May 19, 2025 | San Diego's Top Solar Company

U.S. solar and storage industry calls for changes in reconciliation bill

The Solar Energy Industries Association provided analysis of the devastating impact the changes to energy tax credits will have on jobs, manufacturing and the ability to meet the country’s rapidly growing energy demand. The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) provided analysis in the report America’s solar industry is under threat, which details what the organization …

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JinkoSolar establishes first state-approved solar panel recycling takeback program in Washington

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JinkoSolar’s proprietary takeback-and-recycling program for end-of-life solar panels, EAGLE Preserve, has become the first stewardship program to receive approval from the Washington State Dept. of Ecology. The Pacific Northwest state created the Photovoltaic Module Stewardship and Takeback Program in 2017, and Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a law earlier this month that requires panel manufacturers… …

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SMA to begin assembling medium-voltage power stations in the U.S. in 2026

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SMA America announced it will begin assembling its Medium Voltage Power Station (MVPS) solutions in the United States in 2026, in an effort to strengthen the company’s logistical network and enhance service to utility-scale solar customers across the country. The inverter will still be manufactured in Germany and then shipped to the U.S., where it… …

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Affordable Wire Management unveils cabling solution for utility-scale energy storage projects

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Affordable Wire Management (AWM), a utility-scale cable management systems manufacturer, debuted its new solution Strata, which is made to work with contemporary battery energy storage systems (BESS), delivering a pathway for managing power and control cables. AWM’s Strata works with Fluence Gridstack Pro, Tesla Megapack, Sungrow PowerTitan 2.0, Powin Pod, EPC Power M System, Nidec… …

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House Budget Committee approved bill poses challenges to renewable energy industry

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Proposed budget could deter development of renewable energy projects in the U.S., cause a downturn in domestic manufacturing, says a Wood Mackenzie analyst. The U.S. House of Representatives’ Budget Committee approved the Ways and Means Committee’s proposed budget reconciliation bill that sunsets the 48E Investment Tax Credit and the 45Y Production Tax Credit for clean energy projects …

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More commercial and community solar projects financed through TPO in 2024

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Third-party ownership (TPO) of non-residential projects in the United States increased to 72% market share in 2024, up from 69% in 2023, according to the latest “U.S. Commercial Solar Competitive Landscape” report from Wood Mackenzie. The report projects the TPO segment will continue to lead commercial and community solar financing, reaching 74% market share by… …

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Virginia governor vetoes more energy storage despite data centers roaring for more power

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Virginia has the largest data center market in the world but imports more energy than any other state. A bill to increase energy storage buildout was unanimously passed by the Senate, but then vetoed by the governor. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin used his last veto powers to eliminate most of the General Assembly’s efforts to …

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House Budget Committee advances tax bill to last committee before floor vote

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After blocking the budget bill last week, the House Budget Committee voted late Sunday night to advance it to the House Committee on Rules, according to The New York Times. Speaker Mike Johnson told NYT reporters they made only “minor modifications” to win over some holdout committee members, and deliberations could continue up until the… …

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RWE breaks ground on second solar farm in Ohio | Projects Weekly

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RWE is building a 98 MWac solar project in Licking County, Ohio. Summit Ridge has energized a 4.1 MW solar installation in Rockingham County, Virginia. Equipment manufacturer Yanmar America installed solar to power its headquarters in Adairsville, Georgia. Read all about these solar installations and more in this edition of Projects Weekly. Onsite construction is …

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West Virginia’s new law bets big on microgrids

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Gov. Patrick Morrisey passed the Power Generation and Consumption Act, which creates a statewide certified microgrid program to lure data centers into the state. West Virginia’s governor signed HB2014 into law, which is a bill to ease restrictions on microgrid development in hopes to attract more data centers to the state. Microgrids use local energy …

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