The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today issued a $1 million Staff Citation to Southern California Edison (SCE) for its involvement in the ignition of the Easy Fire, which occurred in Simi Valley in October 2019. The Ventura County Fire Department, which investigated the cause of the fire that burned 1,806 acres in a Tier …
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The groups behind the Florida Solar Energy Apprenticeship, the first solar apprenticeship in the country to be registered with the U.S. Dept. of Labor, will host a job fair Dec. 8, 2022, to celebrate the program. Credit: Florida Power & Light Company The apprenticeship was developed by the Florida Solar Energy Industries Association (FlaSEIA) and …
Amptricity emerges from stealth mode with plans to manufacture solid-state batteries for residential and commercial installations. November 15, 2022 Amptricity announced what it says is the first solid-state battery for home energy storage. The company plans to deliver its first solid-state energy storage systems of up to 4 GWh or up to 400,000 homes within …
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The U.S. Department of Commerce has delayed its ruling on the anticircumvention/antidumping case levied against four Southeast Asian countries alleged of harboring tariff-dodging solar goods. November 15, 2022 Over the last year, the threat of tariffs has been one of the most significant headwinds in the deployment of solar in the United States. Solar deployments …
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JinkoSolar announced it has reached 23.86% efficiency for its 182-mm n-type TOPCon module. The result was independently tested and confirmed by TÜV Rheinland. The module adopted JinkoSolar’s latest TOPCon cell technology and advanced welding and packaging technology and achieved conversion efficiency of 23.86% for the first time for 2-mm2 above large-size solar modules. The advanced …
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If approved, the transmission-plus-wind project (3.5 GW) would become the single largest U.S. renewable energy project to enter operations. November 15, 2022 Pattern Energy Group, a renewable energy developer, announced its SunZia Transmission project received the approval of the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) to build a 550-mile high voltage direct current transmission line from New …
Strata Clean Energy is acquiring Phoenix, Arizona-based Crossover Energy Partners, a utility-scale renewable energy project developer. This acquisition expands Strata’s offerings and incorporates Crossover’s customer origination and power offtake competencies and other renewable energy services, including decarbonization and the development of new technologies like green hydrogen. “Strata’s acquisition of Crossover bolsters our ability to bring …
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StrataTech Education Group, an organization training people in craft trades, launched a new solar technician course for Amazon’s hourly employees as part of Amazon’s Career Choice program. The 10-week solar technician course is offered at The Refrigeration School (RSI) and teaches photovoltaic science and an introduction to the fundamentals of solar energy, with pre-paid tuition …
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Evergy Energy Solutions and EnergyLink designed and installed a new 750-kW ground mount solar array behind Spring Hill High School in Kansas to supply clean power to the Spring Hill School District. The array was made possible through a PPA sponsored by Evergy Energy Solutions, a non-regulated affiliate of Evergy. The array, which features a …
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National commercial and community solar provider Pivot Energy is developing a little bit of both for an affordable housing complex being built by nonprofit Mile High Ministries. Pivot is investing $100,000 in a 50 kW onsite solar array and providing a 196 kW community solar subscription for the Clara Brown Commons (CBC). Mile High Ministries …
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