Day: July 10, 2024

Nebraska-based Triple S Products has unveiled matting that can be used to defend weed growth around driven piles on ground-mounted solar projects. The company’s Weed Defender can eliminate the need for close-cut vegetation maintenance efforts on large projects. “Last year we were approached by a solar farm construction team to develop a solution for having …

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on July 10 signed House Bill 5028, sponsored by state Representative Ranjeev Puri (D-Canton), which gives homeowners the freedom to make energy-saving home improvements to their property, such as installing solar panels. HB 5028 invalidates certain provisions in homeowners’ association agreements that prohibit the replacement, maintenance, installation or operation of solar …

New law says HOAs can’t prohibit solar installs in Michigan anymore Read More »

EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA), a renewable energy developer and operator based in the United States, has inaugurated its Pearl River Solar Park in Scott County, Mississippi. Credit: EDP Renewables North America Located in the northwest corner of the county, Pearl River has an installed capacity of 210 MW, producing enough power to meet …

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GameChange Solar, a global supplier of solar tracking solutions, announced that by Q4 2025 the company’s Genius Tracker will meet the maximum value of domestic content for solar trackers. GameChange currently manufactures torque tubes, foundations, controllers, certain structural fasteners and rails in the United States, and plans to add U.S.-made drive systems, dampers, motors and …

GameChange Solar trackers to be 100% US-made in 2025 Read More »