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GreenPowerMonitor updates battery energy management solutions
GreenPowerMonitor (GPM), a DNV company, has introduced significant advancements to its energy management solutions, designed to address key challenges in renewable integration;…
Residential solar and storage prices hit all-time low in 2024
After a year of contraction, residential solar and storage prices both reached new all-time lows even as panels have continued to increase…
SolarBank plans 7.2-MW community solar project in Upstate New York
SolarBank has announced plans to develop a 7.2-MWDC ground-mount community solar array known as the Glor Rd project in Upstate New York….
Pittsburgh International Airport plans 4-MW expansion to existing solar array
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), in partnership with Duquesne Light Company (DLC) and IMG Energy Solutions, a Liberty Energy company, is planning an…
800 California low-income residents now have access to solar power from Sunrun
Sunrun has completed three solar installations at affordable apartment communities in Orange County, California. Collectively, the new rooftop solar projects will provide…
Hanwha offers to buy REC Silicon for $88 million
Norway-based REC Silicon has received an all-cash offer from Hanwha to acquire all outstanding shares in the company. Hanwha Corp. and Hanwha…
California college adds 1-MW solar parking canopy to student lot
As part of its Earth Week celebration, Fullerton College held a ribbon cutting ceremony to commemorate the completion of a new solar…
SW Wisconsin Technical College goes solar with latest Ameresco build
Ameresco has completed a solar array and battery storage project at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, the winner of the 2025 Aspen Prize…
Briggs & Stratton SimpliPHI 6.6 batteries now included on OpenSolar
The SimpliPHI 6.6 stackable batteries from Briggs & Stratton are now featured on OpenSolar’s solar design, sales and project management software that…
PHOTOS: Boviet Solar starts production at North Carolina panel factory
Boviet Solar held a celebratory ribbon-cutting this week for its 2-GW solar panel assembly facility in Greenville, North Carolina. The plant, which…
New Jersey expands community solar program by 250 MW
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has approved an expansion of New Jersey’s Community Solar Energy Program (CSEP) by opening…
Connecticut adds 8.3-MW solar portfolio to seven correctional facilities
Gov. Ned Lamont has announced that seven solar energy systems have been installed and are now operating at six of Connecticut’s correctional…
NJBPU opens third solicitation of Competitive Solar Incentive (CSI) Program
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has approved the opening of the third solicitation of the Competitive Solar Incentive (CSI)…
Tigo Energy releases off-grid solar package including inverter, battery and more
Tigo Energy announced the new High-Performance Off-Grid Solar package, a response to customer requests for a solution to help make off-grid solar…
Trina Storage and FlexGen deploy 371-MWh BESS in Houston
Trina Storage announced it has partnered with FlexGen to deliver a 371-MWh battery energy storage system in Houston, Texas. The project, developed…
City of Pico Rivera earns Gold SolSmart designation for Power Choice program, other efforts
The national SolSmart program, a free technical assistance and solar readiness initiative, has recognized the City of Pico Rivera, California, with a…
Chemitek releases anti-soiling solar panel coating guaranteed to stay on for full year
Chemitek Solar has introduced Antistatic Solar Armor 2.0, the new version of its easy to apply antistatic soiling mitigation coating for photovoltaic…
kWh Analytics halves Arkansas solar project insurance costs with Nextracker tech
kWh Analytics, climate insurance provider, collaborated with Nextracker, a solar tracker manufacturer, that resulted in a 50% reduction in severe convective storm…
Kitu Systems rolls out new EV charge management platform
Kitu Systems has announced the launch of its new EV charge management software, Expedition CMS. Designed for both site owners and vehicle…
O&M technicians are vital to massive solar array upkeep
Large-scale O&M standards are changing. What once was an afterthought handled by third-party technicians is now an in-house business line for huge…
Georgia African Methodist Episcopal churches plan statewide microgrid program
The African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Sixth District announced a new program to create microgrids at churches across Georgia, starting with a…
GameChange Solar tracker now compatible with APA A-Frame foundation
GameChange Solar announced that its Genius Tracker single-axis solar tracker system is now fully compatible with APA Solar Racking‘s ground screw and…
AES Indiana completes 200-MW BESS project, acquires additional solar + storage build
AES Indiana is celebrating Earth Day with two generation project updates. AES Indiana announced the full operations of the Pike County Battery…
Fortress launches online training course for eForce ESS installation
Fortress Power launched its new online training course focused on the eForce Stackable Whole-Home ESS, the company’s flagship lithium battery system. Available…
SEIA launches new grassroots solar advocacy website, advertising campaign
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has announced the launch of Solar Powers America, a new grassroots advocacy platform to empower Americans…
