Month: January 2025

The U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange (i2X) released a new roadmap that can lead to shorter timelines and better outcomes for connecting clean energy resources to the distribution and sub-transmission grids. The Distributed Energy Resource Interconnection Roadmap also sets ambitious targets and strategies to improve interconnection processes and maintain reliability of the …

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To better support customers and ensure optimal performance of renewable energy systems, SMA America has announced a change to its out-of-warranty claims process. Effective immediately, RISE Renewable Energy will manage all out-of-warranty claims for Sunny Central 125U, Sunny Central 250U, Sunny Central 500U, Sunny Central 500HE-US, Sunny Central CP and Sunny Central 1850-3000 inverters. This …

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Solar project developer Verogy released information today that a planned 975-kW solar project on a former landfill in Windham, Connecticut, has been met with a $26 million estimated bill for grid interconnection. Typically, transmission interconnection upgrades for projects less than 1 MW cost approximately $50,000 to $300,000. Local utility Eversource, which serves customers in Connecticut, …

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Energy software provider Peloton has announced its expansion into the renewable energy space. Peloton’s new initiative addresses the complexities of land agreement management for solar, wind, utilities, mining, geothermal and carbon capture projects. By streamlining land management at scale, Peloton’s technology empowers organizations to optimize operations while building the next generation of energy infrastructure. Peloton’s …

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DSPTCH announced the release of the DSPTCH Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Field Guide. This indispensable resource offers over 100 pages of in-depth guidance on prevailing wage, apprenticeship requirements and IRA Tax Credit compliance, providing project stakeholders with the tools, resources, and knowledge to navigate the complexities of the IRA. The IRA Field Guide is a …

DSPTCH field service management software releases IRA Field Guide Read More »

The U.S. Dept. of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have released additional guidance on the Inflation Reduction Act’s domestic content bonus (45X) for the PTC and ITC. The groups released their final rules last year. Archive photo of solar cells at SolarWorld’s Oregon manufacturing facility. Oregon Department of Transportation The latest guidance updates …

American-made solar wafers given more weight in latest domestic content bonus guidance Read More »

SOLRITE Energy and sonnen are launching a new virtual power plant (VPP) power purchase agreement in the ERCOT market in Texas. Under the program SOLRITE will install solar panels and sonnen batteries at eligible customer households with no upfront cost. Instead, homeowners pay a lower-than-average rate for the solar energy they produce each month, saving …

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Sunnova Energy International‘s New Homes Business Division has installed more than 1 million solar panels on over 100,000 new-build residential single-family rooftops in markets across the United States. Through its New Homes division, Sunnova works with more than 85 leading homebuilders, helping to create homes that are more energy efficient and capable of producing and …

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