December 2022 | Page 7 of 20 | San Diego's Top Solar Company

Deep retrofits and building emission laws offer new opportunities for solar in NYC

An ambitious New York City law on building emissions and an innovative NYSERDA program for deep retrofits offer new opportunities for solar on the pathway to deep decarbonization in the Big Apple. December 15, 2022 It’s no secret, buildings are one of the largest sources of emissions. The IEA found that in 2021 the operation …

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Canadian Solar to start mass production of 690-W TOPCon modules

Industry / By Staff

Canadian Solar will begin mass production of its 690-W TOPCon solar panels in the first quarter of 2023. These panels have a cell conversion efficiency of around 25.0%, which is 1.5% higher than the average cell efficiency of the mainstream products in the market. TOPBiHiKu7 Canadian Solar will provide a diversified portfolio of TOPCon products to …

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New collaboration will restore prairie land under Sacramento County solar project

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Credit: Lightsource bp EPRI and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) launched a new collaborative project that aims to restore prairie land and pollinator habitat under solar arrays and along other portions of 20 acres of land at SMUD’s Rancho Seco site in Sacramento County, California. The restorative energy project is at the site of …

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Speculation on lawsuit against Biden’s two year tariff pause

Policy / By Staff

ROTH Capital suggests that Auxin might be readying a set of lawsuits seeking to overturn Biden’s two year suspension of tariffs against circumventing solar companies. December 15, 2022 ROTH Capital believes that Auxin Solar – the company that filed the 2022 anti-circumvention lawsuit – is readying a new series of lawsuits. The lawsuits are aimed …

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Grid-scale, residential energy storage installations set new quarterly records

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The utility-scale energy storage market installed 4,733 MWh in Q3 2022, surpassing the previous quarterly high of 4,590 MWh set in Q1 2021. This information is in the latest “U.S. Energy Storage Monitor” report from ACP and Wood Mackenzie. Grid-scale storage deployments in Q3 mainly came from California and Texas, which accounted for 96% of …

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720-MW Southeast solar portfolio to power Meta data centers

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Facebook parent company Meta is commissioning seven new solar projects in Georgia and Tennessee totaling 720 MWAC to support its regional operations with renewable energy. Silicon Ranch, an independent power producer, is partnering with Walton Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to supply renewable power to serve Meta’s data centers in …

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Shikun & Binui Energy completes Brazoria West solar project in Texas

Projects / By Staff

Brazoria West solar project ribbon cutting. Shikun & Binui Energy has completed construction on the 260 MWdc Brazoria West solar project, acquired from Savion in 2021. “The completion of Brazoria West is a significant milestone for the group and paves the path to our goal of becoming an integrated IPP in the U.S.,” said Didi …

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McDonald’s logistics group signs virtual PPA for renewable energy from Texas solar-plus-storage project

Installation / By Staff

The 189 MW/ 88.2 MWh solar-plus-storage facility is the equivalent to the energy use of more than 900 U.S. McDonald’s restaurants. December 15, 2022 Can I get a large fries with those RECs? Today McDonald’s and a five-member restaurant group the North American Logistics Council (NALC) signed a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) to purchase …

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Tigo acquires energy data analytics software company FSIGHT

Industry / By Staff

Tigo Energy announced the acquisition of FSIGHT, an energy data analytics software company based in Hod HaSharon, Israel. With FSIGHT, Tigo expands its ability to leverage energy consumption and production data for solar energy producers, adding a powerful prediction platform that provides rich and actionable system performance data, from the grid down to the module …

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McDonald’s signs solar energy agreement with Enel to reduce supply chain emissions

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McDonald’s Corp. has signed an agreement with Enel North America to cut down supply chain emissions for the fast-food chain’s U.S. restaurants. All five members of McDonald’s North American Logistics Council (NALC) — Armada, Earp Distribution, Martin Brower, Mile Hi Foods and The Anderson-DuBose Company — have signed agreements with Enel to purchase renewable energy and the …

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Month: December 2022