July 2023 | San Diego's Top Solar Company

Stiff competition predicted for USDA $9.7 billion focused on renewables

Modeling shows that five of the nation’s 63 rural generation and transmission cooperative utilities alone could cost-effectively install 19 GW of solar and 7 GW of storage with support from a USDA program. July 31, 2023 The Oglethorpe Power Corporation that provides generation and transmission for Georgia’s rural electric distribution cooperatives could cost-effectively replace much …

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Pressure brings sweltering sun and soaking rain: July extremes in America

Markets / By Staff

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, presents the solar irradiance data it collected for North America this month. July’s high pressure in the southwest and trough in the northeast dramatically influenced the region’s solar energy production. July 31, 2023 From pv magazine global July witnessed record-breaking heatwaves globally, severely …

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Heliene plans to manufacture 1 GW solar modules, 1.5 GW solar cells in the U.S.

Policy / By Staff

Canadian-based Heliene plans a new factory in Minnesota that will begin producing modules in 2024 and cells in 2025. July 31, 2023 Heliene, a Canadian solar module manufacturer, has ambitious plans to expand its U.S. manufacturing footprint by producing 1 GW of solar modules and 1.5 GW of cells in a new facility in Minnesota. …

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NextEra touts roughly 250 GW of renewable and storage pipeline

Installation / By Staff

The nation’s leading clean energy developer deployed almost 1.9 GWac of solar, wind, and storage in the past quarter, expanded its project backlog to almost 20 GW, and secured interconnection queue positions for 145 GW of their projects. July 31, 2023 During their Q2 earnings call, NextEra, the largest renewable energy developer in the nation, …

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Sunrise brief: NextEra has a 250 GW renewables pipeline

Installation / By Staff

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Biden Administration proposes new rules for solar permitting on federal lands

Industry / By Staff

On July 28, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released a proposed rule (publishing July 31) that would fully implement and build upon new permitting efficiencies directed by Congress under the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. The White House says CEQ’s Bipartisan Permitting Reform Implementation Rule would modernize and accelerate environmental reviews under …

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SEIA approved to develop installer training and other solar industry standards

Industry / By Staff

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) announced it has been approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to develop 11 new solar and energy storage standards, less than two months after being approved as an Accredited Standards Development Organization. The approved proposals, which appear in the latest ANSI Standards Action publication, include standards for …

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Enphase lowers revenue guidance as U.S. residential solar stagnates

Finance / By Staff

The microinverter provider is slipping in share price as revenues dip. It announced a $1 billion stock buyback program. July 28, 2023 Enphase, a leading provider of solar microinverters, delivered lower-than-expected revenues for Q2, 2022. It also offered significantly lower than expected guidance for revenues next quarter, posting an expectation of $550 million to $600 …

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DOE announces $27 million for clean energy plans for disadvantaged communities

Policy / By Staff

Energy Future Grants Program is open to applications for local, tribal and state governments seeking to partner on clean energy projects in building, power and transportation sectors. July 28, 2023 DOE describes a successful project as one having equitable program innovation, multi-jurisdictional partnerships, and scalable outcomes that can leverage DOE and other resources to speed …

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Six terawatt hours of grid-scale energy storage by 2050

Installation / By Staff

To reach the 6 TWh of energy storage needed to clean the grid by 2050, we need to grow grid-scale energy storage by 98.4 times. Panelists in a recent Reuters webinar said that the path requires facing critical challenges as well as continued technology innovation, public-private partnerships, regulatory reforms, and more. July 28, 2023 Energy …

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Month: July 2023