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AD/CVD moratorium on Southeast Asian solar imports expires today — does it even matter?

The temporary pause on duty collection and tariff enforcement for Chinese-origin solar cell and panel imports from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam found to be circumventing U.S. trade law expires today. Beginning tomorrow, antidumping/countervailing duties (AD/CVD) will be imposed on solar panel imports from the four Southeast Asian countries. In August 2023, the Commerce Dept. …

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Basis Climate completes smallest solar tax credit transfer yet

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Basis Climate announced the closing of a $600,000 transfer of investment tax credits from WeWould Solar, a subsidiary of Stadlen Family Holdings sold to Creditable Capital, a private market investment group focused on acquiring clean energy tax credits from lower to middle market commercial projects. The transferred credits are from WeWould Solar’s 1.2-MW behind-the-meter solar …

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Pivot Energy, GreenSpark Solar complete 22 MW Upstate New York portfolio

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Pivot Energy and EPC provider GreenSpark Solar have wrapped up construction for a four-project Upstate New York solar portfolio with agrivoltaics. The more than 22 MWdc portfolio is a crucial step toward New York’s goal of reaching 70% renewable energy by 2030 and a zero-emission electric grid by 2040. This spring, the four solar projects owned and …

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Former U.S. nuclear weapon test site to host solar energy projects

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The Department of Energy will develop a 400 MW solar array at the Idaho National Laboratory site, large enough to power about 70,00 homes. June 5, 2024 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced its first proposed projects under its Cleanup to Clean Energy initiative, which seeks to repurpose DOE-owned lands into clean energy generation …

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New England solar installer iSun files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

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Vermont-based solar installer iSun filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the District of Delaware on June 3. The publicly traded company was acquired by The Peck Company Holdings in 2021. iSun spent the last few months restructuring and working to correct course. In March, the company announced a new CEO, followed by a restructuring of… …

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Building public trust around large-scale solar energy projects

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The Department of Energy awards $9.5 million to four projects intended to learn about best community engagement practices for solar siting and permitting. June 5, 2024 The U.S. has a net-zero by 2050 goal, which means moving away from fossil fuel generated energy as fast as possible as much as 40% of all carbon dioxide pollution comes from fossil fuel …

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Q&A: Impacts of $7 billion Solar for All Funding | Jeff Cramer, CCSA

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In April, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced 60 selectees that will receive $7 billion in grant awards through the Solar for All grant program. The funding will support the deployment of robust solar developments to serve low-income and disadvantaged communities. Among the 60 selections awarded funding were states, territories, tribal governments, municipalities and nonprofits …

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7.5-MW community solar project completed at Washington, D.C., university

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A 7.5-MW solar project was recently completed for The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. The West Campus Solar Array was developed by Standard Solar. Situated in the heart of Washington, D.C., the West Campus Solar Array will be fully operational this summer. Plans had been in the works to turn part of the little-used 40-acre …

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Freight costs edge toward pandemic levels, hitting solar module costs

Markets / By Staff

Freight costs, which represent around 4% of a solar module’s total costs, are increasing on trade lines between the Far East and the US West Coast, Northern Europe, and Mediterranean region. June 5, 2024 From pv magazine Global Freight container shipping spot rates have increased to their highest level since 2022, according to data from …

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Pivot Energy completes over-22-MW solar portfolio in Upstate New York

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Pivot Energy and GreenSpark Solar have announced the completion of a four-project Upstate New York solar portfolio with agrivoltaics. The over-22-MWDC portfolio is a crucial step toward New York’s goal of reaching 70% renewable energy by 2030 and a zero-emission electric grid by 2040. This spring, the four tracking solar projects owned and developed by …

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Month: June 2024