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New law says HOAs can’t prohibit solar installs in Michigan anymore
By | July 10, 2024 Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on July 10 signed House Bill 5028, sponsored by state Representative Ranjeev Puri…
EDP Renewables enters Mississippi market with 210-MW solar project
EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA), a renewable energy developer and operator based in the United States, has inaugurated its Pearl River…
Interlocking PVC matting suggested as weed barrier on solar project piles
Nebraska-based Triple S Products has unveiled matting that can be used to defend weed growth around driven piles on ground-mounted solar projects….
Hithium Deploys Largest BESS Project to Date in Eastern Europe
Stationary battery manufacturer Hithium has successfully deployed the largest battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Eastern Europe to date, with a…
New Tariffs Could Undermine America’s Solar Progress, Says Analysis
Ray Long Potential tariffs resulting from the antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) investigations into solar cells and modules imported from Southeast Asia…
Mammoth North Solar Project Anticipates Upcoming Commercial Operations
Nick Cohen Doral Renewables is celebrating the upcoming start of commercial operations for its 400 MW Mammoth North Solar project. The project…
EMI Sells Bent Bow Community Solar Project to Standard Solar
Mike Streams Standard Solar has acquired a 4.98 MW solar project in Doña Ana County, N.M. from Energy Management, Inc. (EMI) The…
RECOM launches 750-W bifacial solar module within Lion series line
By | July 10, 2024 RECOM has launched a new solar panel, the Lion HJT 750Wp. The module has a 24.1% efficiency…
Troubled thin-film solar panel manufacturer Toledo Solar ceases operations
Troubled thin-film solar panel maker Toledo Solar announced today that it would be ending operations and R&D efforts immediately. The company allegedly…
Aggreko acquires commercial solar contractor Infiniti Energy
Aggreko Energy Transition Solutions (ETS), a division of Aggreko, has acquired commercial solar contractor Infiniti Energy from Upper Bay Infrastructure Partners. This…
Analysis says new AD/CVD could raise panel prices in US by 15¢/W on top of everything else
A new report from Clean Energy Associates and commissioned by the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) outlines how new tariffs from…
Tigo adds upgraded premium version of Energy Intelligence platform
Tigo Energy unveiled a new set of customizable features of the Tigo Energy Intelligence (EI) platform. With a newly retooled, upgraded and…
Evergrow completes its first solar tax credit transfer from real estate investment trust
Black Bear Energy announced its first successful solar tax credit transfer from a real estate investment trust (REIT) with help from Evergrow,…
Phoenix Contact installs solar powered-EV charging station at Pennsylvania campus
The Phoenix Contact USA campus in Middletown, Pennsylvania, now hosts a solar-powered EV charging station. Up to 10 vehicles can charge at…
1st project in 1.3-GW Indiana solar complex nears operation
Doral Renewables, a clean energy project developer, is anticipating commercial operation of its 400-MW Mammoth North Solar project, the first phase of…
California Energy Commission gives cities and counties grants to adopt automated solar permitting
In an effort to spur the growth of rooftop solar, the California Energy Commission has just announced new grants to help communities…
SEIA Names Prominent Energy Policy Expert Sarah Vilms as Vice President of Strategic Growth Initiatives
SEIA Names Prominent Energy Policy Expert Sarah Vilms as Vice President of Strategic Growth Initiatives techols Tue, 07/09/2024 – 11:30 …
New Jersey Signs Multi-State Electricity Transmission Agreement
Christine Guhl-Sadovy New Jersey has joined a consortium of 10 Northeast states in signing an MOU establishing a framework for coordinated activities…
Dominion Energy Virginia Seeks PPAs from Renewables in PJM Territory
(Source: DEV) Dominion Energy Virginia (DEV) has issued an RFP seeking power purchase agreements (PPAs) from renewable and other carbon-free energy sources…
S-5! Clamps Earn Florida Product Approvals
S-5! Clamp Family (Source: S-5!) S-5! standing seam clamps, with utilizations that include solar installations, have earned Florida Product Approvals (FPA) for…
Aggreko ETS Acquires Infiniti Energy
An Infiniti Energy solar installation for a commercial customer (Source: Aggreko ETS) Aggreko Energy Transition Solutions (ETS) has acquired Infiniti Energy from…
Enphase begins shipping U.S.-made commercial microinverters
Enphase Energy announced it has started initial shipments of IQ8 Commercial Microinverters produced in the United States. The Inflation Reduction Act has…
Solar Data Systems now integrated in PowerWise SOLAR weather stations
By | July 8, 2024 Solar Data Systems has announced a strategic partnership with PowerWise SOLAR, a prominent player in the Utility…
APsystems joins Certainteed’s solar panel warranty approved vendor list
By | July 8, 2024 APsystems announced its inclusion in the CertainTeed Solstice Panel warranty approved vendor list (AVL). With this new relationship,…
Doral Renewables taps IHI Power Services for utility solar O&M services
O&M firm IHI Power Services Corp. has been tapped by Doral Renewables to provide asset management services for two major renewable projects…
S-5! solar mounts earn product approval for hurricane conditions
S-5! standing seam clamps, used for solar installations and other metal roof applications, have earned Florida Product Approvals (FPA) for high velocity…
Canadian Solar’s e-STORAGE to Deliver Nova Scotia Grid-Scale BESS
e-STORAGE’s Slate USA project (Source: e-Storage) Canadian Solar’s e-STORAGE, part of the company’s subsidiary CSI Solar, has secured a contract from Nova…
Chemitek Solar unveils rust-removing cleaning agent for solar panels
Chemitek Solar has launched its new Metal Oxides Removal Agent, a cleaning product designed to efficiently and safely remove metal oxides (e.g….
