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Community solar relies on marketing and education to thrive
For community solar projects to run, they require a base of subscribers paying into the project and receiving renewable energy credits for…
Meta spurs 396-MW solar project development from Cypress Creek
Facebook parent company Meta has signed a landmark environmental attribute purchase agreement (EAPA) that will enable Cypress Creek Renewables to construct a…
Talon PV can make TOPCon solar cells in US after licensing tech from First Solar
Talon PV, a new silicon solar cell manufacturer currently under construction in Texas, has secured the license for TOPCon cell manufacturing patents…
FranklinWH unveils new aPower battery with direct solar integration
FranklinWH Energy Storage has unveiled the newest addition to its aPower lithium-iron phosphate energy storage series, the aPower S. The new residential…
First Solar files TOPCon patent infringement claim against JinkoSolar
First Solar has filed a patent infringement claim against JinkoSolar, related to a TOPCon patent that First Solar owns due to a…
Illinois bill would set 15-GW energy storage target, launch virtual power plant program
Illinois families and businesses could see lower energy bills under HB3758/SB2497, a newly filed bill by Sen. Bill Cunningham (D-Chicago) and Rep….
New SPAN smart electric panels include double the breaker spaces
SPAN has announced two new models of smart panels, SPAN Panel MAIN 40 +MID and SPAN Panel MLO 48. The panels have…
Arizona church offsets entire electric bill with new rooftop solar portfolio
Desert Garden United Church of Christ (UCC), in partnership with RE-volv, recently held a solar energy celebration for its new 47-kW solar…
Solar EPC Tech Adoption Outlook: 2025
As technology advances to support solar power stakeholders, Solar Power World partnered with field operations platform SiteCapture to survey the industry…
Microsoft investing in 100-MW solar portfolio for underserved communities in Arkansas, Louisiana This new solar portfolio supports Microsoft’s goal to become carbon-negative by 2030.
Clearloop, the carbon solutions platform for Silicon Ranch, announced a new multi-year agreement with Microsoft to deploy up to 100 MWAC of…
Kansas army base now powered by 16-MW solar portfolio
Onyx Renewables announced the completion of Phase 3 of its onsite solar energy project at U.S. Army Garrison Fort Riley in Kansas….
U.S. solar panel manufacturer Bila Solar to purchase domestic cells from ES Foundry
Silicon solar cell manufacturer ES Foundry announced a multi-year agreement to supply 300 MW of U.S.-made solar cells to Bila Solar, a…
RP Construction Services rebrands as Ampacity Renewables
Large-scale solar installer RP Construction Services (RPCS) announced during Intersolar & Energy Storage North America that the company is rebranding to Ampacity…
Solar racking makes agrivoltaic projects possible
The American solar industry is testing the viability of co-locating solar PV and agriculture on the same plots, and the solar racking…
Renewable energy advocates achieve small wins in Xcel Energy’s 2024 IRP
On February 20, 2025, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved the settlement agreement for Xcel Energy’s 2024 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). The…
Solis partners with Derapi to help energy storage customers enroll in VPPs
Solis announced its partnership with Derapi, a cloud-based API platform for Distributed Energy Resources. This partnership is intended to better enable Solis…
OCI Energy, Arava Power form joint venture to develop 260-MW solar project
OCI Energy and Arava Power have entered into their second agreement — forming a joint venture to develop Project SunRoper, a 260-MWAC…
SolarBank and Viridi partner on 3-MW community solar + storage project on closed landfill
SolarBank has announced it is partnering with Viridi, producer of fail-safe battery energy storage systems (BESS), on the development of a combined…
Yotta Energy’s new panel-level battery acts as ballast block on commercial rooftop installs
Yotta Energy will unveil its new Yotta Block product at Intersolar North America next week. The next-generation of its SolarLEAF panel-level battery…
Permanent sheep flock leaves Georgia solar project’s land healthier than before SPW visits the Houston Solar Project
The ambitions of the Houston Solar Project predate the existence of Silicon Ranch, the Southeast solar developer responsible for bringing the 68-MW…
Community solar installations increased by 35% in 2024
The United States community solar market installed a record-breaking 1.7 GWDC of capacity in 2024, a 35% increase from 2023, according to…
NEMA publishes standard for EV owners to export power back to grid
On February 19, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) announced the publication of its Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) Power Export Permitting…
Affordable Solar breaks ground on New Mexico’s first community solar project
Affordable Solar announced the groundbreaking and construction of New Mexico’s first-ever community solar project, marking a significant milestone in the state’s transition…
Amazon signs PPA for full capacity of 100-MW Mississippi solar project
EDP Renewables North America has launched its Ragsdale Solar Park in Madison Country, Mississippi. The 100 MW project, which became operational in…
GAF Energy launches more powerful Timberline Solar shingle
Three years after first unveiling a nailable solar shingle to the market, GAF Energy today launches its second evolution of the Timberline…
US players in quantum dot technology, perovskites join to advance solar designs
UbiQD, a player in quantum dot technology and manufacturing from New Mexico, announced it will acquire perovskites startup BlueDot Photonics. The deal…
Apple TV+’s Severance headquarters powered by longest PV skylight in the U.S.
