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CPUC Launches New Community Solar Program
(Credit: Mark Ahsmann) The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is slated to expand its existing community solar programs, as well as launch…
Minnesota Approves Otter Tail Power Modified Integrated Resource Plan
Isabel Ricker The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has approved a modified version of Otter Tail Power’s Integrated Resource Plan, which lays out…
TotalEnergies Dedicates Orinda Photovoltaic Solar Energy Project
Orinda Photovoltaic Solar Energy Project (Credit: East Bay Municipal Utility District / Source: TotalEnergies) TotalEnergies and the East Bay Municipal Utility District…
Alliant Energy completes 12th project in 1.1-GW Wisconsin solar portfolio
Alliant Energy completed constructing its Grant County Solar Project, a 200-MW solar array in Potosi, Wisconsin, that can generate enough electricity to…
Sunstone Credit to expand solar financing options through DLL partnership
By | May 30, 2024 Commercial solar loan platform Sunstone Credit will work with global asset finance company DLL to provide solar…
Optimize your ROI story with solar + storage modeling for energy arbitrage
By | May 30, 2024 With evolving net-metering regulations and time-of-use rates, battery storage is quickly becoming more than a backup plan…
The Paris Olympics: An Opening Ceremony like no other
By | May 30, 2024 The Paris Olympics is celebrating a lot of firsts. Alongside Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024 is one of…
200 MW County Solar Project in Wisconsin Complete
Grant County Solar Project (Credit: Alliant Energy) Alliant Energy has completed construction on its 200 MW Grant County Solar Project, located in…
FTC Solar Introduces Automated Hail Stow Solution for PV Panels
Andrew Morse FTC Solar has launched its Automated Hail Stow Solution, aimed at minimizing solar panel damage caused by hail storms. In…
PV Hardware USA Opens Solar Tracker Manufacturing Facility
(Source: PV Hardware USA) PV Hardware USA (PVH USA) has cut the ribbon on its 30,000 sq. foot solar tracker manufacturing facility…
CPUC Continues Anti-Distributed Solar Crusade with Devastating Community Solar Decision
CPUC Continues Anti-Distributed Solar Crusade with Devastating Community Solar Decision mlyons@seia.org Thu, 05/30/2024 – 15:58 …
PV Hardware opens dedicated solar tracker factory in Houston
Today, PV Hardware USA (PVH USA) is holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new 50,000-square-foot, $30 million facility in Houston dedicated exclusively…
LONGi launches solar panel series using new M11 wafer size
By | May 30, 2024 Solar panel company LONGi has launched its latest design, the Hi-Mo X6 Max series, which uses the…
Kentucky’s first 100% solar-powered factory uses Stracker Solar systems
Play Mart recently broke ground for a more than $3 million expansion project in Pulaski County, Kentucky, that will add equipment, personnel…
Qcells Deploys Lumet Metallization Technology for PV Cell Lines
Lumet Solar Cell (Source: Qcells) Qcells is set to become the first PV company to deploy Lumet’s fine-line metallization technology for its…
WildHorse Solar Farm Comes Online
Mike Hollis HighPeak Energy has completed and commissioned the 9.9 MW WildHorse Solar Farm, located in the Flat Top, Texas, region. The…
Solar and wind generation provides billions in air quality health benefits from 2019 to 2022
A new study published in the peer-reviewed journal “Cell Reports Sustainability” found U.S. wind and solar generation provided $249 billion in climate…
EDP Renewables wraps up 175-MW Arkansas solar project
EDP Renewables North America has announced the completion of the new Crooked Lake Solar Park near Blytheville in Mississippi County, Arkansas. The…
REC releases new Alpha Pro M series solar panel at 640 W
By | May 29, 2024 REC Group has launched a new solar panel for the non-residential market in the United States. The…
Qcells Completes San Diego County’s Ocotillo Wells Solar Project
Ocotillo Wells Solar project (Credit: Qcells) Qcells has completed and put into commission its 50 MW solar and 200 MWh BESS Ocotillo…
Apricus Generation Acquires Nexus Renewables
Gautam Chandra Apricus Generation has acquired a controlling interest in Nexus Renewables, adding the Toronto-based community solar and BESS developer, as well…
EDP Renewables Introduces Arkansas Solar Park in Mississippi County
(Source: EDP Renewables North America) EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) has launched its 175 MW Crooked Lake Solar Park in Mississippi…
GRS to Construct BRUC Spain PV Plants
(Credit: GRS) The solar EPC contractor of Gransolar Group, GRS, is building two 105 MW PV plants for BRUC in Archidona, Spain. …
Golden Triangle II Goes Into Commercial Operation
(Source: Origis Energy) Origis Energy and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) have reached commercial operations on Golden Triangle II, the first of three solar…
IBC SOLAR, DMEGC Solar Form Distribution Partnership
Stefan Horstmann DMEGC Solar is partnering with IBC SOLAR, allowing the manufacturer’s PV modules to be distributed by the energy solutions provider…
