November 17, 2022 | San Diego's Top Solar Company

CPUC Adopts Transportation Electrification Program To Help Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today continued its work to help ensure California meets its ambitious climate and electric vehicle (EV) goals by adopting a five-year, statewide, $1 billion transportation electrification program, a groundbreaking investment. The decision provides a unified policy-driven funding structure for utility transportation electrification efforts through 2030, and prioritizes investments in …

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Seaward releases PV200/210 test instrument

Industry / By Staff

Seaward has released a new diagnostic testing device — the PV200/210 test instrument. Combining I-V curve analysis with electrical testing and using a push button operation, the battery-operated multi-function PV200/210 undertakes all the electrical commissioning tests required by IEC 62446. These include open circuit voltage, short circuit current, maximum power point voltage, current and power, …

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The day Indiana rooftop solar died

Policy / By Staff

Since July, only two customers have installed solar in NIPSCO’s 1.2 million customer territory following a new net metering rulemaking. The case has been elevated to the Supreme Court. November 17, 2022 On July 1, 2022, regulators and utilities in the state of Indiana killed rooftop solar. Rulemaking proceedings led to the slashing of net …

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Urban Racking to focus on rooftop solar canopies in U.S. metropolitan markets

Installation / By Staff

The company’s first 46 kW solar canopy was recently deployed in Brownsville, NYC, and features a low 4.5% shading factor. November 17, 2022 Urban Energy, a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based distributed energy project developer, recently launched a solar racking business focused on deploying rooftop solar canopies in U.S. metropolitan markets. The new business, called Urban Racking, formed …

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Gautam Solar panels now available to US market

Industry / By Staff

Indian solar panel manufacturer Gautam Solar is introducing its G2X series of panels to the U.S. market. The mono- and bifacial modules use M10 cells and are rated at 450- to 545-W. “Gautam Solar has established strong trust in the Indian market for being committed toward innovating and manufacturing the best-in-the-market solar modules. The new …

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California climate policy to kill fossil fuels, shining a spotlight on solar

Policy / By Staff

The California Air Resources Board released its most aggressive climate plan to date, targeting net-zero by 2045 or earlier, and creating 4 million jobs along the way. November 17, 2022 The California Air Resources Board (CARB), a state agency vested with the power to regulate air pollution released its Scoping Plan, setting the marching orders …

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Tigo EI Residential Solar Solution approved by HECO for Hawaiian market

Industry / By Staff

Tigo Energy announced the availability of the newly HECO-certified Tigo EI Residential Solar Solution for the Hawaiian market, including a new 3.8-kW option. With its inclusion on the HECO list of approved solar products meeting mandatory functions specified in Rule 14H, Tigo and its distribution partners can now provide solar installers with a flexible and …

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SolaREIT closes solar lease deal with Massachusetts’ largest cranberry grower

Projects / By Staff

SolaREIT, a solar real estate investment fund, has closed a lease purchase for more than 125 acres of land with 31.46 MW of solar. The deal, with A.D. Makepeace Company, North America’s largest cranberry grower and the largest private property owner in eastern Massachusetts, is SolaREIT’s largest yet in Massachusetts. “Solar aligns with our company’s …

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Solar company protects 215,000 acres of Mojave Desert

Markets / By Staff

Avantus partners with BLM and wildlife services to retire grazing rights and permanently dedicate land to wildlife forage. November 17, 2022 Avantus, formerly 8minute Energy, partnered with wildlife services to protect desert lands by retiring grazing rights on more than 215,000 acres. The company is partnering with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the California …

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America will begin producing silicon solar cells for first time in half a decade

Industry / By Staff

The U.S. solar industry will soon be able to take advantage of domestically produced solar cells. Enel North America, through its affiliate 3Sun USA, announced its plans to build a silicon solar cell production facility in the United States with an expected minimum production capacity of 3 GW. Credit: Enel “Recent policy tailwinds from the Inflation …

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Day: November 17, 2022