Day: May 14, 2025

Nextracker, a solar tracker company, has acquired U.S.-based Bentek Corporation, a manufacturer of electrical infrastructure used in all types of solar power plants. The all-cash transaction of approximately $78 million combines Bentek’s engineered, pre-assembled electrical balance of systems (eBOS) solutions with Nextracker’s solar tracker platform, providing customers procurement and project logistics from a single source.… …

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XL Batteries and Prometheus Hyperscale, a developer of sustainable hyperscale data centers, has announced a multi-year agreement to deploy on-site long-duration energy storage systems at data centers. Global power demand from data centers is forecasted to increase by as much as 165% by 2030. As grid reliability is threatened by aging infrastructure and adoption of intermittent renewable… …

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New legislation in Texas would require most solar projects to back up their power with either natural gas or battery energy storage — or risk being fined. Companion bills HB 3356 and SB 715 purport to address the “reliability” issues of resources such as solar and wind power, but could result in operating clean energy… …

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Earlier this year, the Climate Access Fund, Solar Stewards, CohnReznick and additional partners flipped the switch to activate Solar4Us @ Henderson-Hopkins, a $3.8 million, 808-kW rooftop community solar project. The project, owned and developed by the Climate Access Fund, is located at Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership School, a Baltimore City Public K-8… …

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On May 13, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey filed the Energy Affordability, Independence & Innovation Act in a stated effort to cut costs for residents and businesses. The bill addresses the solar industry in a few ways. First, it would allow the state’s Dept. of Energy Resources (DOER) to enter into contracts for new clean energy… …

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