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1.2-GW solar panel assembly facility to open in Puerto Rico
A contract solar panel assembly facility will soon open in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, that will supply the utility-scale market on the island…
EG4 launches new FlexBOSS21 hybrid inverter
By | November 13, 2024 EG4 Electronics has announced the launch of its new FlexBOSS21 hybrid inverter. The FlexBOSS21 delivers up to…
Standard Solar Acquires 25 MW California Project
Mike Streams Standard Solar has acquired the 25 MW Windhub Solar B solar project from Balanced Rock Power (BRP), located in Kern…
DOE Gives kWh Analytics Permission to Continue PV Reliability Research
Jason Kaminsky kWh Analytics is set to continue phase two work on a $2 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy…
Xcel Energy Tests Sunairio Platform in Grid Reliability Pilot Program
Rob Cirincione Climate simulation software platform Sunairio has entered a pilot program with Xcel Energy-Colorado to simulate the electric grid of Public…
RE+ moving to Las Vegas Convention Center from 2026 to 2028 The conference remains at the Venetian for 2025.
By | November 12, 2024 RE+ will be moving to the Las Vegas Convention Center from 2026 to 2028. RE+ is the…
Navisun partners with Queen City Solar on Maryland community solar portfolio
By | November 12, 2024 Navisun, an independent power producer with operations across the United States, and Queen City Solar, a North…
OneEnergy to Construct Solar Projects for Wisconsin Utilities
Eric Udelhofen OneEnergy Renewables has entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with We Energies, Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPS) and Madison Gas…
Idaho Power, Meta Sign PPA for Pleasant Valley Solar 2 Project
Luigi Resta rPlus Energies has finalized a long-term PPA with Idaho Power and Meta for the 125 MW Pleasant Valley Solar 2…
Financiers—not homeowners—qualify for domestic content on residential solar
Contrary to initial interpretations, it is possible for residential solar projects to take advantage of the domestic content bonus credit in the…
Nautilus Solar completes brownfield community solar project in Maine
By | November 12, 2024 Nautilus Solar Energy announced the opening of a 7-MW community solar project located on a remediation site…
Navisun, Queen City Solar Partner on Maryland Community Solar Portfolio
Matt Preskenis Navisun and North Carolina-based developer Queen City Solar have structured a co-development partnership that is advancing 30 MW of community…
FranklinWH, EnergyHub partner on VPP support
By | November 11, 2024 FranklinWH’s residential energy management system is now integrated into EnergyHub’s Edge distributed energy resource management system (DERMS)…
ComEd Hosting Capacity Map for Solar Developers to Update Monthly
Mark Baranek Due to what it says is rising interest in community and rooftop solar in its northern Illinois region, ComEd has…
Enphase Energy Unveils AI-Powered DIY Permitting Feature for Solargraf
Jayant Somani Enphase Energy has released a do-it-yourself (DIY) permit plan feature on Solargraf, its cloud-based design, proposal and permitting software platform…
Arctech Ships SkyLine II Tracking System for 320 MW Solar Project
The first batch of SkyLine II shipped to Uzbekistan (Source: PR Newswire) Arctech has begun shipping its P single-axis solar tracking system…
CEVA Logistics, TotalEnergies Inaugurate Solar Panel Installation
(Source: CEVA Logistics) CEVA Logistics and TotalEnergies have inaugurated a 28.5 MW solar shading power plant composed of 58,000 panels, installed at…
Georgia Power BESS Reaches Commercial Operation
The Mossy Branch Battery Energy Storage System (Source: PR Newswire) Georgia Power’s first grid-connected battery energy storage system (BESS), the 65 MW…
Zeo Energy completes acquisition of residential solar company Lumio
By | November 7, 2024 Zeo Energy, a Florida-based provider of residential solar and energy efficiency solutions, today announced that it has…
AEROCOMPACT debuts solar mounts for trapezoidal metal roofs
By | November 7, 2024 PV mounting system specialist AEROCOMPACT is expanding its COMPACTMETAL TL product line with the new TLE25 and…
City of Utica Launches Community Solar Campaign
Michael P. Galime The City of Utica has launched a community solar initiative, offering its residents the option to possibly reduce their…
Solential Energy Powers Fort Wayne Microgrid
Floating Array (Source: PR Newswire) Solential Energy has activated its Fort Wayne, Ind., microgrid, which was designed, built and installed by the…
Glint Solar Closes Funding Round to Accelerate SaaS Platform Adoption
(Source: Glint Solar) Glint Solar has closed on an $8 million Series A funding round, led by Smedvig Ventures with participation from…
Enlight Signs PPA with APS for 600 MW Snowflake A Project
Adam Pishl Enlight Renewable Energy’s U.S. subsidiary, Clenera, has signed a new PPA with Arizona Public Service (APS) for its Snowflake A…
Pre-CAD software Solesca now integrated into ETB Developer
By | November 6, 2024 Energy Toolbase has announced that Solesca has joined the ETB Developer platform for design services. This partnership…
