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Initial IRA low-income bonus credit plans may sideline small solar projects The program structure will make it difficult for smaller residential and commercial projects to win out, but changes are expected for 2024.
The Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program at a glance A project must be awarded an allocation before being placed in service “Placed…
Build a Smart Foundation for Wire Management Using Rail or Rail-less Solar PV on Your Metal Roof
By S-5! Are you new to installing solar PV modules on a metal roof? We’ve heard from many of you who’d like…
Solar and storage industry players launch equitable workforce training program
The initiation of the Building Equity in Solar Training (BEST) initiative, a nationwide program for education and preparing of personnel, is now…
Duke Energy to build twin 74.9-MW solar arrays in Florida
By | March 1, 2023. Duke Energy Florida will begin building two new solar plants in Florida sometime this month. Duke’s Clean…
RWE Completes Acquisition of Con Edison’s Renewables Business
Markus Krebber RWE AG has closed its acquisition of Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses Inc., making RWE the number-four renewable energy company…
McCarthy opens new craft workforce center to train current and future workers
By | February 28, 2023 McCarthy Building Companies recently unveiled its new multifunctional Innovation and Craft Workforce Center (ICWC) in Chandler, Arizona….
Washington’s largest solar project now connected to grid
By the end of February 28, 2023. Avangrid has officially turned on the Lund Hill Solar Farm in Klickitat County, Washington, which…
150 MW Lund Hill Solar Now Powering the Grid in Washington
AVANGRID has reached success in activating their mighty 150 MW Lund Hill solar farm in Klickitat County, Washington. This solar plant, the…
New Report Analyzes Power Losses at Solar Facilities
Eddie Obropta Raptor Maps, a provider of solar lifecycle management software, has published the fifth edition of its Global Solar Report, featuring…
Solar installers: Add EV charger installation to your services now Bidirectional EV charging will soon upend the solar + storage installation market.
The clean energy market is constantly evolving, and solar installers are used to adapting. Solar hot water installs were quickly overtaken by…
NREL: Western RTO would decrease cost of clean energy production, transmission
By | February 28, 2023 A new report by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) prepared for the California Independent System Operator…
Renewables increased energy output by more than 12% in 2022
By | February 28, 2023 According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released by the U.S. Energy…
Lightsource bp Inks Another Huge Order with First Solar
Georges Antoun Lightsource bp has placed an order for 4 GW of thin-film solar modules from First Solar, scheduled to be delivered…
Biden imposes 200% tariff on Russian aluminum imports
By February 27th, 2023. The Biden Administration officially enacted an executive order on Friday instituting a 200% duty fee on all aluminum…
New Jersey launches tool to link residents with community solar projects
By February 27th, 2023. Appreciation is extended to NJR Clean Energy Ventures. The NJBPU revealed they have begun the New Jersey Community…
Silicon Ranch Commits to Purchasing 1.5 GW of Thin-Film PV Modules
Independent power producer Silicon Ranch has procured an additional 1.5 GW of Series 6 Plus thin-film solar modules from First Solar Inc….
Southern Illinois Healthcare Turns to Nexamp for Community Solar
Recently, a Nexamp community solar farm finished constructing in Louisville, Illinois. Southern Illinois Healthcare, headquartered in Carbondale, Illinois, is a multi-hospital entity….
Silfab Solar Introduces New ELITE Series PV Modules
Il nome “Paolo Maccario” Silfab Solar Inc., un producător de module fotovoltaice. Silfab has just released a new version of their ELITE…
ENGIE Selects Ecoppia for Robotic Cleaning at Chilean PV Plant
Ecoppia, a company focused on robotic cleaning solutions for solar photovoltaic installations, is providing support for ENGIE’s 181.25 MW AC Coya Solar…
Contractor’s Corner: Solar One Nonprofit solar problem-solvers help New Yorkers bring resilience to their communities.
