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Bifacial panels, representing 98% of U.S. solar imports, may soon be subject to tariffs

The Biden Administration is expected to revoke tariff exemptions on bifacial solar modules following a petition led by Qcells, a company with a multi-billion-dollar investment in U.S. manufacturing. April 17, 2024 The Biden Administration is expected to remove a trade exemption for bifacial solar modules imported to the United States, according to a report from …

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UGE to complete seventh community solar project in NYC with Wildflower this summer

Solar developer UGE and commercial real estate developer Wildflower, both based in New York City, completed their first solar project together in 2019. Now five years into their partnership, their seventh rooftop community solar project together is under construction. For the two mission-driven companies, the partnership is symbiotic. UGE leases rooftop space on Wildflower’s commercial …

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Clearway completes massive solar + storage complex in Riverside, California

Clearway Energy Clearway Energy Group announced on April 17 that the Victory Pass and Arica solar and storage projects in Riverside County, California, have been placed in service. The projects’ combined capacity of 463 MW solar and 186 MW battery storage will generate enough electricity to power 205,000 homes. “We are delighted to bring online …

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SolarContainer microgrid moves toward mass production

California Energy Commission awarded a grant to BoxPower through a program intended to accelerate production of clean energy technologies. April 17, 2024 BoxPower announced it was awarded close to $3 million in grant funds from the California Energy Commission (CEC) through the Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) program’s Realizing Accelerated Manufacturing and Production for Clean …

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DOE releases new solutions to speed clean energy interconnection and clear backlog

The U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) released a new roadmap outlining solutions to speed up the interconnection of clean energy onto the nation’s transmission grid and clear the existing backlog of solar, wind and battery projects seeking to be built. The Transmission Interconnection Roadmap, developed by DOE’s Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange (i2X), serves as a guide …

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Bipartisan Colorado legislators introduce bill to revamp community solar program

Photo by Dennis Schroeder / NREL A bipartisan group of Colorado legislators introduced a bill to greatly expand access to the clean energy transition through a revitalization of the state’s community solar program. Senate Bill SB24-207, introduced by Senate President Steve Fenberg (D–Boulder), comes at a time of unprecedented federal funding opportunities through the Biden …

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Report finds 43 states took solar policy action in Q1 this year

The NC Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) has released its Q1 2024 edition of “The 50 States of Solar.” The quarterly series provides insights on state regulatory and legislative discussions and actions on distributed solar policy, with a focus on net metering, distributed solar valuation, community solar, residential fixed charges, residential demand and solar charges, …

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Infinigen and ArcLight plan 32-MW solar + storage project in Puerto Rico

Infinigen Renewables and ArcLight Capital Partners announced a milestone power and battery infrastructure project — a ~15 MW storage project paired with a ~32 MW Solar Project in the Yabucoa Municipality of Puerto Rico. Infinigen, a wholly owned subsidiary of a fund managed by ArcLight, is partnering with FlexGen Power Systems, a battery energy storage …

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Sunrise brief: Puerto Rico’s solar net metering law at risk from federal oversight board 

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