May 4, 2022 | San Diego's Top Solar Company

PowerFlex announces new solar + storage asset management platform

PowerFlex, an EDF Renewables Company, announced the unveiling of its PowerFlex X product platform, which provides real-time monitoring and intelligent control of onsite energy assets with patented software and hardware. PowerFlex X enables organizations and enterprises to integrate and co-optimize multiple technologies — including solar, battery storage, electric vehicle (EV) charging and microgrid systems — …

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PPA approved for 100 MW Canadian Solar project in Louisiana

Markets / By Staff

The Bayou Galion solar project is expected to reach commercial operations in 2024 and is part of a larger portfolio set to bring 343 MW of solar energy to the state, which has seen just over 200 MW installed thus far. May 4, 2022 Recurrent Energy, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar, said that regulators in Louisiana have …

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Solar tariffs led directly to delay of coal plant retirements

Installation / By Staff

Northern Indiana Public Service Company announced that it will be delaying the retirement of two of it’s coal-fired generating facilities until 2025, due to the uncertainty and delays brought to the solar panel market by DOC’ investigation into solar cell and module manufacturers in four southeast Asian Countries. May 4, 2022 Northern Indiana Public Service …

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Florida creates new solar installer apprenticeship program

Industry / By Staff

Solar installer jobs are expected to increase more than 50% by 2030, one of the fastest growing occupations in the clean energy sector, and there is a need for more workers skilled in this field to meet the demand. That’s why the Florida Solar Energy Industries Association (FlaSEIA) partnered with the Florida Solar Energy Center …

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Louisiana PSC agrees to PPA for 132-MW Bayou Galion solar project

Projects / By Staff

The Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) approved a power purchase agreement for the 132 MW dc/ 98 MWac Bayou Galion solar project located in Morehouse Parish in Northeast Louisiana, according to Recurrent Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc. Tracker Month sponsor Power Your Next Project with the OMCO Origin Bifacial Tracker Bifacial …

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Congress calls for end to solar panel tariffs in DOE budget meeting

Policy / By Staff

Citing a potential loss of 100,000 US jobs, and a ten-year horizon to build domestic manufacturing, Rep. Scott Peters called upon Department of Energy Secretary Granholm to end tariffs on solar imports. May 4, 2022 The dominant story in the US solar industry is the Department of Commerce investigation into alleged Chinese circumvention that could …

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California’s Newark Unified School District adds solar + storage system via ForeFront Power

Projects / By Staff

The Newark Unified School District (USD) in California worked with ForeFront Power to install a 1.4 MW solar energy and storage system at Newark Memorial High School and Newark Junior High School. The District will now generate 1.7 GWh of renewable electricity annually and is expected to save nearly $6 million over the 20-year term …

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Sunnova adds fixed utility discount to solar project payment plan

Industry / By Staff

Sunnova Energy International will be launching an energy plan that will offer new customers a fixed percentage discount to prevailing utility prices and a 25-year market-based rate, all to offer price confidence to consumers regardless of volatile energy costs. “For the first time, homeowners will be able to lock in a fixed discount to their …

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Get your Virginia interconnection now, solar regulation increasing in 2025

Policy / By Staff

The state’s Department of Environmental Quality has defined solar panels as impervious surfaces for the purpose of measuring stormwater, which will increase project cost requirements. May 4, 2022 In March, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) announced — effective immediately — a change to how it measures water runoff at solar farms. After some …

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Silfab plans to start solar cell manufacturing in the United States, but Commerce investigation has halted progress

Industry / By Staff

The second-largest crystalline silicon solar panel manufacturer in the United States has stated in documents to the Dept. of Commerce that it is planning to establish a solar cell manufacturing outfit in the Southeast. But industry vulnerability related to Commerce’s investigation into AD/CVD circumvention by Southeast Asian solar companies has halted progress on the facility. …

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