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Cleanleaf Energy Contracts for Utility-Scale Projects in Georgia, Pennsylvania

Mikael Backman Cleanleaf Energy has contracted to provide O&M services for utility-scale projects totaling 350 MW in Georgia and Pennsylvania. The company’s…

Jones Power Chooses Babcock & Wilcox for Pennsylvania Solar

(Credit: Jones Power) Jones Power has been selected by Babcock & Wilcox Solar Energy (B&W) to execute the civil construction scope on…

LandGate Publishes West Virginia Solar Development Study

Yoann Hispa LandGate has published a study on the state of solar development in West Virginia, with a look at both potential…

Minnesota advances legislation to improve large-scale solar + storage permitting

An essential package of permitting reform provisions that just passed the Minnesota Legislature — now on its way to be signed into…

Solar was almost 100% of new electrical capacity added in the US in March

A review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reveals that solar provided…

US will soon have access to JinkoSolar’s new 2,000-volt solar panel

JinkoSolar announced that its 2,000-V EAGLE Modules were the first in the world to be qualified as UL listed products for UL…

Contractor’s Corner: Radiance Solar Nationwide DG installer prioritizes data analytics and quality control.

The solar industry often talks about ways to cut the soft costs of running a business — the behind-the-scenes project management software,…

Opposing interest groups agree on one thing: California’s community solar market is wrecked Still, the unlikely coalition holds out hope for a winning community solar decision.

The debate over rooftop solar through NEM 3.0 in California placed the solar industry at odds with consumer groups and unions, but…

Arevon breaks ground on 228-MW Indiana solar project

Arevon Energy, along with CenterPoint Energy, Bechtel, participating landowners, and other guests joined together at a groundbreaking event to celebrate the construction…

Connecticut Green Bank now offering free technical solar + storage help to multifamily housing owners

To help owners and residents of affordable multifamily housing in Connecticut have easier access to the benefits of solar energy and battery…

RWE Acquires 599 MW of U.S. Solar, BESS Projects

(Credit: RWE) RWE Clean Energy has added 599 MW of solar and BESS projects, acquired from Galehead Development, across three projects located…

JEA Finalizes Contracts for Three Jacksonville Solar Sites

Vickie Cavey JEA has finalized agreements for the development of three renewable energy solar facilities within its Jacksonville, Fla., service territory, with…

Construction Commences at Sebree Solar Energy Center

(Credit: NextEra Energy Resources) NextEra Energy Resources and Nucor have broken ground on the 250 MW Sebree Solar Energy Center, located in…

KKR Provides $300M Corporate Credit Facility to Origis Energy

Vehicles and accounts managed by KKR’s insurance business have provided a $300 million corporate financing facility to Origis Energy. Proceeds from the…

Silfab Solar Selected for $5M DOE Innovation Award

Paolo Maccario Silfab Solar has been selected for an innovation award by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to continue its development…

Arevon Breaks Ground on Indiana Posey Solar Project

Posey Solar Groundbreaking (Source: Arevon) Pictured, L. to R.: Katherine Gensler, VP Government Affairs and Marketing, Arevon Ryan Hadley, Executive Director of…

DOE to Invest $71M in Domestic Solar Manufacturing, Development

Jennifer M. Granholm The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is making a $71 million investment, including $16 million from President Biden’s infrastructure…

Community solar legislation awaits governor’s signature in Alaska

Senate Bill 152, “Saving Alaskans Money with Voluntary Community Energy,” has passed the Alaska State Legislature and now awaits Governor Dunleavy’s signature…

Schneider Electric buys 45X tax credits from Silfab

Schneider Electric announced a collaboration with Crux, a sustainable finance technology company, to purchase Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credits from…

New Maryland solar grant program offers up to $7,500 for eligible households

The Maryland Energy Administration today announced the launch of an important new program to provide major incentives for income-eligible Maryland households to…

New York Adopts Statewide Solar for All Program

Gov. Kathy Hochul The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has adopted a Solar for All program that the commission hopes…

Biden Hikes Solar Tariffs to Boost Domestic Manufacturing

President Joe Biden The Biden-Harris Administration is taking action to curb imports of Chinese solar cells and modules, in addition to the…

Schneider Electric, Crux Collaborate to Facilitate Silfab Solar Tax Credit Purchase

Aamir Paul Schneider Electric is collaborating with Crux to procure Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credits from Silfab Solar, allowing Silfab…

Berkeley Lab report finds storage attachment rates jumped 50% under NEM 3.0

sonnen On December 15, 2022, the California Public Utilities Commission passed an overhaul of the net-metering program for the state’s investor-owned utilities….

Bifacial solar panels lose tariff exemption after Biden reverses course

The Biden Administration today put imported bifacial solar panels back under Sec. 201 tariffs, after the specialty solar panels enjoyed a two-year…

US surpasses 5 million solar installations

The United States has officially exceeded 5 million solar installations, marking another milestone just eight years after the nation reached one million…