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Chaberton Earns Certificate for Maryland Community Solar
One of Chaberton Energy’s solar projects in Howard County, Md. (Source: PR Newswire) The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted Chaberton…
Pennsylvania Community Solar Project in Development by SolarBank
Dr. Richard Lu SolarBank is planning to develop a 13.8 MW ground-mount solar power project known as Grandview, located in Lancaster County,…
Altus Power Announces San Bernardino Solar Project
Brett Phillips Altus Power has agreed to construct a 1.6 MW solar project at the San Manuel Landing, a 1.1 million square…
BLM Seeks Input on Proposed California Solar Project
(Source: BLM) The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public comment on the draft environmental assessment for a proposed clean energy…
Calibrant Energy Completes Enel X North America Storage Unit Acquisition
Philip Martin Macquarie Asset Management portfolio company Calibrant Energy has closed on its 100% interest acquisition in Enel X Storage (Enel DES)…
Monalee Launches Artemis with ShopSolar
Walid Halty Following product launch last month, Monalee says its 3D design rendering software, Artemis, is in demand among solar companies seeking…
New above-ground messenger wire management system from Snake Tray
By | October 7, 2024 Snake Tray has released a new cable management system for messenger wires on solar projects. The Solar…
The Solar Policy Scoop: October 2024 A guide to recent legislation and research throughout the country.
By | October 7, 2024 Illinois is switching to a new solar net billing structure on January 1, 2025. Commerce to tariff…
With the Chevron doctrine overturned, effects to the IRA still unknown
This summer, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a 40-year-old precedent that said those with federal agency expertise should interpret ambiguous laws passed…
Heliene, TEP Partner on Expanded U.S. Solar Manufacturing Capacity
Martin Pochtaruk Heliene has closed on a $54 million strategic equity investment from Transition Equity Partners (TEP) in collaboration with a consortium…
Regulator Raises New Mexico Community Solar Program Cap
(Credit: Christopher Michel) The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (NMPRC) has approved amending a rule to the state’s community solar program, establishing…
Energy storage set to be ineligible for low-income bonus credit in 2025 SEIA is pushing for this to change.
By | October 4, 2024 Credit: DSD Renewables On October 3, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) filed comments on proposed rules…
Runergy Alabama Module Manufacturing Facility Begins Production
(Source: PR Newswire) Runergy has commenced production at its solar module manufacturing facility in Huntsville, Ala. The facility, with an anticipated annual…
SolarBank Develops New York Community Solar Project
(Credit: Guilhem Vellut) SolarBank plans to develop a 2.9 MW ground-mounted solar power project known as Silver Springs on a site located…
New Mexico Public Regulation Commission expands community solar program by 300 MW
By | October 4, 2024 In 2021, the New Mexico Legislature passed Senate Bill 84, establishing the state’s community solar program. Sponsored…
Senate bill would expand low-income access to community solar
By | October 1, 2024 U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) introduced the Community Solar Consumer Choice Act, legislation that would support…
Former army depot boasts 1st-of-its-kind community solar project
Nautilus Solar Energy is no stranger to building solar arrays atop capped landfills. The New Jersey-based solar contractor has completed many solar…
EnergySage says the residential solar market is at a ‘turning point’
By | October 3, 2024 After a challenging but record-breaking year in 2023 for U.S. residential solar installations, the first six months…
Runergy opens solar panel assembly factory in Alabama
By | October 3, 2024 Runergy just announced that its 2-GW solar panel factory in Huntsville, Alabama, has officially commenced production. The…
energyRe, Google Sign 12-Year PPA
Miguel Prado energyRe says Google has signed a 12-year PPA to purchase renewable energy from a 435 MW solar project to be…
JBBAT to Purchase Proteus Power
(Credit: Kylie Stewart) JBB Advanced Technologies (JBBAT) has signed a letter of intent to purchase Houston-based Proteus Power for an undisclosed amount….
Trina Solar Initiates Legal Action to Enforce TOPCon Patents
Steven Zhu Trinasolar has filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to prevent what the company says is Runergy…
Recurrent Energy Closes on $500M BlackRock Investment
Ismael Guerrero Recurrent Energy, a Canadian Solar subsidiary, has closed on a $500 million investment by BlackRock through a fund managed by…
New semi-autonomous vehicle helps lift solar panels in the field
By | October 2, 2024 CrewMate, a semi-autonomous lift-assist vehicle developed by Moog Construction, recently completed a field trial near Niagara Falls,…
Clearway Energy Group starts work on 300-MW Texas solar + storage project
By | October 2, 2024 Clearway Energy Group announced that it has closed financing and begun construction of the 300-MW Pine Forest…
How to pay for solar: Solar financing options explained
By | October 2, 2024 Sunlight is free, but solar systems still cost money. Thankfully, though, the price of going solar has…
Put solar on it: Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlej…
By | October 2, 2024 There are almost too many ways to open a blog about Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. It can be enough…
ContourGlobal Acquires 151 MW Solar Portfolio from Sun Tribe Development
Antonio Cammisecra ContourGlobal has entered the U.S. renewables market with the acquisition of a 151 MW solar portfolio comprising two projects in…
Golden Triangle I Secures Tax Equity Commitment
Vikas Anand Origis Energy has secured a tax equity commitment from J.P. Morgan for the Golden Triangle I Solar + Storage project…
National Grid Renewables Signs PPA with Microsoft
Blake Nixon National Grid Renewables has executed a PPA with Microsoft for its Portage Solar Project, a 250 MW development located in…