January 28, 2025 | San Diego's Top Solar Company

National Grid Renewables begins construction of 117-MW Ohio solar project

National Grid Renewables started on-site construction at its Sycamore Creek Solar Project located in Crawford County, Ohio, which once operational, will deliver 117 MW of solar power and generate an estimated $27 million in direct economic benefit for the local community. “We have a longstanding commitment to bringing forth sustainable energy solutions for the residents …

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From flipping burgers to flipping the switch on community solar

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More than 30 Wendy’s and McDonald’s franchise locations in Illinois are estimated to save an annual $20,000 in electrical costs by subscribing to community solar, the savings of which will increase as more community solar projects come online. January 28, 2025 Local community solar projects will save 31 Wendy’s and McDonald’s locations across Northern Illinois …

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The semiconductor crunch is easing. What’s next for solar?

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Crucial to panels, inverters and batteries, semiconductors are the solar industry’s silent workhorses; however, material scarcity and supply chain issues loom. January 28, 2025 Microelectronics power everything from cell phones and computers to the electric grid and artificial intelligence. They’re critical components of the societal fabric and an increasingly hot commodity in the solar ecosystem. …

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KISTERS hail monitoring systems offer real-time support to utility-scale solar projects

Industry / By Staff

As hailstorms become increasingly frequent and severe, utility-scale solar farms face significant risks of damage and downtime. Global environmental data solution company KISTERS reiterates the value of its HailSens IoT, a hail monitoring system offering real-time measurements and post-event analysis. HailSens IoT equips solar farm operators with hyper-local, real-time data on hail events. The system …

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Solar glass manufacturer incentivized to set up U.S. facility

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Canadian Premium Sand, (CPS), recently received notice from the Internal Revenue Service that it will grant $75 million in tax credit allocation to the company’s planned U.S. facility. The company has selected a former glass factory site in the “southern” U.S., but it has not disclosed the location. CPS said it intends to partner with …

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Prosperity Works, Chaberton Energy start work on 2.8-MW New Mexico community solar project

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Future site of the Lake Jody community solar farm being developed by Prosperity Works and Chaberton Energy. Seizing on the newly open community solar market in New Mexico, Prosperity Works and Chaberton Energy have started development on one project, with four additional projects awaiting approval. The 2.8-MWDC Lake Jody project in Deming, New Mexico, is …

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Report: U.S. BESS suppliers to double as tariff increases loom

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Suppliers of U.S.-made battery modules will more than double in the next two years, according to a new report on domestic content trends from Anza. The “Q1 2025 Domestic Content Insights” report shows that U.S. made battery modules will grow from four suppliers in the first half of 2025 to nine by 2027. The report …

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New York City’s solar industry expects growth amidst federal uncertainty

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Despite changing energy priorities in Washington, D.C., NYC’s solar marketplace will continue to thrive: Good news for industry and consumers. January 28, 2025 The solar energy industry faces a period of uncertainty amidst the evolving federal policy landscape with the start of the second Trump administration this month. Many environmentalists predict that clean energy development …

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ContourGlobal secures 446 MW solar portfolio from Qcells

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The independent power producer acquired utility-scale solar projects in Colorado and Virginia. January 28, 2025 ContourGlobal announced it has secured 446 MW of utility-scale solar projects in Colorado and Virginia from Qcells, a solar module manufacturer and project developer. The portfolio is large enough to produce the equivalent electricity demand of about 80,000 homes annually. …

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The state of the domestic solar and energy storage supply chain, Q1 2025

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Anza, a subscription-based data and analytics software platform, released a Q1 2025 report that reveals trends in domestic manufacturing of solar modules and battery energy storage systems (BESS). Increasing numbers of manufacturers are establishing U.S. production in response to domestic manufacturing incentives and the need to mitigate tariff risk. The domestic content adder is a …

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