Top News
C&I, commercial, and utility-scale solar… What’s the difference?
By | May 1, 2024 Navigating the landscape of large-scale solar energy can feel like deciphering a maze of acronyms and categories,…
Solar’s role in the 2024 Paris Olympics
By | May 1, 2024 As the world gears up for the 2024 Summer Olympics, there’s a growing buzz around the city’s…
Inverter insights: Repowering older solar projects
While solar panels generally come with 25-year warranties and can continue generating power well beyond three decades, the technology behind inverters and…
Latest Tigo battery installed on Puerto Rico solar + storage project
Tigo Energy, a solar and energy software solutions provider, has commissioned and installed its first Tigo EI Residential Solar Solution battery on…
Chaberton Energy and Pivot complete combo community solar + nonprofit project
Chaberton Energy Chaberton Energy, a Maryland-based solar developer, and Pivot Energy, a national renewable energy owner and operator, announced that they are…
Aspen Power To Acquire Illinois Community Solar Portfolio
Dan Gulick Aspen Power is partnering with a developer to acquire 20 community solar projects, primarily located in Illinois, with a total…
Maryland Commercial-Community Hybrid Solar Project Begins Generating Power
Catherine site construction pic (Credit: Chaberton Energy) Chaberton Energy and Pivot Energy are partnering on a Maryland solar project aimed at powering…
Southern Power Expands Millers Branch Solar Facility in Texas
Millers Branch (Credit: Southern Company) Southern Company subsidiary Southern Power is expanding its 29th solar project, the Millers Branch facility, located in…
Alternus Clean Energy to Acquire 80 MW of Domestic Solar
Vincent Browne Alternus Clean Energy has agreed to acquire an 80 MW portfolio of 33 operating PV projects distributed across eight U.S….
Sunrun Virtual Power Plant Aims to Help Puerto Rico Avoid Blackouts
A solar worker installing rooftop solar panels on a home in Puerto Rico. (Source: Sunrun) Sunrun has enrolled nearly 1,800 customers, including…
MN8 Energy Sources 457 MW of PV Modules from First Solar
First Solar in Ohio (Photo: Business Wire) MN8 Energy has ordered 170 MW of Series 6 Plus bifacial modules and 287 MW…
Captona, UBS Asset Management Jointly Invest in BESS Portfolio
Citadel BESS project near completion (Source: PRNewswire) Captona and UBS Asset Management’s Real Estate & Private Markets business have closed on a…
Staubli Expands North American PV Component Manufacturing
Brian Mills Stäubli North America has announced expanding manufacturing and assembly operations in its South Carolina and California plants. “We plan to…
Virginia now allows third-party rooftop solar leasing
The Virginia General Assembly has officially passed House Bill 1062/Senate Bill 271, allowing rooftop solar leasing with a third-party in Virginia and…
In-house apprenticeship programs help contractors capitalize on IRA tax credits
Ideal Energy apprentices work on a rooftop solar project. After the 2022 passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), demand for solar…
Harmonizing conflicts: Using mediation to resolve residential solar disputes
Making customers happy is one of the many joys of the solar and storage business. But consumer, business or other conflicts do…
Briggs & Stratton unveils latest SimpliPHI home battery system
Briggs & Stratton Energy Solutions has unveiled its SimpliPHI 6.6 Home Battery System. The new SimpliPHI 6.6 battery delivers 6.65 kWh of energy…
Wind Exposure Category
Background Wind exposure category is a critical input parameter for structural designs including commercial rooftop PV systems. Most typical building sites fall…
CI Renewables to install 1.4-MW solar portfolio for University of Maryland
The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) has signed a PPA with CI Renewables, an independent developer and owner of large scale commercial…
Stäubli to expand solar component manufacturing capacity in the US
Stäubli North America, manufacturer of the popular MC4 connector, announced it plans to expand its manufacturing and assembly operations in South Carolina…
HydroGraph to Supply Pristine Graphene to Volfpack Energy for Solar BESS
Kjirstin Breure HydroGraph‘s flagship graphene product, FGA-1, has been chosen by Volfpack Energy for use on supercapacitor technology aimed at increasing increase…
Birch Creek Energy Orders 547 MW of Modules from First Solar
First Solar announced an agreement to supply Birch Creek Energy with 547 MW of advanced Series 6 Plus Bifacial thin film photovoltaics…
Matrix Renewables Signs Purchase Agreement with Hyundai for Texas Solar
Cindy Tindell Matrix Renewables has signed a renewable energy power purchase agreement with affiliates of the Hyundai Motor Group for 147 MW…
energyRe Secures Financing, Tax Equity Commitment for Lone Star Project
Miguel Prado energyRe has secured $155 million in project financing and a $85 million tax equity commitment for its 108 MW Lone…
Contractor’s Corner: Bombard Electric Electrical contractor and solar developer rides wave of large-scale energy storage growth.
Utility-scale solar is experiencing a particularly exciting boom lately, with SEIA reporting an increase of 22.5 GWDC of capacity in 2023, a…
K2 Systems releases universal solar module skirt
By | April 29, 2024 K2 Systems, a solar PV racking company, has launched the K2 Edge, an array accessory designed to…
Nexamp launches fellowship program to bring renewable jobs to underserved Chicagoans
Nexamp has just launched a new fellowship program in partnership with the City Colleges of Chicago that is designed to create opportunities…
Martin Roofing & Solar’s non-penetrating roof mount receives UL 2703 certification
Martin Roofing & Solar’s patent-pending residential solar mount received certification from UL complying with its fire hazard-related 2703 standard. The hidden-fastening solar…
Lumin announces integration with Tesla Powerwalls
By | April 29, 2024 Smart panel maker Lumin announced that the Lumin Smart Panel is now integrated with the Tesla Powerwall…
WEC Energy Group to Acquire 90% of Delilah I Solar
WEC Energy Group has agreed to acquire a 90% ownership interest in the 300 MW Delilah I Solar Energy Center, located approximately…