The stark, brutalist building that Mark S. enters every day to transition to work as his “Innie” on Apple TV+’s hit show…
FREYR rebrands as T1 Energy
FREYR Battery announced it will rebrand as T1 Energy. The former Norwegian company focused on lithium battery development is now an American…
Scanifly aerial imaging integrates with Unirac U-Builder design platform
Scanifly, a PV design and field operations software provider, has integrated with Unirac, a North American producer of solar mounting and racking…
Commerce updates its preliminary tariff amounts in solar AD/CVD investigation
Although final determinations in the antidumping/countervailing duties (AD/CVD) investigation related to silicon solar cells and panels from Southeast Asia are not expected…
Sunnova cuts 15% of workforce to ‘focus on capital efficiency’
Solar services company Sunnova Energy announced it would cut 300 jobs to reduce costs and streamline its operations. The 300 layoffs are…
Application period begins for Solar Power World’s 2025 Top Solar Contractors contest
The application period for the 14th edition of Solar Power World’s annual Top Solar Contractors List begins today. Any solar PV developer,…
Iowa legislature advances community solar bill
On February 11, HSB 81, which would establish a new community solar program in Iowa, passed out of the House Commerce Committee…
Missouri Republicans introduce community solar pilot program legislation
Missouri Rep. Ben Keathley, R-Chesterfield, and Sen. Curtis Trent, R-Springfield, have both announced the introduction of legislation establishing a three-year community solar pilot program…
Trina’s 2,000-V solar panel granted UL 61730 certification
Trinasolar announced that UL Solutions has granted Trina’s Vertex N 2,000-V solar panel UL 61730 certification. UL 61730 is the updated version…
Invenergy completes 300-MW Texas solar array for two major automakers
Invenergy announced that commercial operations has commenced at the 300-MW Delilah I Solar Energy Center in Lamar and Red River Counties, Texas….
Grid-scale ESS Smartstack from Fluence maxes at 7.5 MWh energy density
The Smartstack energy storage platform from Fluence Energy is now commercially available for grid-scale applications. Deliveries of the AC-based system are scheduled…
NEXT Energy Technologies produces 5-ft tall transparent solar window
Organic photovoltaic (OPV) technology pioneer NEXT Energy Technologies has upgraded its pilot manufacturing line in California to produce 40 x 60-in. laminated…
ACCURE’s AI software deployed on four Texas energy storage projects
Battery safety and performance software provider ACCURE Battery Intelligence will deploy its AI predictive analytics platform to optimize four Texas energy storage…
LONGi, Jinko, Waaree named in latest solar panel patent infringement complaints
Two new patent infringement complaints have been filed in Texas district courts related to solar panel patents. LONGi first filed against JinkoSolar…
Origami Solar steel panel frames now in production in Arkansas
Origami Solar has begun making steel solar panel frames in the United States after commissioning its first automated line at Priefert Steel’s…
Brooklyn Solar Canopy launches three new mounting system designs
Brooklyn Solar Canopy is launching three new solar panel mounting systems: Post-Truss, Cantilever and Wood-Post. “This expansion of our product line is…
Solar Spotlight: Why solar carports make sense for schools
While there is greater oversight for installing solar projects on school grounds, M Bar C Construction has found success in this segment…
17 solar, storage projects to be sited on former coal mines in the Appalachians
The Nature Conservancy and the Cumberland Forest Limited Partnership have announced new agreements with Sun Tribe Development and ENGIE to develop 14…
Tigo Energy enhances Predict+ platform for utility analytics
Tigo Energy has announced enhancements to the Predict+ platform that gives utilities insight into grid demand, renewable generation, and energy market dynamics….
VDE unveils Hail Risk Atlas to help solar developers forecast economic risk related to hail loss
Catastrophic risk advisor VDE Americas today launched its VDE Hail Risk Atlas. Designed to forecast the economic risk of solar assets due…
These are the countries the US imported solar panels from in 2024
The solar panel manufacturing industry is growing in the United States, but demand is still outpacing the current domestic supply. If every…
Solar problems solved: tough roofs, bad weather, remote projects
Solar installers face an almost uncountable number of challenges. Beyond external factors that have given the solar market its well worn “solar…
The future (and present) is still solar: Forecast for a brighter 2025
There’s no getting around it, 2024 was a challenging year for the solar industry and many installers. Anecdotal evidence shows that mentions…
Trump imposes tariffs on steel, aluminum imports
President Donald Trump set 25% trade tariffs for aluminum and steel imports from most countries on Monday. Steel and aluminum are the…