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EPA cuts climate grants, but Solar for All program untouched for now The agency announced a flurry of actions to undo Biden-era climate work.

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… …

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Adapture builds solar-plus-storage portfolio with acquisition from Samsung

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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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Pricing and technology trends for U.S. solar panel resale market

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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 now integrates SolarAPP+ to speed solar permitting

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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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Solar for All covering cost of another 150 residential solar projects in DC

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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… …

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Growing electricity demand creates urgent need for policy action, energy strategy

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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 users can now track permits via SolarAPP+ integration

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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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Two Texas solar plants serve four buyers through energy attribute certificates

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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 …

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Latest EnergyBin report finds that 95% of solar panels listed for resale are still brand new

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Today EnergyBin announced the release of its fourth annual “PV Module Price Index for the Secondary Solar Market” report. The price index tracks wholesale pricing and supply of crystalline-silicon (c-Si) modules that have fallen out of traditional distribution channels, and as a result are listed for resale on the EnergyBin exchange. For the fourth year,… …

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CPUC Virtual Workshop

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SAN FRANCISCO – The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will hold a virtual workshop to consult with regional consortia, local governments, broadband providers, consumers, and other stakeholders on cost-effective strategies for expanding broadband access in unserved areas of the state. WHAT: CPUC California Advanced Services Fund Annual Public Workshop WHEN: April 9, 2025, 10 a.m. …

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Month: March 2025