May 19, 2022 | San Diego's Top Solar Company

Nextracker commissions solar tracker manufacturing line in Arizona

Nextracker and Atkore, a global electrical, safety and infrastructure solutions provider, announced a new manufacturing line dedicated to producing steel tracker components for use in utility-scale solar power plants. Atkore has expanded and reconfigured its Phoenix, Arizona facility with new capacity dedicated to Nextracker products. Nextracker expanded its domestic single-axis tracker output in April with …

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CPUC Approves Energy Storage Contracts for SCE

News / By Staff

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in ongoing efforts to ensure energy reliability for Californians, today approved energy storage contracts for Southern California Edison (SCE) to come online from August 2023 through June 2024. The CPUC approved five energy storage contracts for a total of 497 megawatts (MW) of capacity, which are expected to provide …

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Common Energy’s vision for the future of community solar

Installation / By Staff

Following a $16.5 million investment, the company is looking to grow its team and product quickly, in what CEO and Founder, Richard Keiser, sees as an inevitably consolidating market. May 19, 2022 Earlier this month, community solar provider Common Energy announced one of the largest investments ever made in the community solar space. It secured …

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CPUC Expands Broadband Grant Rules To Increase Deployment Throughout California

News / By Staff

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in its commitment to bridging the digital divide, today allocated funding and expanded program rules to provide no-cost connections for residents of low-income and farm worker housing, support regional broadband consortia, and provide digital literacy training and devices. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated affordability challenges and heightened the need for …

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CPUC Provides More Numbers for 209 Area Code

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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today acted to ensure that phone numbers continue to be available to meet the demand in the geographic region served by the 209 area code by approving a second area code (called an overlay) that will provide additional numbering resources while minimizing customer inconvenience. The new area code to …

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Indigenized Energy Initiative to install 1.25 MW of solar power for Northern Cheyenne Tribe

Industry / By Staff

Indigenized Energy Initiative The Indigenized Energy Initiative (IEI), the Native-led non-profit that aims to empower Native American communities with the skills and resources to deploy the clean and regenerative power of solar, announced it has been selected by the Northern Cheyenne Tribe to develop the White River Community Solar Project. The project will include residential, …

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Electrify America EV charging network now 100% powered by renewable energy

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The electric vehicle charging network provider signed a virtual power purchase agreement on a 75 MW project with Terra-Gen, and now owns enough generation to support its chargers with 100% renewable energy. May 19, 2022 Electrify America, a nationwide installer of EV charging networks, announced that the power it delivers through its chargers is now …

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Santa Margarita Water District to pair 12 MWh battery system with 1 MW solar array

Projects / By Staff

Santa Margarita Water District (District) provides safe, reliable drinking water, recycled water and wastewater services to over 200,000 residents in nine unique communities in California. The District is the second largest retail water agency in Orange County, by area, and third largest by customers served. Tracker Month sponsor Power Your Next Project with the OMCO …

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Li-Cycle opens its third North American Spoke facility

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The Gilbert, Arizona facility will be able to process up to 10,000 metric tons of manufacturing scrap and end-of-life batteries per year. May 19, 2022 Li-Cycle, currently the largest capacity lithium-ion battery recycling company in North America, said the company’s previously announced Arizona Spoke facility located in Gilbert, Arizona has commenced commercial operations. The facility is …

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House of Representatives joins growing opposition to solar anti-circumvention investigation

Policy / By Staff

A group of 85 Representatives signed a letter expressing “grave concern” about the devastating economic and environmental impacts of the investigation. May 19, 2022 The latest in a series of political and industry leaders calling for the Department of Commerce to swiftly end its investigation into the alleged anti-circumvention violations of Chinese solar panel exporters …

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