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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…

Should your PV systems face west with California’s Net Billing Tariff (NEM 3.0) rules?
By the 18th of April, 2023. This blog post is a continuation of the discussion about creating solar PV systems for the…

Peninsula Clean Energy plans 1.7-MW of new IRA-assisted solar installations
As one of the first public agencies nationwide to utilize newly expanded federal renewable energy incentives, Peninsula Clean Energy has reached innovative…

Clean Energy Trades Unite Against Harmful Retroactive Solar Tariff Threat
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), and the American Clean Power Association…

Clean Energy Trades Unite Against Harmful Retroactive Solar Tariff Threat
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), and the American Clean Power Association…

UPDATE: SEIA and Stakeholders Urge Congress to Fight Repeal of Solar Tariff Moratorium
Abigail Ross Hopper The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) says more than 400 companies from across the solar value chain sent a…

Renewable Properties inks nearly 9-MW solar + storage PPA with California CCA
The Renewable Properties company has already completed one California Climate Action project in the north. The firm and Sonoma Clean Power have…

Dominion Energy Virginia Bringing on Hundreds of Megawatts of Solar
Ed Baine’s name. The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) has given the go-ahead for almost two dozen renewable solar energy and energy…

More than 400 American Companies Implore Congress to Protect Business Certainty and Jobs by Rejecting $1 Billion in Retroactive Solar Tariffs
More than 400 U.S. companies urged Congress to reject an effort to impose $1 billion in retroactive solar tariffs in order to…

More than 400 American Companies Implore Congress to Protect Business Certainty and Jobs by Rejecting $1 Billion in Retroactive Solar Tariffs
Over 400 US firms are appealing to Congress to block $1 billion in backdated solar tariffs in order to safeguard their industry…

CubicPV is narrowing down location search for 10-GW silicon wafer factory
There are multiple steps in the silicon solar panel manufacturing process: silicon is melted and shaped into ingots that are sliced into…

Startup Awarded Funding to Support PV Tech for Commercial Windows
Daniel Emmetts namn “NEXT Energy Technologies Incorporated” NEXT has been talked into the California Energy Commission’s RAMP program; they have acquired $3…

Trina Tracker Releases New Generation of Vanguard 2P Tracker Platform
Trina Solar’s tracker solution provider, TrinaTracker, has launched the second generation of its Vanguard 2P tracker, equipped with a new multi-motor control…

GSI Buys Saturn Power, Adding to Solar Development Pipeline
Mazen Turk’ün adı. Greenwood Sustainable Infrastructure (GSI), which is a subsidiary of the Libra Group located in North America, will be acquiring…

Ameren Missouri Receives Regulatory Approval for New Renewables Program
Mark Birk’ün adı Ameren Missouri has been approved by the Missouri Public Service Commission to take ownership of a 150 MW solar…

Duke Energy Adds to Community Solar Portfolio in Florida
Melissa Seixasin nimi Duke Energy has finished constructing two solar plants, referred to as the High Springs Renewable Energy Center, on a…

Fluke is now a NABCEP-approved training provider
Fluke, a corporation that specializes in solar measurement technology, has been given the certification of a NABCEP training provider. Fluke, an accredited…

Quanta Services adds RPCS to its family of solar construction companies
RPCS has declared that it has been purchased by Quanta Services, and is now a part of solar EPC Blattner’s corporate structure….

Duke Energy completes Florida community solar projects totaling 150 MW
Duke Energy completed two solar projects in Alachua and Suwannee counties in Florida, the latest sites in the company’s community solar program…

Masdar Buys Stake in California Solar+Storage Project
Masdar has widened its involvement in the U.S. renewable energy sector by concluding the purchase of a 50% share in a solar…

Conservation groups sue FEMA for funneling Puerto Rico disaster funds into more fossil fuel generation
Conservation and community groups sued the Federal Emergency Management Agency and U.S. Department of Homeland Security in April over their plans to…

Generac unveils commercial-scale lithium ESS
By April 12th, 2023. Generac has just released a commercial-scale lithium energy storage system that can pair with their line of gas…

ESS iron-flow storage to be used in California winery microgrid
Long-duration energy storage provider ESS will deliver three Energy Warehouse systems to Coldwell Solar for a solar + storage microgrid at Roederer…

Lightsource bp Kicks Off Largest Solar Project in Arkansas
Laura Landreaux est son nom. Lightsource bp has finished finalizing a monetary package worth $327 million and initiated building the 313 MW…

Partners Wrap Up 270 MW of Solar in Central Texas
Mario Azar. BAES Infrastructure and Black & Veatch have now finished building two utility-scale solar installations – known as Crown and Sol…

Enerflo now integrates Emporia smart home energy management products
Enerflo has declared a joining of forces with Emporia, creators of sophisticated home energy control items and computer programs. “Pat Bennett, Co-Founder…

Inverter downtime could be shortened with more manufacturer transparency Some inverter-makers have embraced technology to simplify O&M, but others are lagging.
Green Development’s Tim O’Malley works on an inverter in the field. Troubleshooting faulty inverters is a post-install task that isn’t going away….

SEIA launches online learning center for solar + storage professionals
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has launched The SEIA Online Learning Center, an online platform that provides comprehensive educational programming for…

Construction starts on the largest solar project in Arkansas
Lightsource bp has successfully closed on a $327 million financing package and mobilized construction on the 313-MWDC/250-MWAC Driver Solar project located near…

35-MW solar project curbs Vanderbilt University’s carbon emissions by 70%
Vanderbilt I Solar Farm, a 35-MWAC solar array in Bedford County, Tennessee, reached commercial operations today. Developed by Silicon Ranch, Vanderbilt I…

Solar Developer Acquiring 1.5 GW of Huasun HJT Modules
Anhui Huasun Energy Co. Ltd. has signed a cooperation agreement with INERCOM Ltd., a European EPC company, for the supply of at…

Chinese Firm Completes Semi-Submersible Offshore Floating Solar Power Platform
CIMC RAFFLES has just given CIMC Solar Marine Technology (Yantai) Co. Ltd. a semi-submersible offshore floating solar energy structure. The platform has…

Utility Buying 108 MW Longroad Energy Project in Virginia
Renewable energy developer, owner and operator Longroad Energy has has sold its 108 MW DC Foxhound Solar project to Dominion Energy. Foxhound,…

Solar and Storage Industry Dives into Workforce Development with New Online Learning Center and Solar 101 Program
Solar and Storage Industry Dives into Workforce Development with New Online Learning Center and Solar 101 Program Tuesday, Apr 11 2023 Share…

Solar and Storage Industry Dives into Workforce Development with New Online Learning Center and Solar 101 Program
Solar and Storage Industry Dives into Workforce Development with New Online Learning Center and Solar 101 Program Tuesday, Apr 11 2023 Share…

Schletter Opening New Solar Mounting Manufacturing Facility
This month, The Schletter Group is commissioning a new manufacturing facility in Dilovasi, Turkey, plus enlarging their distribution network by an additional…

RevoluSun Massachusetts Changes Name to Solaris Renewables
Matt Powers’ name The solar solutions and installation provider formerly known as RevoluSun Massachusetts has announced that it is now switching its…