A bill establishing a legal framework for community solar projects passed the Montana Senate. SB 188, Revising solar energy policy laws would allow a solar developer to build a solar array between 50 kW and 5 MW, and sell shares of the electricity generated to subscribers, which would be used as credits on their electricity bill. …
DSD Renewables, a developer of solar, energy storage and EV charging stations for commercial, industrial and municipal customers announced it secured a $140 million tax equity investment from Morgan Stanley Renewables. The transaction marks the first time DSD Renewables will transfer tax credits created by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to corporate buyers. The IRA …
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Sec. Lee Zeldin has this week unveiled numerous actions to roll back climate-related efforts by the Biden Administration. On March 11, the EPA announced it is terminating $20 billion in grant funding under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund’s National Clean Investment Fund and Clean Communities Investment Accelerator. The $7… …
Adapture Renewables, a utility-scale solar and energy storage developer, owner and operator of solar and energy-storage projects, acquired a 110 MW solar-plus-storage project in Colorado from Samsung’s renewable-energy subsidiary. The acquisition of Haynach Solar is Adapture’s first project in Colorado and is expected to be operational by 2029. Adapture Renewables is majority-owned by KIRKBI, the …
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A strong market exists for wholesale secondary market solar modules, said a report from EnergyBin. March 12, 2025 EnergyBin, an exchange platform for secondary market solar panels in the United States, released its annual pricing and trends report. The company facilitates direct trading between buyers and sellers of solar panels that have fallen out of …
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OpenSolar, a free design, sales and project management platform, now integrates with SolarAPP+, an automated and instant rooftop solar permitting tool. SolarApp+ was released in 2021 by the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) and the Department of Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO). The free web-based platform was developed for the purpose of lowering the …
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The DC Sustainable Energy Utility (DCSEU), in partnership with the District Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE), has selected six local solar developers and contractors to support 150 solar installations on single-family homes for income-qualified residents in 2025. This investment builds on DCSEU’s work on the District’s Solar for All program which has provided 668… …
Solar for All covering cost of another 150 residential solar projects in DC Read More »
A report by American Clean Power Association calls for improved energy efficiency, an all-of-the-above strategy and rapid policy reform that will address interconnection and permitting delays. March 12, 2025 Electricity demand is on the rise. According to a 2024 study from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, demand from data centers could double or triple by 2028. The …
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OpenSolar announced it now integrates with SolarAPP+, the automated and instant permitting tool transforming solar approvals across the United States. Permitting can add $3,800 to $4,500 to the installation cost of a typical rooftop solar system. This partnership slashes permitting delays, speeds up projects by an average of three weeks, and cuts the cost of… …
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Biogen, Cisco, IDEXX Laboratories and Waters Corporation entered into a new aggregated procurement under the Net Zero Consortium for Buyers. March 12, 2025 Four corporate buyers acquired 172 MW of purchaser-caused energy attribute certificates (PC EACs) through a new aggregated procurement via Sustainability Roundtable, Inc. (SRI)’s Net Zero Consortium for Buyers (NZCB). EACs are …
Two Texas solar plants serve four buyers through energy attribute certificates Read More »
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