By | February 27, 2023 Ramdhari speaks at an event with New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul. In this episode of the…
AEP Energy Partners Signs PPA with Lightsource bp for Honeysuckle Solar
Kevin Smith Lightsource bp and AEP Energy Partners, a subsidiary of American Electric Power, have signed a power purchase agreement for the…
Trina Solar Introduces Vertex S+ n-type Dual-Glass Modules
Trina Solar has debuted a new generation of rooftop photovoltaic modules: the Vertex S+ n-type dual-glass product line with output power reaching…
FuturaSun Now Offering Solar Panels Based on n-type Heterojunction Tech
Solar PV company FuturaSun has expanded its product range with new Velvet n-type solars panel using heterojunction technology. This glass-glass bifacial module…
OCI Solar Power, Mitsui USA Joining Forces on Texas Projects
l to r: Eiji Yanagawa, Charles Kim, Yosuke Matsumoto, WooHyun Lee OCI Solar Power and Mitsui USA have signed an agreement to…
i.on Renewables Sells Landfill Solar Project to Coast Energy
Kip Perry’s name. Coast Energy, a company responsible for constructing, owning, and maintaining renewable energy sources for commercial and industrial properties, has…
How and why the solar industry must safeguard assets from fire risks
By Ross Paznokas, global business development manager, clean energy, Firetrace International Climate change and the higher frequency of adverse weather events, alongside…
Silfab releases innovative solar module with conductive backsheet and X-pattern cells
By | February 24, 2023 Silfab Solar has released its next-generation solar module, ELITE, to installers throughout the United States. Silfab ELITE…
Luminia acquires assets of Northeast community solar developer
By | February 24, 2023 Solar financing and development company Luminia will acquire the assets and project pipeline of community solar developer…
New legislation would reform Vermont’s Renewable Energy Standard
By | February 23, 2023 H.320, An act relating to the Renewable Energy Standard, is a proposal to reform Vermont’s Renewable Energy…
The next big shift in solar + storage: Personal power first, leftovers to the grid
By Glenn Jakins, CEO, Humless Solar power has been evolving as an industry for longer than most people realize. Believe it or…
SOLV Energy breaks ground on unique solar peaker plant in California
By | February 23, 2023 Credit: FTC Solar Arevon Energy and San Diego Community Power broke ground on the Vikings Energy Farm,…
SEIA’s diversity and inclusion program certifies 22 solar companies in first year
By February 23rd, 2023. After one year in action, SEIA’s original Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Certification Program has brought about notable…
College students develop solar project expansion proposals in construction competition
By | February 23, 2023 Milwaukee School of Engineering won 1st place in the 2023 ASC Student Competition Regions 6 and 7…
Michigan lithium battery maker to produce ESS for utility-scale applications
By February 23rd, 2023. Michigan business Our Next Energy has unveiled a giant LFP battery unit known as Aries Grid. Mujeeb Ijaz,…
Lightsource bp kicks off nearly 200-MW solar project in Indiana
By | February 23, 2023 Another pollinator-friendly solar project by Lightsource bp. Lightsource bp and AEP Energy Partners, a subsidiary of American…
ONE Debuts Aries Grid Battery Technology
Michigan-based Our Next Energy Inc. (ONE) has released Aries Grid, a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) utility-scale battery system that can serve as…
GameChange Solar Introduces Solar Project Management Solution
Phil Vyhanek. GameChange Solar has just launched a new web-based project control entry to provide clients with complete oversight of every area…
Pair of Energy Storage Projects Now Online in Alberta
Jason White Enfinite has financed and developed two energy storage projects that are now operational and supporting the electricity grid in Alberta,…
AEP Selling Its Renewable Energy Portfolio
Julie Sloat American Electric Power is selling its 1,365 MW unregulated, contracted renewable energy portfolio to IRG Acquisition Holdings, a partnership owned…
X-ELIO Adding Energy Storage to 72 MW Solar Project
Mirko Molinari X-ELIO, a developer of renewable energy projects, is building its first utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) in the U.S.:…
Certification Program Aids Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Successes in the Solar Industry
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Certification Program Aids Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Successes in the Solar Industry
WASHINGTON D.C. — After a full year in the field, the Solar Energy Industries Association’s (SEIA) first-of-its-kind Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice…
Universal Renewables Bringing Rooftop Solar Racking Systems to New States
Universal Renewables says it is expanding the availability of its elevated rooftop racking solutions to commercial buildings in Massachusetts, New Jersey and…
Freedom Solar Installs Solar Array for Ohio Honda Dealership
Freedom Solar Power, a Texas-based, residential and commercial solar power provider, has completed a solar installation for Parkway Auto Group at its…
Philadelphia Solar panels to be used on solar + green hydrogen project in Texas
By the 22nd of February in 2023. A Clean Energy Holdings project in the town of Sylvester, Texas is set to construct…
Freedom Solar Power completes 120-kW project atop Ohio Honda dealership
By | February 22, 2023 Freedom Solar Power has completed a 120.3-kW solar array atop Parkway Honda dealership in Dover, Ohio, which…
Luminia to Acquire New Hampshire Solar Garden
David Field Luminia has executed a memorandum of understanding to acquire the assets, development resources and project pipeline of New Hampshire Solar…
Tigo Energy Files Suit Against SunSpec Alliance
Zvi Alon Tigo Energy, Inc., a provider of solar and energy storage solutions, has filed a lawsuit against the SunSpec Alliance in…
Storage and power electronic highlights from Intersolar 2023
Intersolar North America and Energy Storage North America 2022 shook off the dust of a two-year hiatus on any in-person solar trade…
17-MW solar project completed on former paper mill complex in New Jersey
By | February 21, 2023 CEP Renewables, CS Energy and NJR Clean Energy Ventures (CEV) announced the conversion of a former contaminated…