Green Power España (EGPE). The solar…
Transsolar, WattCarbon Partner on Decarbonizing Coal Country
Tommaso Bitossi Transsolar and WattCarbon are partnering to invest in rooftop solar projects in West Virginia, with the aim of reducing 200…
Court Approves Complete Solar Purchase of SunPower Assets
T.J. Rodgers Complete Solar Holdings says the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware has approved the sale of substantially…
Illinois’ Prairie Solar Gains Three New VPPA Partners
Mike Mattera Through Sustainability Roundtable’s Net Zero Consortium for Buyers (NZCB), Akamai Technologies, Teradyne and Wayfair have signed an aggregated virtual power…
First Solar Opens Major Alabama Facility
First Solar inaugurated its new $1.1 billion fully vertically integrated thin-film solar manufacturing facility in Lawrence County, Ala. (Photo: Business Wire) First…
Dairyland Receives USDA PACE Award for Solar+Storage
Brent Ridge Dairyland has received a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) award under the Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) program for two…
DTE Energy Breaks Ground on Three Solar Parks
Joe Musallam DTE Energy has broken ground on three solar parks in the last four months, with the Fish Creek and Mission…
Renewable Land Acquires Ohio Property Leased to Solar Farm
Alex Stone Renewable Land has acquired a 435-acre property in Putnam County, Ohio, leased to the Blue Harvest Solar Park. The property…
QE Solar Acquires S3 Power
James Swansey QE Solar has acquired S3 Power, a Massachusetts-based provider of commissioning, testing, specialized construction and maintenance services for medium-voltage power…
Emeren Group, Luxshare Connect Solar Plant to Grid
Yumin Liu Emeren Group has connected a 4.5 MW solar power plant at Luxshare iTech, located in Zhejiang Province, China, to the…
Heliene Bolstering Solar Manufacturing with Tax Credit Sale
Martin Pochtaruk Heliene has announced the sale of a $50 million Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credit, facilitated by Basis Climate….
Drone-in-a-Box Technology: Balancing Promises and Challenges for Utility-Scale Solar Projects
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Origis Energy, TVA Expand Mississippi Renewable Energy Portfolio
Johan Vanhee Origis Energy and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) have announced a PPA to expand their solar and storage portfolio in…
Catalyze Completes Community Solar Project in Frankfort, New York
4.8 MW Community Solar Project in Frankfort, NY (Photo: Business Wire) Catalyze has launched a 4.8 MW community solar project in Frankfort,…
Puget Sound Energy Adds Solar, BESS Projects in Washington
Ron Roberts, Puget Sound Energy (PSE) has announced two renewable projects in Washington state. The first is the development of the utility-scale…
Siting Permits Issued for Large-Scale Solar, Wind Projects in NYS
Jessica Waldorf The New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting and Electric Transmission (ORES) has issued final siting permits for the…
Construction begins on massive solar project on roof of new JFK Airport terminal
By | September 24, 2024 Construction has begun on a new terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), which will host a 13,000-panel…
Bipartisan energy permitting bill could bring solar power where it’s needed most
Permitting and transmission for utility solar projects has been a challenge for the industry that has only intensified as installations get larger…
New fund for advancement of tribal clean energy sets $100 million goal
By | September 24, 2024 A tribal solar project. Terrasmart Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy, in collaboration with the John D. and…
CS Energy, Luminace cover freshly capped New Jersey landfill with community solar
By | September 24, 2024 CS Energy and Luminace have completed two 5-MW landfill community solar projects located in Berkeley, New Jersey….
Catalyze completes 4.8-MW community solar project in New York
By | September 24, 2024 Catalyze, a renewable energy developer, launched a 4.8-MW community solar project in Frankfort, New York. This project…
Origis Energy enters 200-MW solar + storage PPA in Mississippi
By | September 24, 2024 Another Origis Energy project. Origis Energy and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) have announced a power purchase agreement to expand their…
Interplay Learning launches new online solar training programs
By | September 24, 2024 Interplay Learning announced the launch of two new Academy programs, Clean Energy and Solar. Additionally, Interplay’s AI-powered…
Vaisala launches new weather-based decision-making platform for renewable energy
By | September 24, 2024 Vaisala today launched Vaisala Compass, a weather-based decision-making platform for the renewable energy industry. The Vaisala Compass…
CS Energy, Luminace Complete New Jersey Landfill Community Solar Projects
(Source: PR Newswire) CS Energy and Luminace have completed two 5 MW landfill community solar projects located in Berkeley, N.J. These co-located…
SolarBank to Develop Upstate New York Community Solar Project
(Credit: Andrew Fogg) SolarBank has announced that it intends to develop a 7 MW ground-mounted solar power project known as the Hwy…
Construction Commences on JFK Airport Solar Array
Rick Cotton The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the New Terminal One consortium that was selected to design,…
Valley Children’s Breaks Ground on Microgrid Project
Rendering of Valley Children’s solar field, designed in the shape of the hospital’s mascot, George the Giraffe. (Source: PR Newswire) Valley Children’s…
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…