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Pivot Energy Adds Credit Enhancement Product to Solar Portfolio
Bret Labadie. kWh Analytics has formed a collaboration with Pivot Energy LLC to supply Solar Revenue Put production protection for multiple solar…
Generation Bridge Planning Solar Power for New York Brownfield Site
Dan Revers Generation Bridge LLC, an owner of several electric power generation facilities in California, Connecticut and New York, is initiating a…
Solis Introduces New Solar PV Inverters
Solis Technologies has just launched their 25K-25G-PRO series designed to provide stronger power for commercial and industrial uses, in addition to the…
Louisiana Utility Seeking Approval on Pair of Solar Projects
Phillip May. Entergy Louisiana has asked for permission from the Louisiana Public Service Commission to buy, build and use around 225 MW…
AVANGRID to Use Array Technologies DuraTrack for 321 MW Installation
Kevin Hostettler. AVANGRID, Inc. is a company. AVANGRID and the Iberdrola Group have decided to purchase DuraTrack solar trackers from Array Technologies…
Is it finally time to take solar windows seriously?
For as long as the solar PV panel has been in existence, scientists and entrepreneurs have been trying to make it just…
The Solar Policy Scoop: March 2023 A guide to recent legislation and research throughout the country.
New legislation in Georgia could expand community solar in the state. New Illinois law prevents counties from banning local wind and solar…
New Mexico reaches $10 million payout for 2022 rooftop solar customers
The Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) has issued more than $10 million worth of tax credit certificates to New Mexico…
Entergy Louisiana seeks 225 MW of new solar projects
To meet customers’ growing demands for renewable energy and support economic development in the state, Entergy Louisiana filed a request with the…
Solar Spotlight: Supporting the structural side of commercial solar
A few years on, there is still uncertainty surrounding the solar supply chain. There are likely still modules tied up at shipping…
8 tips for solar customers as California’s NEM 3.0 begins
Namaste Solar Amid the changes to net energy metering in California that go into effect starting on April 15, and the surge…
Berkeley Lab studied property values and proximity to solar projects and found varied results
The Lawrence Berkeley National Lab has released a new analysis, “Shedding light on large-scale solar impacts: an analysis of property values and…
Nelnet, AB CarVal Fund Renewable Properties Community Solar Projects
Renewable Properties, a developer and investor in small-scale utility and community solar projects, has closed its Fund 8 portfolio with two financing…
Duke Energy Florida Starting Pair of Community Solar Projects
Melissa Seixas Duke Energy Florida says it will begin construction later this month on two new solar projects in Bay and Madison…
Meyer Burger Looking to Streamline Solar Module Manufacturing
The Meyer Burger company has a module production plant situated in Freiberg. Meyer Burger Technology AG has indicated they are unveiling a…
Nexamp taps Energy Toolbase to manage Massachusetts energy storage project
Energy Toolbase and Nexamp have deployed a front-of-the-meter energy storage system as part of one of Nexamp’s solar + storage projects in…
NABCEP 2023 CE Conference grows in scope and attendance
The North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners is organizing its 12th annual NABCEP Continuing Education Conference to be held from March…
Meyer Burger to only manufacture glass-glass solar panels going forward The change should accelerate mass production by avoiding complex product procurement
Meyer Burger announced its plans to switch all its high-performance solar modules to a glass-glass design to increase production speed and prevent…
CleanCapital Acquires Four Solar Projects in New Jersey
Solar panels over parking spots at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, N.J. Photo courtesy of Six Flags Great Adventure CleanCapital, a…
OYA Renewables Obtains Financing for Solar Projects in New York
Manish Nayar OYA Renewables says it has secured $216 million in financial backing for the construction of 15 community solar projects throughout…
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…