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Day: November 4, 2024

Sunrun CEO: “Grandpa’s grid is not built to supply consumers what they need”

Mary Powell, chief executive officer of major U.S. residential solar installer Sunrun delivered a keynote address on the promise of distributed energy during pv magazine USA week this October. November 4, 2024 The electric power grid is built on an over 100-year-old business model that focuses on delivering power from a centralized source to many …

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Maryland grant program will help minority- and veteran-led businesses go solar

Namaste Solar The Maryland Energy Administration today announced the opening of the new Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Commercial Solar Grant Program, which offers major incentives to Maryland businesses and organizations to help pay the costs of solar energy systems that benefit Maryland’s low-to-moderate income, overburdened and underserved communities. “The agency developed the Commercial Solar Grant …

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Software upgrade intended to speed interconnection could receive $49 million grant

Software firm GridUnity aims to reduce interconnection times for utility-scale solar by at least a year through its real-time communication platform that brings transparency to interconnection stakeholders. Three grid operators use an early version of the software. November 4, 2024 GridUnity, whose interconnection lifecycle management software is used by three regional grid operators, has been selected …

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Primergy closes $225 million in financing for solar-plus-storage portfolio

The financing includes a $125 million tax credit sale for Gemini, one of the largest solar-plus-storage facilities operating in the U.S. November 4, 2024 Primergy Solar, a developer, owner and operator specializing in utility-scale solar PV and battery storage projects across the U.S. announced the closing of $225 million in project financing for its Valley …

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Canadian manufacturer to make glass for solar panels in United States

Canadian Premium Sand (CPS), a glass manufacturer setting up in Canada to produce glass for solar panels, announced today that it intends to also start a pattern solar glass factory in the United States, capable of producing enough glass for 4 GW of solar panels annually. Credit: Oregon Department of Transportation CPS has been finalizing …

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Utility-scale solar additions hit 46.8 GW since start of 2023, says Wiki-Solar

PV data consultancy Wiki-Solar says the world’s top solar developers have added nearly 50 GW of new solar capacity since early 2023, raising their cumulative capacity to 146.7 GW – more than one-fifth of the global total. November 4, 2024 From pv magazine Global The world’s top 27 utility-scale PV developers installed 48.6 GW of …

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