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Construction underway on 107-MW Ohio solar project
By | January 10, 2023 Construction has started on the 134-MWDC/107-MWAC Arche Solar project in Fulton County, Ohio. Arche is expected to…
Gamesa nearly triples solar inverter sales in 2022
By | January 9, 2023 Gamesa Electric had a record year in 2022 in its solar and storage inverter business, almost tripling…
Solar Landscape completes 6.5-MW New Jersey community solar project
By | January 9, 2023 Solar Landscape announced it has connected the first of its community solar projects to the grid in…
Single-axis trackers upgrade to handle uneven land sites 2023 Trends in Solar
By | January 9, 2023 Many single-axis solar tracker manufacturers have developed new iterations of their rotating racking that can be installed…
Mightier microinverters can power four solar panels 2023 Trends in Solar
By | January 9, 2023 New APsystems microinverters power four modules each. Solar microinverters may be the smallest of the power conversion…
With more compensation and incentive options, energy storage adoption is on the rise 2023 Trends in Solar
By | January 9, 2023 The U.S. energy storage industry has met many milestones in recent years, but 2023 should be a…
Solar and Storage Industry Reacts to New Greenhouse Gas Guidance from White House Council on Environmental Quality
The Solar and Storage industries have responded to the White House Council on Environmental Quality’s new guidance concerning greenhouse gas emissions. Friday,…
SunPower extends solar panel supply agreement with Maxeon through 2025
By | January 6, 2023 Residential installation company SunPower has signed a supply agreement with Maxeon to use the company’s solar panels…
It’s time to update your residential solar marketing in light of new grid issues
By Alex Bazhinov, Founder and President of Lumin Using and paying for electricity used to be simple; just find your nearest home…
The basic principles that guide PV system costs
By the 5th of January, 2023. In this final part of the Solar PV Installer Basics 101 series, we will be providing…
CPUC Voted: California’s Net Billing Tariff (NEM 3.0) is Now Final
By | January 5, 2023 On December 15, 2022, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted on and passed the Net Billing…
Solar United Neighbors launches group buy program for Minnesota’s largest electric co-op
By | January 5, 2023 Nonprofit Solar United Neighbors (SUN) announced a version of the organization’s popular group buy program that empowers…
Expanding Project Opportunities with Innovative Racking Solutions
By Kayla Harris, Marketing, DCE Solar Since the first installation of solar panels in 1884 on a roof-top in New York City,…
U.S. Solar and Storage Trade Group Expands Board Leadership to Navigate Clean Energy Future
Wednesday, Jan 22021 2023. Share. A statement has been released to the public. Today, SEIA, a national organization that speaks on behalf…
Alliant Energy, Iowa City Plan to Turn Brownfield into Solar Project
The City of Grinnell in Iowa is partnering with Alliant Energy on a solar project to be established on a Brownfield site…
SolarEdge Technologies Acquires Hark Systems for Energy Analytics
Zvi Lando SolarEdge Technologies Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the entire share capital of Hark Systems Ltd. Founded…
SolarEdge acquires monitoring platform for global C&I customers
By | January 3, 2023 SolarEdge announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the entire share capital of…
100% renewable energy is now the default for members of one California CCA
By | January 3, 2023 MCE’s Deep Green 100% renewable energy has become the default electricity service in Contra Costa, Marin, Napa…
Solar Alliance Powers First Two Solar Projects in New York
Solar Alliance’s VC1 solar project in New York Solar Alliance Energy Inc. has completed the construction of the company’s first two solar…
Consumers Energy increases distributed generation limit from 2 to 4%
On December 22, 2022, Consumers Energy filed a settlement agreement with the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) in its 2022 rate case….
Solar Alliance completes 1st solar projects in New York
By | January 3, 2023 Solar Alliance Energy, a commercial and utility solar contractor, has completed the construction and reached operations on…
Gov. Hochul releases roadmap for 6 GW of New York energy storage by 2030
By | January 3, 2023 Credit: CSI Energy Storage Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a new framework for the state to achieve a…
January solar policy snapshots A guide to recent legislation and research throughout the country.
