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The rise of third-party ownership (TPO) in solar: Trends, benefits, and industry shifts
The solar industry is no stranger to change, and one of the biggest agents of that change recently has been high interest…
Pennsylvania takes another shot at community solar bill
Supported by the Our Solar PA Coalition, organized labor and industry groups, Pennsylvania lawmakers introduced HB 1155, which will authorize community solar…
SMA now offering higher power classes for Sunny Boy Smart Energy inverters
SMA America has expanded its Sunny Boy Smart Energy hybrid inverter lineup with the introduction of two larger power classes, 9.6 kW…
How predictive maintenance is transforming solar operations in the age of AI
This year, the U.S. solar industry reached a major milestone, surpassing 5 million solar installations. This figure is expected to double by 2030 and…
Sungrow partners with Merit Controls on inverter cybersecurity software
Sungrow has formed a strategic nonexclusive partnership with U.S.-based Merit Controls to offer North American developers a new option for streamlined controls…
New UL testing shows how residential batteries react to fires
When large-scale energy storage systems catch fire, there are understandably many headlines and safety reviews that follow, due to their scale and…
Schletter debuts browser-based solar mounting design platform
Schletter Group, a global manufacturer of solar mounting systems, has launched the browser-based Schletter Creator for modeling solar projects with the company’s…
CBP still won’t let Maxeon solar panels into the United States
Solar panel manufacturer Maxeon revealed in a company update last week that it is still maneuvering the complicated solar supply chain in…
Nature’s Generator releases MyGrid 10K battery system
Nature’s Generator has released a new energy storage system for residential setups: MyGrid 10K. The system uses lithium-iron phosphate batteries and has…
DOE announces plans to develop AI data centers paired with new energy infrastructure on public lands
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced plans to help ensure America leads the world in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and lower…
Avangrid brings online 202-MW solar project in Ohio
Avangrid has finished the 202-MWDC Powell Creek solar project in Putnam County, Ohio, and it has begun to export energy into the…
Texas regional airport now hosts solar carports installed by Ameresco
Ameresco has completed construction on a 1.2-MW solar carport project at Killeen Regional Airport in Texas. In addition to the solar carport…
New reciprocal tariffs will add cost to already heavily tariffed Southeast Asian solar products
In an executive order on Wednesday, April 2, President Trump announced new reciprocal tariffs on all trading partners “to rebalance global trade…
Origami Solar expands steel frame offerings for American-made solar panels
Origami Solar is expanding its product line in response to customer feedback and growing market demand. The new steel solar panel frames…
These small sensors can detect fires at utility-scale solar sites before they spread
As utility-scale solar proliferates across the United States, project operators must contend with monitoring the landmass hosting these sprawling PV arrays. The…
Namaste Solar project to save Denver nonprofit $300k in operating expenses
Namaste Solar has partnered with Women’s Bean Project to install a 102-kW rooftop solar system and one electric vehicle charging station at…
CPS America releases new string inverters, energy storage solutions at Innovation Day
CPS America hosted its 4th Annual Product Innovation Day today at its headquarters in Richardson, Texas. The event served as the official…
Artisun Solar completes projects for South Dakota packaging company
Artisun Solar has completed two solar systems for Helluva Container in Elk Point, South Dakota. With a newly installed 36.9-kWDC PV system…
Report: Energy storage can help increase AI data center efficiency
Battery manufacturer ZincFive has released its second annual 2025 Data Center Energy Storage Industry Insights Report in collaboration with Data Center Frontier….