FREYR buys Trina solar panel factory in Texas for $340 million
By | November 6, 2024 FREYR Battery, a Norwegian developer of battery cells, is getting into solar panel manufacturing after announcing it…
Sungage Financial, BayWa r.e. Enter into Partnership
Michael Gilroy Sungage Financial has entered into a partnership with BayWa r.e. Solar Systems, with the aim of helping to streamline the…
Zeo Energy Acquires Competing Solar Installer
Tim Bridgewater Zeo Energy has completed the acquisition of what the company says is substantially all of the assets of Lumio Holdings,…
Polar Racking to Supply Mounting System for Solar Project
Vishal Lala Polar Racking has contracted to supply the 21 MW quA-ymn Solar Project with its CORE Utility-Scale Ground Mount, a fixed-tilt…
NNTC, BluEarth Reach Financial Close on QuA-ymn Solar with CIB
(Source: Canada Infrastructure Bank) The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB), Nlaka’pamux Nation Tribal Council (NNTC) and BluEarth Renewables have achieved financial close on…
Energy Toolbase Partners with Solesca for C&I, Community-Scale Projects
(Credit: SavidgeMichael) Solesca has joined the Energy Toolbase ETB Developer platform for solar design services, offering design solutions for C&I and community-scale…
FREYR Battery Acquires Trina Solar’s U.S. Manufacturing Assets
(Credit: davidgsteadman) FREYR Battery has entered into an agreement to acquire the U.S. solar manufacturing assets of Trina Solar. The transaction is…
Guest column: DERs should be managed like mini power plants
By | November 5, 2024 Big, centralized power plants like a 500-MW combined cycle natural gas plant are large enough that they…
SolarEdge completes sale of $40 million in 45X manufacturing tax credits
By | November 5, 2024 SolarEdge Technologies announced it closed its first transaction for the sale of IRA Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing…
SolarBank Developing Nova Scotia Community Solar Project
(Credit: Rob Stoeltje) SolarBank Corp. is planning to develop a 3.1 MW ground-mount solar power project, known as the West Petpeswick project,…
Westbridge Sells Alberta Solar Project to METLEN
Stefano Romanin Westbridge Renewable Energy has closed the sale of its 75% owned, Special Area 2, 332 MW Alberta solar power plant…
SolarEdge Closes First Section 45X Credit Sale
Ronen Faier SolarEdge Technologies has closed its first transaction for the sale of Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credits for approximately…
Solar + storage for extreme weather preparedness
By | November 4, 2024 Hurricane Helene rocked the Southeast, claiming at least 200 lives and causing widespread power outages that left…
How to debunk whole home electrification myths
By | November 4, 2024 Whole home electrification is a big potential opportunity for solar installers. After all, if a home or…
The Solar Policy Scoop: November 2024 A guide to recent legislation and research throughout the country.
By | November 4, 2024 New solar + storage installations backed by the Dept. of Energy’s Loan Programs Office will enhance grid…
Maryland grant program will help minority- and veteran-led businesses go solar
By | November 4, 2024 Namaste Solar The Maryland Energy Administration today announced the opening of the new Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25)…
Canadian manufacturer to make glass for solar panels in United States
By | November 4, 2024 Canadian Premium Sand (CPS), a glass manufacturer setting up in Canada to produce glass for solar panels,…
Pennsylvania Solar Development to Expand 11 GW, Reveals White Paper
Solar farm count in Pennsylvania (Source: LandGte) The latest white paper on solar development in Pennsylvania, released by LandGate, reveals that potential…
CPS Seeks Support for Manitoba Facility, Plans Stateside Manufacturing
(Source: Canadian Premium Sand) Canadian Premium Sand (CPS) has provided an operational update for both its pattern solar glass manufacturing facility in…
SolarCycle’s new Georgia facility can recycle 10 million solar panels annually
By | October 31, 2024 SolarCycle today announced details of the solar panel recycling facility that will be built adjacent to its…
Puerto Rico coalition speaks out to protect solar net metering from oversight board attack
By | November 1, 2024 A coalition of 28 organizations, including U.S. and Puerto Rican nonprofits, solar and battery companies, filed a…
H&M Group Signs VPPA with Lightsource bp for Texas Solar
(Source: H&M Group) H&M Group has signed a VPPA with Lightsource bp for its 125 MW Second Division solar project, currently under…
Rooftop Solar Project Inaugurated at Maryland Retail Center
(Source; PR Newswire) Broad Street Realty has inaugurated a 2.4 MW rooftop solar project at its Cromwell Shopping Center in Glen Burnie,…
Primergy Nabs $225M in Financing for VoF Portfolio
Tim Larrison Primergy Solar has closed on $225 million in project financing for its Valley of Fire (VoF) portfolio. The financing includes…
Avantus Sells Catclaw Solar and Energy Storage Project to DESRI
(Source: Avantus) Avantus has sold its Catclaw Solar and Energy Storage Project to D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI). Located in Buckeye, Ariz.,…