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Financiers—not homeowners—qualify for domestic content on residential solar
Contrary to initial interpretations, it is possible for residential solar projects to take advantage of the domestic content bonus credit in the…
Nautilus Solar completes brownfield community solar project in Maine
By | November 12, 2024 Nautilus Solar Energy announced the opening of a 7-MW community solar project located on a remediation site…
Navisun, Queen City Solar Partner on Maryland Community Solar Portfolio
Matt Preskenis Navisun and North Carolina-based developer Queen City Solar have structured a co-development partnership that is advancing 30 MW of community…
FranklinWH, EnergyHub partner on VPP support
By | November 11, 2024 FranklinWH’s residential energy management system is now integrated into EnergyHub’s Edge distributed energy resource management system (DERMS)…
ComEd Hosting Capacity Map for Solar Developers to Update Monthly
Mark Baranek Due to what it says is rising interest in community and rooftop solar in its northern Illinois region, ComEd has…
Enphase Energy Unveils AI-Powered DIY Permitting Feature for Solargraf
Jayant Somani Enphase Energy has released a do-it-yourself (DIY) permit plan feature on Solargraf, its cloud-based design, proposal and permitting software platform…
Arctech Ships SkyLine II Tracking System for 320 MW Solar Project
The first batch of SkyLine II shipped to Uzbekistan (Source: PR Newswire) Arctech has begun shipping its P single-axis solar tracking system…
CEVA Logistics, TotalEnergies Inaugurate Solar Panel Installation
(Source: CEVA Logistics) CEVA Logistics and TotalEnergies have inaugurated a 28.5 MW solar shading power plant composed of 58,000 panels, installed at…
Georgia Power BESS Reaches Commercial Operation
The Mossy Branch Battery Energy Storage System (Source: PR Newswire) Georgia Power’s first grid-connected battery energy storage system (BESS), the 65 MW…
AEROCOMPACT debuts solar mounts for trapezoidal metal roofs
By | November 7, 2024 PV mounting system specialist AEROCOMPACT is expanding its COMPACTMETAL TL product line with the new TLE25 and…
Zeo Energy completes acquisition of residential solar company Lumio
By | November 7, 2024 Zeo Energy, a Florida-based provider of residential solar and energy efficiency solutions, today announced that it has…
City of Utica Launches Community Solar Campaign
Michael P. Galime The City of Utica has launched a community solar initiative, offering its residents the option to possibly reduce their…
Solential Energy Powers Fort Wayne Microgrid
Floating Array (Source: PR Newswire) Solential Energy has activated its Fort Wayne, Ind., microgrid, which was designed, built and installed by the…
Glint Solar Closes Funding Round to Accelerate SaaS Platform Adoption
(Source: Glint Solar) Glint Solar has closed on an $8 million Series A funding round, led by Smedvig Ventures with participation from…
Enlight Signs PPA with APS for 600 MW Snowflake A Project
Adam Pishl Enlight Renewable Energy’s U.S. subsidiary, Clenera, has signed a new PPA with Arizona Public Service (APS) for its Snowflake A…
FREYR buys Trina solar panel factory in Texas for $340 million
By | November 6, 2024 FREYR Battery, a Norwegian developer of battery cells, is getting into solar panel manufacturing after announcing it…
Pre-CAD software Solesca now integrated into ETB Developer
By | November 6, 2024 Energy Toolbase has announced that Solesca has joined the ETB Developer platform for design services. This partnership…
Sungage Financial, BayWa r.e. Enter into Partnership
Michael Gilroy Sungage Financial has entered into a partnership with BayWa r.e. Solar Systems, with the aim of helping to streamline the…
Zeo Energy Acquires Competing Solar Installer
Tim Bridgewater Zeo Energy has completed the acquisition of what the company says is substantially all of the assets of Lumio Holdings,…
Polar Racking to Supply Mounting System for Solar Project
Vishal Lala Polar Racking has contracted to supply the 21 MW quA-ymn Solar Project with its CORE Utility-Scale Ground Mount, a fixed-tilt…
NNTC, BluEarth Reach Financial Close on QuA-ymn Solar with CIB
(Source: Canada Infrastructure Bank) The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB), Nlaka’pamux Nation Tribal Council (NNTC) and BluEarth Renewables have achieved financial close on…
Energy Toolbase Partners with Solesca for C&I, Community-Scale Projects
(Credit: SavidgeMichael) Solesca has joined the Energy Toolbase ETB Developer platform for solar design services, offering design solutions for C&I and community-scale…
FREYR Battery Acquires Trina Solar’s U.S. Manufacturing Assets
(Credit: davidgsteadman) FREYR Battery has entered into an agreement to acquire the U.S. solar manufacturing assets of Trina Solar. The transaction is…
Guest column: DERs should be managed like mini power plants
By | November 5, 2024 Big, centralized power plants like a 500-MW combined cycle natural gas plant are large enough that they…
SolarEdge completes sale of $40 million in 45X manufacturing tax credits
By | November 5, 2024 SolarEdge Technologies announced it closed its first transaction for the sale of IRA Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing…
SolarBank Developing Nova Scotia Community Solar Project
(Credit: Rob Stoeltje) SolarBank Corp. is planning to develop a 3.1 MW ground-mount solar power project, known as the West Petpeswick project,…
Westbridge Sells Alberta Solar Project to METLEN
Stefano Romanin Westbridge Renewable Energy has closed the sale of its 75% owned, Special Area 2, 332 MW Alberta solar power plant…
SolarEdge Closes First Section 45X Credit Sale
Ronen Faier SolarEdge Technologies has closed its first transaction for the sale of Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credits for approximately…
How to debunk whole home electrification myths
By | November 4, 2024 Whole home electrification is a big potential opportunity for solar installers. After all, if a home or…
Solar + storage for extreme weather preparedness
By | November 4, 2024 Hurricane Helene rocked the Southeast, claiming at least 200 lives and causing widespread power outages that left…