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Main parking lot at Six Flags Magic Mountain will be covered with 12.37 MW of solar panels
Solar Optimum and DSD Renewables have completed designs for a 12.37-MW solar carport and 1.9-MW energy storage system for Six Flags Magic…
Origis completes 100-MW Tennessee solar project for Google data centers
On April 25, representatives from Google, The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), Origis Energy and Excelsior Energy Capital celebrated the completion of Skyhawk…
Clir Renewables releases new product to improve renewable technology selection
Clir Renewables, the market intelligence platform for wind and solar, has announced the launch of Clir Insight for Asset Development, a new…
Silicon Ranch, Green Power EMC Complete 106 MW Clay Solar Project
Silicon Ranch and Green Power EMC are rejoicing the conclusion of the 106 MW AC Clay Solar Project at White Oak Pastures…
Lithium alternatives capture interest of large battery installers amidst supply chain challenges
Although still very much in its infancy, the U.S. utility-scale battery storage market has existed in earnest since 2011 led by one…
Renewable energy tracking platform creates new pollinator-friendly solar credit designation
The M-RETS platform, a renewable environmental attribute tracking system used by Fortune 25 companies, utilities and regulators, annonuced it will begin tracking…
New law ensures stable bill credits for Colorado community solar customers
Pivot Energy’s Mesa 2 Community Solar Garden in Colorado. Governor Jared Polis signed HB 23-1337, sponsored by Representative Lukens (D-District 26), Representative…
Massachusetts water supplier adds second solar + storage project
The Acton Water District in Acton, Massachusetts, will soon add an additional 1.5-MW solar and 2-MWh battery storage project to its cost-saving…
SunPower and OhmConnect join forces on California VPP efforts
SunPower and OhmConnect today launched a new virtual power plant (VPP) offering for SunPower customers across California. Now, homeowners in select locations…
Castillo Engineering building 15-MW solar project for renewable diesel plant
Castillo Engineering partnered with BioStar Renewables, to provide electrical design and engineering for a 15-MW solar project in Kansas. This behind-the-meter project…
Oregon’s largest solar project now online in Gilliam County
Avangrid, a member of the Iberdrola Group, has achieved commercial operation at its 162-MWAC (205 MWDC) Pachwáywit Fields solar farm (also known…
Standard Solar Buys EDF Renewables Solar+Storage Project in Massachusetts
Peter Bay Standard Solar has acquired the Knox solar+storage project from developer EDF Renewables North America: a 1.5 MW solar / 2…
ConnectGen’s 270-MW New York solar project receives final permit approval
ConnectGen announced that its proposed South Ripley Solar Project has received a final siting permit from the New York State Office of…
New Xcel Energy program will lease onsite microgrids to C&I customers
NREL Xcel Energy has received approval from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to offer the state’s first program that supports microgrids and…
Contractor’s Corner: Black & Veatch This century-old company evolved into renewable energy construction and isn’t looking back.
Black & Veatch has a long history of construction and is known for its willingness to adapt to technology advances. The business,…
Google signs deal to support 500-MW low-income solar portfolio
A North Carolina solar project in which Google is the sole off-taker. The system was installed and developed by Cypress Creek Renewables….
Ameresco Completes Solar Installation for Missoula, Montana
Ameresco Inc. and the City of Missoula, Mont., have completed a 545 kW behind-the-meter, non-export solar photovoltaic array at the city’s wastewater…
Kentucky’s Largest Privately Funded On-Site Solar Project Comes Online
Today, Stanley Black & Decker, along with Castillo Engineering and RPG Energy Group, introduced the biggest privately owned on-site solar project in…
Googles Leans on EDP Renewables to Support Solar-Focused Environmental Justice Program
Richard Dovere’s Name Google and EDPR North America Distributed Generation LLC (EDPR NA DG) have entered into an arrangement that will aid…
Summit Ridge Energy completes 6 MW of new Illinois community solar
Another Summit Ridge community solar project. ComEd and Summit Ridge Energy announced the completion of three community solar projects in Streator, Illinois,…
Siemens, Lightsource bp Finalize Major Solar Inverter Supply Agreement
Lightsource bp’s Penn State Solar Initiative. Lightsource bp has finalized a deal with Siemens for the distribution of solar inverters for an…
Statement on Proposal to Repeal the Inflation Reduction Act in Debt Limit Negotiations
Thursday, Apr 20 2023 Share Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following is a statement from Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of…
Conservation coalition confirms wind and solar transition is best route for the environment But the group says the industry must develop the right types of renewables in the right places.
The rapid transition to renewable energy offers opportunities to reset the broken relationship between energy production and nature, according to a new…
Denowatts receives accreditation for fourth gen digital twin benchmarking technology
By | April 20, 2023 DNV has completed an independent technical review of Denowatts‘ Deno Digital Twin Benchmarking (DTB) technology, and the…
DOE announces funding to support solar PV recycling innovations The $82 million will also support development of domestic CdTe and perovskite solar manufacturing.