By | January 3, 2023 New Mexico’s new interconnection ruling is one of the most progressive for solar + storage in the…
Utilities join developers in effort to improve interconnection slog
Often at odds, utilities and DER developers have joined together with the launch of the GridTECH Connect Forum in San Diego on…
Renewables are likely to provide 25% of US electricity in 2023 Solar power provided just 1% of country’s total in 2016
By | January 3, 2023 Renewable energy sources accounted for nearly one-quarter of the nation’s electrical generation in the first 10 months…
Q&A with American lithium battery maker KORE Power
Just as the United States is entering a solar panel manufacturing renaissance thanks to manufacturing tax credits included in the Inflation Reduction…
Dallas County Signs 3-Year Solar Energy Contract with Public Power Pool
Dallas County has recently teamed up with Public Power Pool to get a renewable energy source from a solar farm in Fort…
Pennsylvania Unveils Solar Installation Guidance for Rural Communities
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding has released guidance for landowners considering solar production on farmland and in rural communities…
Solar Landscape Energizes First Community Project for Endurance Real Estate
Solar Landscape, a community solar company, has energized the first of 46 community solar projects approved by the New Jersey Board of…
New York State Releases Roadmap to Reach 6 GW of Energy Storage by 2030
Doreen Harris Gov. Kathy Hochul’s new framework for New York State to achieve 6 GW of energy storage by 2030, which represents…
Alliant Energy completes 50-MW southern Wisconsin solar project
By | December 28, 2022 The rural community of Fulton, Wisconsin, is the latest to benefit from the recent surge in solar…
Solar Landscape energizes first community solar array in Year 2 of NJ community solar program
By | December 28, 2022 Solar Landscape has energized the first of 46 community solar projects approved by the New Jersey Board…
Maxeon Solar Chooses Bill Mulligan to Lead Company as New CEO
Bill Mulligan Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd. has named Bill Mulligan as its new CEO and member of its board of directors on…
Fire safety guide for rooftop solar installers
By | December 28, 2022 Tigo Energy rapid shutdown units installed on a solar awning. Almost half of U.S. states have now…
GameChange Solar Expands Manufacturing in U.S. Market to 24 GW
Derick Botha GameChange Solar has increased its manufacturing in the U.S. to 24 GW of annual capacity. Not only have existing facilities…
SuperGreen Releases New Software for Solar Estimates, Planning
Google Project Sunroof is the source of energy. SuperGreen Solutions is introducing the most up-to-date software that enables homeowners to get an…
MREA Partners with Habitat for Humanity to Install Solar on Residential Homes
This year, Habitat for Humanity chapters throughout Wisconsin partnered with the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) for the Grow Solar for Humanity…
Altus Power Acquires 220 MW of Solar Assets from True Green Capital Management
Gregg Felton Altus Power Inc. has entered a definitive agreement to acquire approximately 220 MW of newly developed and in construction solar…
2022 paves way for massive growth for solar + storage industry
Robust federal clean energy policy has laid the groundwork for a decade of explosive growth for the solar and storage industries. A…
December 2022 Special Edition: 2023 Renewable Energy Handbook
By | December 20, 2022 Welcome to the 2023 Renewable Energy Handbook We’re wrapping up another hectic year for renewable energy policy…
How the Inflation Reduction Act will help more nonprofits go solar
By Ken LaRoe, CEO and Founder of Climate First Bank The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) signed into law by President Biden on…
Lightsource bp finishes second solar project for Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
By | December 21, 2022 A 25-MW solar project that is helping advance energy and sustainability priorities for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation…
Intersolar North America releases 2023 conference program
By | December 21, 2022 Intersolar North America (ISNA) and Energy Storage North America (ESNA) unveiled their 2023 conference program taking place…
SMUD to start 20-MWh Swell-aggregated VPP in 2023
By | December 22, 2022 Virtual power plant aggregator Swell will organize a new VPP in Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD). The…
Primergy Closes on Credit Facility from Rabobank for Solar, Storage Projects
Tim Larrison Primergy Solar LLC, a developer, owner and operator of utility-scale solar, distributed solar and energy storage, has closed with Rabobank…
NREL Researchers Look into PV Efficiency, Stability with Perovskite Solar Cells
A new approach to manufacturing perovskite solar cells has addressed previous problems and yielded devices with high efficiency and excellent stability, researchers…
RWE Pursues Research to Generate Solar Power in Tandem with Agricultural Plans
Innovative agrivoltaics demo system 2022 (Credit: RWE) RWE and Forschungszentrum Jülich are planning on generating power and farming land on the same…
Sacramento, Swell Aggregate Residential Solar, Battery Storage in VPP
Lora Anguay To help deliver on its 2030 Zero Carbon Plan to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from its power supply, Sacramento Municipal…
Munich Re Subsidiary Acquires Stake in Two Solar, Storage Projects
Maverick 6 and 7 solar projects EDF Renewables North America (EDFR) and MEAG, acting in its capacity as Munich Re’s global asset…
SEPTA, Lightsource bp Begin Operations at Elk Hill Solar 1 Farm in Pennsylvania
Elk Hill 2 Solar Farm A 25 MW solar project that is helping advance energy and sustainability priorities for the Southeastern Pennsylvania…