Everybody Solar to install 27.8-kW array for West Virginia homeless center
Covenant House of West Virginia has partnered with Everybody Solar to harness solar power to bring clean, renewable energy to its facility….
GameChange Solar’s rectangular bolts achieve UL 2703
GameChange Solar, a solar tracker and racking solutions provider, had its rectangular head racking bolt recognized per UL 2703 from the national…
Cape Cod distillery ages spirits with help from solar
Truro Vineyards, a family-owned winery on Cape Cod, partnered with Sunbug Solar, which is now a part of ReVision Energy, to install…
New report outlines possibilities of permanent California solar + storage “resilience hubs”
Power outages are on the rise nationwide as climate change brings more frequent wildfires, heat waves and severe weather events. The Federal…
Rio Tinto Completes Diavik Diamond Mine Solar Plant Construction
Matthew Breen Rio Tinto’s Diavik Diamond Mine has completed installation of its 3.5 MW, 6,620 panel solar power plant in Canada’s Northwest…
EnergySage Expands Nationwide
Charlie Hadlow EnergySage has expanded nationwide, which the company says makes it the first platform of its kind with this footprint. With…
Compton church adds resiliency with rooftop solar + storage
Watts-Willowbrook Church of Christ, known as “The Brook,” in collaboration with RE-volv and California Interfaith Power & Light (CIPL), celebrated the commissioning…
Solar plus roofing: A step-by-step guide
By | July 2, 2024 Solar power’s growing impact in the US is undeniable, even if you don’t work on roofs all…
3 reasons solar is the answer with Alex Honnold
By | July 2, 2024 At our recent Empower conference, Alex Honnold — yes that Alex Honnold — spoke about the role…
Soilar Tech launches solar panel cleaning classes for NABCEP credits
By | July 2, 2024 There’s a new focus on professional solar panel cleaning techniques in the United States after the launch…
Energy Communities Map – July 2024
Energy Communities Map – July 2024 Access Megawatt Gigawatt Terawatt phoke@seia.org Tue, 07/02/2024 – 14:40 …
Majority of Americans Support Renewables Despite Decline, Says Pew Research
Photo by Nuno Marques on Unsplash A recent Pew Research Center survey, “How Americans View National, Local and Personal Energy Choices,” finds…
Rutgers, SolarEdge Pursuing Agrivoltaics Program
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, has selected solutions from SolarEdge Technologies Inc. as a part of an innovative research and…
Trinasolar Partners with University to Dive into Photovoltaics Research
Helena Li and Ignacio Anton Hernandez Trinasolar has launched a long-term collaboration agreement with the Institute of Solar Energy at Universidad Politécnica…
The Solar Policy Scoop: July 2024 A guide to recent legislation and research throughout the country.
The practice of “agrivoltaics” is taking off in places like New York thanks to government funding. Rhode Island governor signs bill to…
Streamlining Solar PV Wire Management on Metal Roofs
One of the most important aspects of any solar PV installation on a metal roof is wire management, but even seasoned professionals…
Solar Power World opens submission period for new Top Products contest
Solar Power World, the premier media outlet for the U.S. solar market and publisher of the annual Top Solar Contractors List, is…
Rutgers selects SolarEdge inverters for agrivoltaic research
SolarEdge announced that its technology has been selected by Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, as part of an innovative research…
UL establishes fire safety testing protocol for residential energy storage systems
UL Solutions has announced a new testing protocol that addresses fire service organizations’ demand for enhanced evaluations of battery energy storage systems…
Ampion enrolls 130+ Wendy’s restaurants to community solar projects
Community solar provider Ampion Renewable Energy is partnering with The Wendy’s Company to help Wendy’s restaurants source renewable energy. Nearly 100 company-operated…
Solar installer U.S. Light Energy opens new office in New York
New York-based solar contractor U.S. Light Energy (USLE) hosted a vibrant Summer Solstice Open House on June 20 at its new office…
Generac Power Systems acquires North American energy storage EPC
Generac Power Systems has acquired North American energy storage contractor PowerPlay Battery Energy Storage Systems, a division of SunGrid Solutions. PowerPlay specializes…