Major Solar Projects List Dataset May 2024
Major Solar Projects List Dataset May 2024 Access Watt Kilowatt Kilowatt PLUS Megawatt Gigawatt Terawatt phoke@seia.org Wed, 05/29/2024 – 10:02 …
Paired Power releases larger solar microgrid EV charging station
Paired Power is announcing PairFleet — a customizable microgrid charger designed to accommodate electric fleets of various sizes that greatly speeds up…
Utah real estate developer to gain VPP benefits with Torus energy storage systems
By | May 29, 2024 Energy storage system supplier Torus has signed a supply and virtual power plant (VPP) deal with Gardner…
Origis completes Mississippi solar + storage project for TVA
Origis Energy and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced that the Golden Triangle II solar + storage project in Mississippi is now complete. The 150-MWAC solar…
Solar industry admonishes CPUC’s revised proposal on community solar
The California Public Utilities Commission released a revised proposed decision on the state’s community solar program on May 28 after tabling a…
Treasury is asking for comments on updated ITC and PTC rules
The Dept. of the Treasury and IRS will soon release proposed guidance on the updated production tax credit (PTC) and investment tax…
Treasury, IRS Release Proposed Guidance to Support Clean Energy Production
Janet Yellen The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service have released proposed guidance on the Clean Electricity Production Credit…
Mach partners with autonomous mower OEMs to support solar industry
With an increased emphasis from the federal government on solar energy, the cost of mowing and property upkeep will be an increasing…
Verogy completes nearly 6-MW community solar project in Connecticut
Verogy announced it has completed Connecticut’s largest solar project developed under the state’s Shared Clean Energy Facility (SCEF) program. In addition to…
RP, HellermannTyton Partner on Balance-of-System Offering
(Source: RP Construction Services) RP Construction Services is set to include HellermannTyton’s wire management solutions as part of its end-to-end electrical balance-of-system…
SUNation to Provide Interconnection Services for 1.95 MW New York Project
Scott Maskin Pineapple Energy’s New York-based subsidiary, SUNation, has been contracted for interconnection work on a 1.95 MW project to be installed…
Intersolar & Energy Storage North America opens registration for new Texas conference
Intersolar & Energy Storage North America (IESNA) announced registration is now open for its new regional event slated for November 19 to…
K2 Systems develops wire clip for railed and rail-less PV projects
By | May 24, 2024 Solar racking company K2 Systems unveiled its latest product, a wire management clip capable of working on…
Entergy Louisiana Solar Expansion Proposal Approved
(Source: Entergy Louisiana) Entergy Louisiana‘s proposal to add up to 3 GW of solar power to its generation portfolio has been approved…
Orsted Receives $680 Million in Financing for Solar + Storage
Eleven Mile Solar Center (Source: Ørsted) Ørsted has received an investment from J.P. Morgan for $680 million in tax equity financing for…
New solar equipment recycling center opens in Texas
SolarPanelRecycling.com today opens its new recycling center in Breckenridge, Texas. The site can fully recover and reuse solar equipment, including panels, inverters,…
Meta inks deal with Pine Gate for new 204-MW solar project
By | May 23, 2024 Pine Gate Renewables and Meta announced the execution of an agreement for the renewable attributes from a…
Classical radio station orchestrates construction of 89-kW solar project
KMFA Classical 89.5, a classical radio station from Austin, Texas, invested in an 89.64-kWDC rooftop solar project. In addition to solar panels,…
How to choose safer string harnesses for solar projects
Improperly implemented PV string harnesses can cause down time, delays and replacement hassles. At their worst, they can present dire safety risks….
Wind Deflection
Background Air flow visualizations from CFD analysis of automobile and alpine ski racer Practical experience with wind forces provides a basic understanding…
Meta Partners with Pine Gate for Texas Solar Project Renewable Attributes
Ben Catt Pine Gate Renewables and Meta have executed an agreement for the renewable attributes from a Pine Gate solar project located…
SolarPanelRecycling.com Opens Solar Equipment Recycling Center
Brett Henderson SolarPanelRecycling.com has opened its new recycling center focused on meeting increasing demand for the full recovery and reuse of solar…
Sunnova adds QuickBOLT solar mounts to approved vendor list
By | May 22, 2024 Sunnova Energy has added QuickBOLT‘s solar roof mounts to its approved vendor list (AVL). This approval allows…
Southern Power Expands Millers Branch Solar Facility
(Source: Southern Power) Southern Power is set to expand its 29th solar project, the Millers Branch Solar Facility located in Haskell County,…
EDF Renewables, Enbridge Celebrate Completion of Fox Squirrel Solar Phase 1
Fox Squirrel Solar in Madison County, Ohio (Photo by Matt Reese) EDF Renewables North America and Enbridge have completed construction and begun…