Fixed-tilt racking still has a place in utility-scale solar
Single-axis solar trackers have become the dominant structural choice for large-scale solar construction in the United States, but there are scenarios where…
Solar and wind contribute 98% of new U.S. electrical generating capacity in January and February this year
Solar and wind accounted for almost 98% of new U.S. electrical generating capacity added in the first two months of the year,…
New Mid-Atlantic solar conference kicks off May 5
The Mid-Atlantic Solar & Storage Industries Association (MSSIA) is presenting a new two-day event: the Mid-Atlantic Solar & Storage Insight Conference May…
Haven Energy offers low-income Californians free solar + storage under SGIP equity program
Haven Energy has announced a first-of-its-kind program that completely removes the financial barrier to solar and battery system adoption in California. Leveraging…
San Mateo PV array among California’s earliest community solar projects
The Dos Palos Clean Power project in Merced County, one of California’s first community solar projects, is now online and providing emission-free…
Recurrent Energy completes 127-MW Louisiana solar project
Recurrent Energy, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc., held a tour and ribbon-cutting ceremony at Bayou Galion Solar, a 127-MWDC solar project…
SolarCycle recycles nearly half a million solar panels in 2024
After completing its second full-year of operation, SolarCycle shared its “annual impact data” for 2024. The company successfully recycled 480,406 solar panels…
Wisconsin window manufacturer cuts energy costs with 1-MW solar project
Kolbe Windows & Doors recently completed and activated a solar panel system on the roof of its main manufacturing facility in Wausau,…
Commerce reveals final tariff amounts on Southeast Asian solar imports
The U.S. Dept. of Commerce today released its final tariff amounts on solar cells (whether or not assembled into modules) from Cambodia,…
NCCETC report: US busy with net metering, community solar policy in Q1
Nearly every state has already has taken some action on its net metering policies in the first three months of 2025, according…
DSD Renewables selected to help California schools with REAP solar projects
DSD Renewables has secured a master contract with School Project for Utility Rate Reduction (SPURR), a utility purchasing group representing public agencies…
FLIR introduces range of PV inspection solutions
FLIR, a Teledyne Technologies company, has introduced its range of PV inspection solutions to expedite panel installation and maintenance at solar projects….
Opsun plans US expansion with solar mounting plant in North Carolina
Opsun, a solar racking manufacturer, will invest $9.3 million to build its first U.S. production facility in High Point, North Carolina, creating…
New tool aims to help insurance underwriters monitor solar tracker hail risk
VDE Americas and kWh Analytics have released a new form that assesses a solar site’s hail risk and defense capabilities for the…
Ipsun Solar partners with DC housing developer to offer rooftop solar
Ipsun Solar, a community-based solar company serving Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Maryland, announced a new partnership with urban developer EYA. Through the…
Axis Solar installs solar on 6 Texas charter school buildings
IDEA Public Schools, a charter school system, is taking a major step toward sustainability and cost savings with the installation of 1,771…
City of Fresno can’t stop adding solar and storage to city-owned sites
Today the City of Fresno Dept. of Public Utilities (DPU) in California conducted a “Flip the Switch” ceremony to celebrate the completion…
Federal judges order IRA funds to flow immediately
On Tuesday, April 15, Trump-appointed Judge Mary McElroy of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island ruled that the…
Complete Solar to change name to SunPower
Residential solar company Complete Solar announced it will change its name to SunPower, after completing acquisition of the bankrupt-SunPower’s assets last year….
Minnesota energy omnibus bill would repeal Community Solar Garden program
On April 17, the clean energy community and climate advocates will hold a press conference to urge Minnesota lawmakers to remove sweeping rollbacks…
UL enhances 9540A battery testing to better address ESS industry of the future
UL Solutions has announced enhancements to its testing methods for battery energy storage systems (BESS) that address industry innovations, including test methods for…
FTI to soon complete 2.16-MW rooftop project in Kansas
Faith Technologies Inc. (FTI) has almost completed a 2.16-MW solar system atop the newly constructed Excellerate building in Olathe, Kansas. Excellerate, FTI’s…
Southeast Asian solar AD/CVD investigation should be finalized within the month Data shows how the flow of imports has changed over the last year.
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) will hold a public hearing later today to gather insights into whether the domestic solar industry…
Clean energy advocates demand overhaul of Illinois storage report
Illinois clean energy trade associations are unifying and calling for the Illinois Commerce Commission’s (ICC) consultant to make critical revisions to its…
Sungrow launches PowerStack 255CS for C&I energy storage
Sungrow has launched its next-generation liquid-cooling energy storage system for the commercial market: PowerStack 255CS. Equipped with 314-Ah battery cells, the PowerStack…