March 29, 2022 | San Diego's Top Solar Company

Anticircumvention investigation: an industry reacts

The decision by the Department of Commerce to open an investigation into solar cell and module manufacturers in Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam potentially using parts produced by Chinese companies, therefore circumventing existing antidumping and countervailing (AD/CV) tariffs on Chinese goods has sent shockwaves through the solar industry. Already, experts are drastically cutting down their …

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Connecticut colleges and universities to benefit from solar

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Through virtual net metering, a 6.1MW solar installation is expected to provide more than $9 million in energy savings for five Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) campuses. March 29, 2022 A solar farm that was recently installed in North Stonington, Connecticut is expected to provide more than $9 million in energy savings for five …

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What we have here is a failure to communicate solar generation data

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Washington DC Attorney General Racine has filed a complaint against utility PEPCO for general incompetence in managing the community solar program, with a focus on additional hardware requirements and a failure to properly measure and compensate solar electricity generation. March 29, 2022 The Attorney General of Washington DC has filed a complaint against local electricity …

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LONGi reaches 25.47% efficiency with latest HJT solar cells

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Chinese solar panel manufacturer LONGi announced it has reached 25.47% efficiency with its gallium-doped p-type HJT silicon solar cells using the M6 (166-mm) wafer size. The record was confirmed by the Institute for Solar Energy Research in Hamelin (ISFH). LONGi’s R&D team has developed a p-type wafer processing solution for HJT cells and combined it …

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Enphase launches pilot to pay solar customers for leasing batteries and sharing energy

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Participating homeowners will connect their home battery to the grid, sharing energy through Green Mountain Power’s distribution system in exchange for financial incentives. March 29, 2022 The new era of the power grid may be characterized not by large power plants and sprawling transmission lines, but by local, flexible energy sources. Such is the vision …

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DESRI brings almost 200 MW of solar online in Michigan

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D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) in partnership with Ranger Power, a Chicago-based utility-scale solar development company, announced the Assembly II and Assembly III solar projects have reached commercial operation (COD). Assembly Solar II is a 110-MWAC solar facility and Assembly Solar III is a 79-MWAC solar facility, both of which are located in Shiawassee …

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640 MWh of energy storage now online in SCE territory

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Southern Power has completed the energy storage additions to two solar projects in California. “These co-located solar and storage projects are a first of their kind for Southern Power,” said Southern Power President Bill Grantham. “We expect these new battery-based energy storage projects to enhance California’s grid reliability. The combination of our solar technology and …

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New Orleans launches community solar program

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The city will construct a series of solar gardens, up to 2MW in capacity, which interested residents can subscribe to, reducing their electric bills and increasing solar’s influence in an area that has historically had little to do with the resource. March 29, 2022 The City of New Orleans has officially launched its citywide community …

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Altus Power partners with commercial real estate developer to deploy solar + storage on new builds

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Commercial real estate developer Trammell Crow Company (TCC) and Altus Power have announced a strategic partnership to bring clean electrification solutions to TCC’s real estate development projects. Under the terms of this multi-year strategic partnership, TCC will engage Altus Power to bring solar power generation, battery storage and electric-vehicle charging to its development portfolio. The …

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Tesla drops from top three residential solar installer ranking

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In Wood Mackenzie’s solar installer Leaderboard, Freedom Forever overtakes Tesla in the top three spot for the first time. March 29, 2022 US residential solar grew nearly 30% year-on-year and reached a record-breaking 4.2GW of new installations in 2021. This is a significant accomplishment considering the challenges faced last year including volatile supply chains, rising …

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