Month: April 2022

Array Technologies supplying trackers for 1-GW Nevada solar project

Array Technologies has entered an agreement to supply nearly 1 GW of DuraTrack HZ v3 single-axis solar trackers for the Gemini solar project, which is expected to be the largest operational solar + storage site in the United States, according to Oakland, California-based developer Primergy Solar. The project will store over 1.4 GWh of solar …

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Sunrise brief: SunPower and First Solar may team up to produce residential solar modules

Also on the rise: Duke seeks to procure an additional 700MW of solar in 2022. Greenbacker annual revenues grow 39% to $107 million. Kansas state Senator Mike Thomas has made several attempts at legislation that is considered anti-solar in his state, and at times shared false information about the health and economic impacts of renewable …

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Gov. Jay Inslee signs bill to fund $100 million of community solar in Washington

Led by Representative Sharon Shewmake, lawmakers in Olympia have approved new funding for Washington’s expired solar energy incentive program. Governor Inslee signed House Bill 1814 on March 30 with the aim of closing an equity gap in community solar. The policy creates a new incentive program beginning in 2023 that will provide funding for low-income …

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IREC aims to help 35 states speed interconnection of distributed storage

The Interstate Renewable Energy Council, lead developer of a toolkit to make it faster and less costly to interconnect distributed storage, now turns to helping states use the toolkit to update their interconnection rules. April 4, 2022 Interconnection rules in most states have not yet been updated to account for distributed storage, with its unique …

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Senator’s anti-solar state legislation fails, now targeting county zoning law

Kansas state Senator Mike Thomas has made several attempts at legislation that is considered anti-solar in his state, and at times he has shared false information about the health and economic impacts of renewable energy. April 1, 2022 Early this year, Sen. Mike Thompson of Kansas (R) introduced new laws that would require solar and …

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Greenbacker annual revenues grow 39% to $107 million

The renewable energy acquisition and management company grew the capacity of its holdings from 900MW to 2.6GW. April 1, 2022 Greenbacker, a publicly reporting, non-traded investor and manager of sustainable infrastructure assets, announced its year-end 2021 financial results. Strong growth was posted, with Greenbacker’s revenue increasing 39% to $107 million.  The company dramatically expanded the …

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SunPower in late-stage discussions with First Solar to produce solar modules with tandem technology

In SunPower’s analyst day presentation, company executives announced that it is working with First Solar to develop a new type of residential solar module that pairs thin film with traditional silicon. April 1, 2022 Evolving from a single-product company, SunPower is now moving to provide the “full energy product eco-system” by providing storage, EV charging, …

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Commerce wants to know how much Chinese aluminum and glass are used in imported solar panels

The Dept. of Commerce has sent out questionnaires to solar panel companies working in four Southeast Asian countries, asking for proof of their export activities. This is the next step in the latest trade battle to disrupt the U.S. solar industry. Commerce has initiated country-wide circumvention inquiries to determine if solar cells and modules exported …

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