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Solar advocates strengthen push for ITC extension, standalone storage credit

The U.S. solar and storage industry and its allies are ramping up a push for Congress to pass a reconciliation bill with historic clean energy deployment and manufacturing provisions. Over 400 solar and storage companies sent a letter to congressional leaders today urging them to pass the legislation as hundreds of clean energy advocates make …

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Minnesota’s value-of-solar law helps protect consumers from rising natural gas prices, says group

Markets / By Staff

As utility customers face the higher costs of gas-fired generation, Minnesota’s approach to valuing community solar will help protect customers from price volatility, said a director with the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. July 12, 2022 Community solar built in Minnesota this year will earn 11.78 cents/kWh for the next 25 years – a rate set …

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Sunrise Brief: Virginia approves $55 minimum bill for community solar – the highest nationwide

Installation / By Staff

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West Marin Medical Center now equipped with solar + battery backup

Industry / By Staff

The West Marin Medical Center (WMMC) in Point Reyes is now equipped with a 40-kWh battery through MCE’s Energy Storage Program, which provided end-to-end project development from THG, in concert with Enerlogics West. The storage system is paired with the medical center’s rooftop solar to provide emergency backup power and daily load shifting to reduce …

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Virginia approves $55 minimum bill for community solar, the highest nationwide

Policy / By Staff

A bipartisan group of Virginia senators said the shared solar program exists “in name only” as it is prohibitively expensive for most customers. July 11, 2022 The Virginia State Corporation Commission approved a minimum bill of $55.10 for the state’s new “shared solar” program. “Shared solar” allows customers to sign on for a portion of off-site …

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Clearway orders 2 GWh of LFP energy storage from Wärtsilä for California and Hawaii projects

Industry / By Staff

The technology group Wärtsilä is delivering a 500-MWAC/2-GWh portfolio of energy storage systems to clean energy developer Clearway Energy Group. The contracts cover five sites located in Hawaii and California. “The U.S. is a bellwether for the global energy transition and projects like these demonstrate that decarbonization is possible on a grand scale anywhere in …

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There’s big money in recycling materials from solar panels

Policy / By Staff

Recycling solar panels keeps them out of landfills, but also provides much-needed raw materials with Rystad Energy projecting a value approaching $80 billion by 2050. July 11, 2022 The question about what to do with solar panels at the end of their useful life is about to become moot as Rystad Energy analysis shows the …

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Section 201 lifted for Canada-made solar products

Policy / By Staff

Canada, the United States, and Mexico have signed a MOU that lifts the Trump-era tariffs on those two countries, following an independent panel deemin the duties to be against the provisions of existing trade agreements. July 11, 2022 Nearly half a year after an independant panel deemed that the Section 201 tariffs were not in …

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Origis Energy orders 700 MW of tariff-free bifacial solar panels from Boviet Solar

Industry / By Staff

After securing a 750-MW module supply order with First Solar in April, solar developer Origis Energy has signed a master supply agreement for more than 700 MW with Boviet Solar. Origis Energy will utilize Boviet Solar’s Vega Series 550-W bifacial modules for U.S utility scale solar projects. Delivery of the PV modules is slated for 2023. …

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Wärtsilä to supply Clearway with 500 MW/2 GWh of energy storage for projects in California and Hawaii

Installation / By Staff

The storage units will be spread across five projects, including the recently-completed Rosamond Central solar facility in Kern County, California. July 11, 2022 Wärtsilä announced that it has come to terms with Clearway Energy Group on a contract that will see Wärtsilä supply Clearway with a 500 MW/2 GWh portfolio of energy storage systems. The …

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