While China scales high-efficiency solar panel manufacturing, the US is stuck with PERC
This past year has been the season for intellectual property (IP) battles within the solar panel space. Most global solar panel manufacturers…
Affordable Wire Management engineers cable hangers for ARRAY solar trackers
Affordable Wire Management (AWM), a cable management solutions provider for utility-scale solar and battery energy storage systems, is debuting several new Bonsai…
6.1 MW of solar installed on steep, uneven terrain in New York
The Old Hill Farm solar project, developed by Woodfield Renewable Partners, is now complete in Jefferson Valley, New York. The 6.1-MW project…
Invenergy completes 70-MW solar + storage project in Arizona
Invenergy has announced that the Yuma Solar Energy Center, a 70-MW solar and 70-MW storage project, has reached commercial operations. This is…
EDP Renewables completes 100-MW 3rd phase of Indiana solar project
EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) launched the 100-MW Riverstart III Solar Park in Randolph County, Indiana, today. Amazon has contracted for…
The Solar Policy Scoop: April 2025
Trump tariffs on trade partners continue boomerang Washington, D.C. The Trump Administration has gone back and forth threatening new 25% tariffs on…
APA Solar Racking expands headquarters, operations in Northwest Ohio
APA Solar, a solar racking manufacturer based in Ridgeville Corners, Ohio, will build a new headquarters at that location and also open…
Solar Landscape powers on 14 new community solar projects in Maryland
Solar Landscape has energized 14 new community solar projects across Maryland, for a total capacity of 6.6 MW. The new installations are…
Chemitek Solar releases drone-based solar panel cleaning agent
Chemitek Solar announced the launch of its Drone Solar Cleaning Agent — a specialized product designed to optimize drone-based cleaning of PV…
EnergyAid acquires Sunworks, Solcius assets and will maintain existing solar systems
EnergyAid announced that it recently acquired Sunworks and Solcius intellectual property, allowing the company to provide expanded service and support for their…
Stryten Energy to invest in American battery supply chain
Energy storage solutions provider Stryten Energy announced it would expand its American manufacturing capacity to 24 GWh. The company will increase production…
Large-scale solar market starts shift to 2-kV projects
In this uncertain time for the large-scale solar industry, with federal incentives up in the air and tariff wars on overdrive, any…
NJBPU, Rutgers partner on new clean energy graduate certificate
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Rutgers University and the NJBPU Division…
Network security provider finds cyber vulnerabilities with three major inverter manufacturers
Renewable energy sources, including solar power systems, are rapidly becoming essential elements of power grids throughout the world — especially in the…
Meta secures more solar power for Texas data centers with Avangrid project now online
Avangrid’s True North Solar project near Waco, Texas, has achieved commercial operation. It is Avangrid’s largest solar project to date, at 321…
Scanifly integrates rooftop modeling service with Pegasus solar racking
Scanifly, a solar design and field operations software, has integrated services with Pegasus, a California-based rooftop solar mounting systems provider. The integration…
Trina silicon-perovskite tandem solar module exceeds 800 W
Trinasolar announced it has developed an “industrial-standard” solar panel that reaches 800 W. The 3.1 m2 module using 210×105-mm perovskite/silicon tandem solar…
Ubiquity Solar manufacturing in NY never starts, thin-film equipment now for sale
In 2021, Canadian tech firm Ubiquity Solar said it would establish a nearly 2-GW solar cell manufacturing outfit in New York to…
National Fire Protection Association releases new training for handling DER fires in the field
Last year, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and Vector Solutions launched a program to properly train U.S. fire departments in safely…
Lightsource bp funds community initiatives with 180-MW Louisiana solar project
Lightsource bp’s 180-MWDC solar project in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, has entered commercial operation. The Prairie Ronde Solar project is located about…
New York Power Authority announces first fully owned solar project
Governor Kathy Hochul has announced that the New York Power Authority (NYPA) acquired full ownership of a 20-MW solar energy generation project…
American-made LG Energy Solution lithium battery cells to be used in Delta’s residential ESS
Delta has signed a memorandum of understanding with LG Energy Solution Vertech to use LG’s American-made battery cells in Delta’s residential energy…
Case study: PureSky leans on Terrasmart to optimize NY community solar portfolio
U.S. solar developer PureSky Energy works within the community solar market and operates its projects for their entire lifetime, prioritizing collaboration with…
Seven top research universities kick off California Solar Canal Initiative
An initiative led by faculty from seven top research universities — six of which are in California — aims to accelerate the…
PV Hardware debuts remote solar tracker operating platform
PV Hardware USA (PVH), a global solar tracker manufacturer, has introduce DeepTrack, an operating ecosystem designed to improve the efficiency, reliability and…
Pisgah Energy completes 649-kW project for NC plastics company
CMI Plastics, a third generation family-owned business, is built on a foundation of strong relationships. That’s why, when some of CMI Plastics’…
Minnesota legislature considers sunsetting LMI community solar program in 2028
New bipartisan legislation in Minnesota sponsored by Sen. Nick A. Frentz (18, Democratic–Farmer–Labor), Sen. Bill Weber (21, R) and Sen. John A….
Solar Industry Snapshot: 52% of business owners fear negative impacts if IRA gets slashed
Aurora Solar has announced its third annual Solar Industry Snapshot. This comprehensive report offers projected 2025 solar trends across policy, politics and…
Span invents ‘at-the-meter’ grid category with new Edge device
Smart electrical panel company Span has expanded its produce suite with SPAN Edge, an “intelligent service point” device designed for utilities to…
2.5-MW solar project to power Illinois wastewater treatment plant
Onyx Renewables celebrated the groundbreaking of a 2.5-MW onsite solar project along with Sol Systems, the initial project developer, and Verde Solutions,…
Sunrun home energy storage owners will help PG&E with load relief again this year
Sunrun has announced a new VPP partnership with California’s largest utility, PG&E. The collaboration will utilize hundreds of Sunrun solar + storage…