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Hoymiles releases new lightweight residential microinverter
Hoymiles announced it has launched its MiS series microinverters at Intersolar North America 2025. The MiS microinverter boasts the lightest weight and…
Solar remained fastest-growing source of electricity in 2024
A review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) confirms that throughout 2024,…
New study finds 65% self-generated power benefits Northern California homeowners most
A new study by Agile Electrification and the UC San Diego Design Lab finds 65% grid defection, where homeowners use self-generated power…
SolarEdge achieves Build America, Buy America Act compliance for C&I inverters, optimizers
SolarEdge Technologies announced that its comprehensive U.S.-manufactured solar inverter portfolio has achieved Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act compliance, notably including its…
GameChange Solar deploys trackers on 2-kV pilot PV project
Intertek, an industry quality assurance provider, verified that GameChange Solar‘s Genius Tracker single-axis solar tracker system is compatible with approved components for…
Farewell, Solar Industry
After more than 15 years serving our audience of solar power stakeholders, Solar Industry is retiring the brand and sunsetting its operations….
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…