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Ameren Missouri Expands Community Solar Program
(Source: Ameren Missouri) Ameren Missouri is moving forward with building a third solar facility to meet growing demand from customers for community…
Syncarpha Capital Completes Sixth Maine Community Solar Project
Belfast Solar I (Source: Syncarpha Capital) Syncarpha Capital’s Belfast Solar I community solar project has received permission to operate. The project is…
DTE Energy Begins Operating Sauk Solar
Matt Paul DTE Energy’s largest solar project, the 150 MW Sauk Solar park, is now operational. Located in central Michigan’s Branch County,…
Arctech Lands 2.3 GW Saudi Solar Project
Signing Ceremony of the 2.3GW PV Project (Source: Arctech) Arctech has inked a supply agreement for its 1P single-axis solar tracking system,…
RUSA, Ameresco Partner on Solar Adoption for Public Utilities
RUSA’s Water Reclamation Facility (Photo: Business Wire) Ameresco has partnered with the Roseburg Urban Sanitary Authority (RUSA), with the aim of bolstering…
Bridge Renewable Energy and WATTMORE collaborate on Nebraska energy storage project
By | October 24, 2024 Eos Bridge Renewable Energy, a subsidiary of Bridge Investment Group Holdings, and WATTMORE, an energy storage energy…
Cincinnati Zoo powers up solar parking canopy system
By | October 24, 2024 Melink Solar has completed construction on a solar array at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden in…
Treasury releases final rules for 45X domestic manufacturing tax credits
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS released final rules for the Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit (Section 45X of the Internal Revenue…
Guest column: Is the commercial solar gold rush upon us? How financiers and installers can team up to win.
Earlier this year, the United States surpassed five million solar installations in the country. That may seem like a huge number, especially…
Recurrent Energy Puts Texas Solar Project into Operation
Ismael Guerrero Recurrent Energy’s 134 MW Liberty Solar project, located near Houston, has reached commercial operation. Customers for the project include Autodesk,…
Enfinity Closes Financing to Acquire 608 MW of Solar
Carlos Domenech Enfinity Global has closed a $97 million structured credit facility with Nomura for a 608 MW portfolio of solar assets…
Pine Gate Nets Equity Position to Support 780 MW Portfolio
Meghan Comiskey Pine Gate Renewables has closed on a $288 million preferred equity investment with funds affiliated with Blackstone Credit & Insurance. …
Collaboration to Fund $1.5B of U.S. Residential Solar+Storage
Matt Dawson GoodLeap has entered into an equity partnership with Tactical Infrastructure Partners (TIP) to acquire $1.5 billion of residential solar and…
Solis inverters now UL9540-listed with Pytes batteries
Solis USA recently announced the UL9540 listing of the S6 Hybrid Energy Storage Inverter with a new battery partner, Pytes. UL 9540…
Aspen Power completes 8.5-MW community solar portfolio in Maine
Aspen Power held ceremonies this week to celebrate the completion of two community solar sites in Corinth and Prospect, Maine, which together…
Solar has been largest source of new U.S. generating capacity for past 12 months
A review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data newly released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reveals that the mix…
More TOPCon patent infringement complaints filed in the United States
On Oct. 8, Trina Solar filed a patent infringement complaint against Canadian Solar in the U.S. District Court for the District of…
Solar wafer manufacturing qualifies for 25% CHIPS ITC
In addition to qualifying for various credits established in the Inflation Reduction Act, silicon ingot and wafer manufacturing operations for the solar…
Generac tapped to provide microgrid backup power for California water utilities
Generac Holdings announced it has been selected to enter into negotiations by the Department of Energy (DOE) to receive an award for…
How Operations Impact Solar Sales Commissions
Takeaway: System design adjustments result in re-sizing, revisions, or change orders, all of which can reduce commissions. Process inefficiencies lead to project…
Why Is There Friction Between Solar Sales Reps And Lease Providers?
Takeaway: Contractors and lease providers are often skeptical of one another as Contractors decry what they believe to be arbitrary delays or…
Don’t Get Forced into Buying the Wrong Drone
Takeaway: If your software provider forces you to buy a specific drone, you could end up overpaying, not getting the features that…
Kentucky women’s shelter expands ground-mount solar portfolio
The Buckhorn Children and Family Services – Rogers Cottage Recovery House, a 12-bedroom inpatient rehabilitation facility for adult women in Perry County,…
Beyond hardware: Software and service define the next era of solar
We frequently hear the refrain that ‘the solar industry is growing rapidly.’ What this means in real terms is that installers are…
Treasury Releases Final Rules Backing U.S. Solar Manufacturing
Janet Yellen The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS have released final rules for the Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit, also…
Swift Current Wraps Up Funding for Mississippi Solar Project
Eric Lammers Swift Current Energy has closed tax equity financing with PNC Bank for its 138 MW Harvest Gold Solar project, located…
Google Signs PPA with ENGIE for Texas Solar Project
(Source: ENGIE) ENGIE North America has signed a PPA with Google to supply 90 MW from its Chillingham solar project in Bell…
NJBPU Launches State-Led Dual-Use Agrivoltaics Pilot Program
Christine Guhl-Sadovy The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has approved rules for and launched the Dual-Use Agrivoltaics Pilot Program, which…
AES Andes Begins Commercial Operation of Andes Solar IV
Javier Dib AES Andes has commenced commercial operation of Andes Solar IV, a solar installation located 230 kilometers east of Antofagasta, in…
FTC Solar to Supply Projects for Sandhills Energy
Yann Brandt FTC Solar has inked a deal to supply Sandhills Energy with 1P Pioneer trackers for 1 GW of projects over…