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Top strategies to keep pests out of rooftop solar arrays
Pests threaten the performance and longevity of solar systems long before a chewed wire exposes the problem. Reduced energy generation and costly…
Vermeer launches platform to manage and monitor equipment in real-time
Vermeer has launched VermeerOne, a digital platform that streamlines the management, monitoring and maintenance of Vermeer equipment. The platform serves as a…
261-MW solar project in Idaho now online
Matrix Renewables and rPlus Energies have commissioned the 261-MWDC Pleasant Valley Solar 1 project in Ada County, Idaho. It is the largest operational…
Sungrow releases new modular 800-kW utility-scale inverter
Sungrow unveiled its new 1+X 2.0 Modular Inverter for utility-scale applications during the Global Renewable Energy Summit 2025, held April 7 to…
New 1.4-MW rooftop solar array will power Tennessee Air National Guard base
Chroma Energy Group announced the completion of a new 1.4-MW solar installation at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Tennessee….
EcoFasten design software integrates with Scanifly
Scanifly, a PV design and field operations software provider, has integrated with EcoFasten, a PV mounting solutions manufacturer and an Enstall brand….
Invenergy inks PPA for its first solar project in Washington State
Invenergy announced it has signed a 20-year PPA with the Grant County Public Utility District for a 120-MW solar project in Washington…
PV Hardware cuts nearly all manufacturing waste
PV Hardware USA (PVH), a global solar tracking and energy solutions provider, has earned the Zero Waste to Landfill validation, reporting a…
AI data center boom could boost renewables — with the right drivers in place
In order to train models to accomplish many tasks previously performed by humans, artificial intelligence data centers need one thing, and a…
Q&A: New solar service provider takes on Titan, Sunworks customers
Solar company closures, whether small regional installers or huge national corporations, always leave stressed homeowners in their wake who question who fixes…
Solar panel frames included in Trump’s latest tariff exemptions
After a dizzying week of escalating tariffs between the United States and China, the U.S. government issued exemptions on smartphones, semiconductors and…
Idaho Power seeks to slash rooftop solar compensation by more than 60%
Idaho Power has filed a new application with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to significantly decrease the compensation rooftop solar owners…
LONGi heterojunction back-contact solar cell reaches 27.81% efficiency
LONGi announced that its upgraded Hi-MO 9 solar panel with back-contact “HPBC 2.0” technology has reached 24.8% efficiency with a maximum power…
GS Power Partners flips switch on 8-MW rooftop community solar project
Commercial operations have commenced at GS Power Partners’ (GSPP) Dorsey Run Solar, a rooftop solar array hosted on an industrial building in…
Vesper Energy cuts ribbon on one of the largest solar projects in the country
Vesper Energy hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 10, 2025, to celebrate the commercial operation of its flagship energy project, Hornet Solar,…
Four Republican representatives propose phase-out of ITC for solar and wind
Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) has introduced the Ending Intermittent Energy Subsidies Act, legislation to responsibly phase out production and investment tax credits…
Service provider EnergyAid plans to support abandoned Titan Solar Power customers
Solar service provider EnergyAid has announced the acquisition of Titan Solar Power’s intellectual property. Following Titan Solar Power’s recent Chapter 7 bankruptcy…
Solar Stack releases line of non-penetrating conduit mounts
Non-penetrating mounting company Solar Stack has released a new line of conduit mounts. The SS-C4 (4-in. length) and SS-C8 (8-in. length) conduit…
New letter from GOP senators adds to pressure campaign to preserve the IRA
As budget reconciliation rolls along, four additional members of Congress have penned a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune asking him…
City of Glendale completes first solar array in planned 4.9-MW portfolio
Glendale Water & Power (GWP) announced the completion and interconnection of the GWP Perkins Building Rooftop Solar Project, a milestone in the…
Florida municipal utility OUC commissions 149-MW solar project
Florida municipal utility OUC recently celebrated the grand opening of the largest solar energy center in its history. The 149-MW project, located…
Bodhi releases new AI Assistant for solar customer service
Solar software provider Bodhi has announced the launch of Bodhi AI Assistant — a 24/7 virtual support agent that blends empathy with…
Kentucky solar projects survive biblical hailstorm nearly unscathed
This article was originally shared by Morton Solar & Electric. On March 15, 2025, Owensboro, Kentucky experienced one of the most intense…
Castillo Engineering, Northern Sun Energy collaborate on 31-MW New York community solar portfolio
Castillo Engineering and Northern Sun Energy (NSE) have been awarded three new community solar projects in Kinderhook, Wilton and East Greenbush, New…
California assembly bill would force legacy solar into NEM 3.0
A proposed piece of legislation on the California State Assembly floor could alter the length and level of compensation solar project owners…
Learnewable lends AI insights to solar site selection
Nearly half of all utility-scale renewable energy projects are significantly delayed or canceled outright due to community opposition or restrictive local ordinances….
Artisun Solar installs two projects for Steel & Pipe Supply Co. in Oklahoma
Artisun Solar recently completed two solar projects for Steel & Pipe Supply Co. in Catoosa, Oklahoma. The two rooftop projects consist of…
World’s largest hydrogen + lithium energy storage system to come online in California this quarter
The Calistoga Resiliency Center, the world’s largest utility-scale long duration energy storage project using both green hydrogen and lithium-ion battery technology, is…
Black Bear Energy installs rooftop solar system for California luxury apartment building
A rooftop solar project in San Pedro, California, is now complete and will offset a common area on a 137-unit residential complex….
Choosing the Right Solar Mount: The Foundation of a Reliable System
By Aaron Robbins, Creative Manager, QuickBOLT When planning a solar installation, it’s easy to focus on panels, inverters, and electrical components. But…
Rosendin to demo its panel-installing robots at Texas solar project
Electrical contractor Rosendin will demonstrate its new autonomous robotic solution for solar module installation next week at an under-construction solar project in…
Connecticut manufacturer invests in 750-kW rooftop solar array
Budderfly, an energy-as-a-service company and The Gilman Brothers Company, a 128-year-old, family-owned manufacturer of foamboard products based in Connecticut, have announced a…
Fortress eForce battery eligible for Duke Energy VPP battery programs
Fortress Power is expanding its participation in Duke Energy’s battery programs in North Carolina. The new eForce battery from Fortress is now…
The 2025 Aurora Solar Snapshot
The U.S. solar market has always been dynamic, adapting with every new challenge and opportunity, and 2024 was no exception. Coming off…
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…