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Vermont slightly lowers net-metering rate during biennial update
The Vermont Public Utility Commission has issued its required update of the state’s net-metering program. As a result of the adjustments, future…
Solvari AC module completes UL 2703 certification testing
By | May 31, 2024 New AC and smart module company Solvari announced that its Solvari SR solar panel for the residential…
CPUC Launches New Community Solar Program
(Credit: Mark Ahsmann) The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is slated to expand its existing community solar programs, as well as launch…
Minnesota Approves Otter Tail Power Modified Integrated Resource Plan
Isabel Ricker The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has approved a modified version of Otter Tail Power’s Integrated Resource Plan, which lays out…
TotalEnergies Dedicates Orinda Photovoltaic Solar Energy Project
Orinda Photovoltaic Solar Energy Project (Credit: East Bay Municipal Utility District / Source: TotalEnergies) TotalEnergies and the East Bay Municipal Utility District…
Sunstone Credit to expand solar financing options through DLL partnership
By | May 30, 2024 Commercial solar loan platform Sunstone Credit will work with global asset finance company DLL to provide solar…
Alliant Energy completes 12th project in 1.1-GW Wisconsin solar portfolio
Alliant Energy completed constructing its Grant County Solar Project, a 200-MW solar array in Potosi, Wisconsin, that can generate enough electricity to…
Optimize your ROI story with solar + storage modeling for energy arbitrage
By | May 30, 2024 With evolving net-metering regulations and time-of-use rates, battery storage is quickly becoming more than a backup plan…
The Paris Olympics: An Opening Ceremony like no other
By | May 30, 2024 The Paris Olympics is celebrating a lot of firsts. Alongside Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024 is one of…
200 MW County Solar Project in Wisconsin Complete
Grant County Solar Project (Credit: Alliant Energy) Alliant Energy has completed construction on its 200 MW Grant County Solar Project, located in…
FTC Solar Introduces Automated Hail Stow Solution for PV Panels
Andrew Morse FTC Solar has launched its Automated Hail Stow Solution, aimed at minimizing solar panel damage caused by hail storms. In…
PV Hardware USA Opens Solar Tracker Manufacturing Facility
(Source: PV Hardware USA) PV Hardware USA (PVH USA) has cut the ribbon on its 30,000 sq. foot solar tracker manufacturing facility…
CPUC Continues Anti-Distributed Solar Crusade with Devastating Community Solar Decision
CPUC Continues Anti-Distributed Solar Crusade with Devastating Community Solar Decision mlyons@seia.org Thu, 05/30/2024 – 15:58 …
PV Hardware opens dedicated solar tracker factory in Houston
Today, PV Hardware USA (PVH USA) is holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new 50,000-square-foot, $30 million facility in Houston dedicated exclusively…
LONGi launches solar panel series using new M11 wafer size
By | May 30, 2024 Solar panel company LONGi has launched its latest design, the Hi-Mo X6 Max series, which uses the…
Kentucky’s first 100% solar-powered factory uses Stracker Solar systems
Play Mart recently broke ground for a more than $3 million expansion project in Pulaski County, Kentucky, that will add equipment, personnel…
Qcells Deploys Lumet Metallization Technology for PV Cell Lines
Lumet Solar Cell (Source: Qcells) Qcells is set to become the first PV company to deploy Lumet’s fine-line metallization technology for its…
WildHorse Solar Farm Comes Online
Mike Hollis HighPeak Energy has completed and commissioned the 9.9 MW WildHorse Solar Farm, located in the Flat Top, Texas, region. The…
EDP Renewables wraps up 175-MW Arkansas solar project
EDP Renewables North America has announced the completion of the new Crooked Lake Solar Park near Blytheville in Mississippi County, Arkansas. The…
Solar and wind generation provides billions in air quality health benefits from 2019 to 2022
A new study published in the peer-reviewed journal “Cell Reports Sustainability” found U.S. wind and solar generation provided $249 billion in climate…
REC releases new Alpha Pro M series solar panel at 640 W
By | May 29, 2024 REC Group has launched a new solar panel for the non-residential market in the United States. The…
Qcells Completes San Diego County’s Ocotillo Wells Solar Project
Ocotillo Wells Solar project (Credit: Qcells) Qcells has completed and put into commission its 50 MW solar and 200 MWh BESS Ocotillo…
Apricus Generation Acquires Nexus Renewables
Gautam Chandra Apricus Generation has acquired a controlling interest in Nexus Renewables, adding the Toronto-based community solar and BESS developer, as well…
EDP Renewables Introduces Arkansas Solar Park in Mississippi County
(Source: EDP Renewables North America) EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) has launched its 175 MW Crooked Lake Solar Park in Mississippi…
GRS to Construct BRUC Spain PV Plants
(Credit: GRS) The solar EPC contractor of Gransolar Group, GRS, is building two 105 MW PV plants for BRUC in Archidona, Spain. …
Golden Triangle II Goes Into Commercial Operation
(Source: Origis Energy) Origis Energy and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) have reached commercial operations on Golden Triangle II, the first of three solar…
IBC SOLAR, DMEGC Solar Form Distribution Partnership
Stefan Horstmann DMEGC Solar is partnering with IBC SOLAR, allowing the manufacturer’s PV modules to be distributed by the energy solutions provider…
Major Solar Projects List Dataset May 2024
Major Solar Projects List Dataset May 2024 Access Watt Kilowatt Kilowatt PLUS Megawatt Gigawatt Terawatt phoke@seia.org Wed, 05/29/2024 – 10:02 …
Utah real estate developer to gain VPP benefits with Torus energy storage systems
By | May 29, 2024 Energy storage system supplier Torus has signed a supply and virtual power plant (VPP) deal with Gardner…
Paired Power releases larger solar microgrid EV charging station
Paired Power is announcing PairFleet — a customizable microgrid charger designed to accommodate electric fleets of various sizes that greatly speeds up…