SAN FRANCISCO – The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today expanded and improved its existing community solar programs and launched a new community renewable energy program that will allow California to capture millions of dollars in state and federal funding, including the Solar For All grant recently awarded to California by the U.S. Environmental Protection …
The California Public Utilities Commission voted to approve a revised proposed decision on the state’s community solar program on May 30 that solar advocates warned would not correct course for a failing sector. Derek Chernow, Western Regional Director for the Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA), issued the following response to the CPUC’s vote on …
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A new report on the U.S. solar and storage market shows an improving return on investment for solar and storage investments, bolstered by declining hardware prices and increasing utility rates — even amid California’s transition to NEM 3.0. Enact Solar has published its 2023 U.S. Solar and Storage Market Intelligence Report, which offers an overview of the solar …
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Alliant Energy completed constructing its Grant County Solar Project, a 200-MW solar array in Potosi, Wisconsin, that can generate enough electricity to power more than 50,000 homes annually. Credit: Alliant Energy The project’s completion is the culmination of Alliant Energy’s multi-phase buildout of 12 utility-scale solar projects in Wisconsin totaling 1.089 GW. This investment in …
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Torus is embarking on one of largest commercial energy storage projects in Utah. Thanks to a landmark deal signed with Gardner Group, Torus will provide nearly 26 MWh of energy storage capacity across Gardner Group’s commercial real estate portfolio. Under the agreement, Torus will install its Torus Station energy storage and management systems at multiple …
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Apricus Generation has acquired a controlling interest in Nexus Renewables Inc., the Toronto-based developer of solar and energy storage projects and Independent Power Producer (IPP). Apricus is a new holding company designed to build a national distributed solar and battery development platform and IPP. By joining the Apricus platform, Nexus is gaining the additional expertise, support and …
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Commercial solar loan platform Sunstone Credit will work with global asset finance company DLL to provide solar financing solutions throughout the United States. Through this partnership, Sunstone Credit will leverage DLL’s global reach, as well as its customer service and product offering to bring creative new financing solutions to the U.S. commercial solar market. The …
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Play Mart recently broke ground for a more than $3 million expansion project in Pulaski County, Kentucky, that will add equipment, personnel and materials to meet the growing demands of this global playground manufacturer. This expansion features a 252-kW solar project powered by 20 dual-axis trackers from Oregon-based Stracker Solar, making Play Mart one of …
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An independent public classical radio station in Austin, Texas, is adding solar to save on energy costs and boost its sustainability efforts. KMFA Classical 89.5 partnered with locally owned Axis Solar to install an 89.64 kWdc system consisting of 166 rooftop solar panels, the maximum number allowed within city code. Once operational, the solar array will …
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Solar panel company LONGi has launched its latest design, the Hi-Mo X6 Max series, which uses the industry-compromised new wafer size of 182.2 × 191.6 mm (M11). The M11 wafer size was agreed to by six manufacturers in 2023 — Canadian Solar, Chint (Astronergy), DAS Solar, LONGi, Risen Energy and Tongwei. The new rectangular wafer …
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