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

Delaware launches free solar panel program for low-income households

Qualified customers are offered a solar installation for free. The pilot also offers cost assistance for moderate-income households. June 29, 2022 The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) announced it is launching a two-year pilot program for low- to moderate-income households, offering free solar panels or cost assistance, depending on eligibility. Interested …

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California Energy Commission to give grants to cities, counties that adopt SolarAPP+

Industry / By Staff

California recently launched a first-in-the-nation initiative to spur growth in rooftop solar and reduce consumer costs by cutting red tape that impedes solar installations. The California Energy Commission’s “CalAPP” program will provide incentives to cities and counties to adopt SolarAPP+, software designed by the federal Dept. of Energy using innovative technology that issues building permits …

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Aerial inspection of solar plants goes mainstream

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Solar asset owners such as SMA are finding that aerial inspections using drones and manned aircraft are the optimal way of managing and maintaining large solar installations. SMA, SMA has O&M contracts for over 1,000 sites, from small commercial of 30 kW and up to large-scale installations of over 600 MW. The company has been …

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Tucson Electric Power community solar project engineered with Solar FlexRack trackers, bifacial PV modules

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Tucson Electric Power (TEP) worked with Solar FlexRack to engineer a community solar project in in Tucson, Arizona. The new array will supply power for the TEP GoSolar Home program, which provides a renewable energy option for renters and homeowners, including those whose rooftops are shaded by trees or nearby buildings. Participants can buy clean …

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Leeward Renewable Energy closes financing for Rabbitbrush Solar + Storage Project

Installation / By Staff

The close includes $58.5 million in Green Loan construction financing and an additional $62.5 million tax equity commitments, with $50 million set to come once the project is operational later this summer. June 29, 2022 Leeward Renewable Energy announced that it has closed financing for the company’s under-construction Rabbitbrush Solar project, located in Kern County, …

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Self storage company adding solar PV to power 21 sites via Pivot Energy

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Pivot Energy announced a new partnership with Life Storage, a national self storage company, with a series of 21 solar projects located across multiple states. Self storage facilities are an ideal candidate for rooftop solar, with an abundance of unused roof space and significant on-site energy demands. Sales and Marketing Month sponsor Get Aurora AI …

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CleanCapital acquires BQ Energy

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Looking to expand from its role as long-term owner to a more comprehensive development and origination model, CleanCapital has acquired the landfill and brownfield developer, as well as its 1 GW project pipeline. June 29, 2022 CleanCapital announced that it has acquired landfill and brownfield development specialist, BQ Energy, as well as the company’s entire …

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Even with Biden’s two-year tariff pause, WoodMac still expects solar markets to be down this year and next

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Research group Wood Mackenzie has released an updated U.S. solar forecast after the Biden Administration issued an Executive Order (EO) announcing a two-year delay on AD/CVD tariffs by the Dept. of Commerce. WoodMac had been predicting a 6.3-GW reduction in 2022 installations based on the uncertainty around the anticircumvention investigation launched by the DOC in …

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DSD Renewables adds seven-project community solar portfolio in Minnesota

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DSD Renewables acquired a seven-project, 11.3 MW community solar portfolio, spanning six cities in Minnesota — its first move into Minnesota. DSD’s footprint of assets now covers 22 states. Six of the sites will have 100% residential offtake and are expected to serve more than 600 residents, while the seventh project will have 100% commercial …

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How a FERC decision could unleash solar and storage deployment

Policy / By Staff

FERC’s proposal could open up the interconnection backlog and pave the way for solar and storage projects to be completed more quickly, resulting in much more solar and storage being deployed, and moving us closer to meeting our climate and energy goals. June 29, 2022 Since 2004, the US solar industry has grown from 58 …

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