Solarcycle CTO Pablo Dias and COO Rob Vinje show laminate after it’s been cleanly separated from the glass to investors and partners. …
DOE commits to awarding Sunnova $3 billion for new VPP loan program
Sunnova just received a huge loan commitment from the Dept. of Energy to start a solar loan channel for disadvantaged individuals and…
New York State correctional facilities lock in solar savings
Solar at the Mid-State Correctional Facility. NYPA Governor Kathy Hochul during Earth Week announced the deployment of more than 30 MW of…
SRE, Black Bear Kick Off Construction of Four Maryland Projects
Michelle Deutsch Summit Ridge Energy and Black Bear Energy have disclosed that they have started to build four solar energy installations in…
HASI Funds Portfolio of CA Solar Assets for ForeFront Power
A project in California created by ForeFront Power. ForeFront Power, a developer and asset manager of commercial and industrial solar energy and…
Developer Kicks Off Construction of 4 MW Community Solar Project
Genie Solar Energy has initiated the creation of a 4 MW solar energy array meant to provide electricity to a community in…
Preserving American farmland through solar Solar and farming can successfully cohabitate.
Geoff Sparrow, the Vice President of Development for Green Lantern Solar, is speaking. There are many surprising connections between solar energy and…
Hoymiles releases new, simplified connectors for microinverters
Hoymiles is set to launch a new HMS Cable System installation solution for multi-microinverter and single-microinverter PV systems. Drawing inspiration from modular…
Greenskies Clean Focus to install 48-MW solar portfolio for home improvement giant
Lowe’s had chosen Greenskies Clean Focus to deliver a specific, organized method to execute its extensive, ground-based solar energy utilization across a…
Numerous states shifted to avoided-cost or time-varying net-metering programs in Q1 2023
The N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) released its Q1 2023 edition of “The 50 States of Solar.” The quarterly series provides…
Congress begins process to repeal Biden’s 2-year pause on solar panel tariffs
A proposal to nullify President Joe Biden’s 2022 two-year restriction on new solar tariffs has now been officially initiated under the Congressional…
New hail monitoring system now on market for solar O&M pros
Kisters today released an early-warning and hail monitoring system to the solar industry called HailSens360. Through intelligent software and sensor technology, HailSens360…
House Committee Vote to Repeal Solar Tariff Moratorium Undermines Business Certainty and American Energy Security
The House Committee’s decision to revoke the moratorium on solar tariffs compromises the stability of American businesses and the strength of energy…
House Committee Vote to Repeal Solar Tariff Moratorium Undermines Business Certainty and American Energy Security
The House Committee’s decision to revoke the moratorium on solar tariffs compromises the stability of American businesses and the strength of energy…
Maryland bill to permanently expand community solar awaits governor’s signature
A community solar project by TurningPoint Energy in Maryland. Maryland State Delegate Luke Clippinger (D-Baltimore City) announced the passage of HB 908…
CIGS Thin-Film Manufacturer Ascent Solar Buys Flisom Production Line
Jeffrey Max Ascent Solar Technologies Inc., a developer of CIGS thin-film photovoltaic solutions, has completed a transaction to acquire the Zurich-based manufacturing…
Florida organization plans solar project for homeless veteran housing
Local construction nonprofit St. Johns Housing Partnership plans to harness solar energy to help power its main office and three of six…
Demand IQ releases sales canvassing app with “Solar Preview”
Demand IQ has announced the launch of Hero, a canvassing app designed exclusively for the solar industry to enhance the homeowner experience…
Allume Energy brings multi-tenant solar management platform SolShare to US market
Allume Energy has successfully deployed its initial U.S. shared solar energy technology and plans to bring its SolShare solution to all apartments,…
Summit Ridge Energy begins construction on 17-MW Maryland community solar portfolio
Summit Ridge Energy and Black Bear Energy have started construction on four industrial solar projects in Maryland. The sites, in Belcamp and…
Sunobi releases Utility vs. Battery tool to help California contractors highlight NEM 3.0 savings
Sunobi recently unveiled their new Utility vs. product. A tool powered by batteries that can assist customers in making sound decisions on…
New version of EagleView TrueDesign has tree-removal feature to model shading
By the 18th of April, 2023. EagleView Technologies has just rolled out their solar design program, TrueDesign Version 2.0. At present, customers…
UEP zinc-alkaline batteries will be tested in virtual power plant setups with Maplewell
Maplewell Energy, a virtual power plant developer, and zinc-battery developer Urban Electric Power (UEP) have entered into a strategic partnership. Maplewell will…
Genie Solar Energy constructing 4-MW New York community PV array
Genie Solar Energy, a developer of commercial and community solar project, started construction of a 4-MW community solar array in Perry, New…
UL and NREL release new solar inverter cybersecurity standard
UL Solutions announced the publication of UL 2941, the Outline of Investigation (OOI) for Cybersecurity of Distributed Energy and Inverter-Based Resources. Developed…
Explaining and modeling California’s Net Billing Tariff (NEM 3.0)
By the 18th of April, 2023. As April 14th, 2023 approaches, California’s new Net Billing Tariff (known as NEM 3.0) is set…