May 28, 2025 | San Diego's Top Solar Company

Texas legislature passes bill to expedite solar, energy storage permitting

The Texas House and Senate passed passed a bill that aims to curb unnecessary permitting delays and fast-track residential solar panel and energy storage installations. Unless vetoed by Gov. Abbott, the law will go into effect in September. Texas lawmakers passed legislation to speed up the permitting process for home solar and energy storage installations. …

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5.7-MW solar project now powering major auto parts plant in Illinois

Industry / By Staff

Toyota Boshoku America, Onyx Renewables and other project partners gathered May 28 for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of a 5.7-MW solar project that will fulfill 85% of electricity needs at TBA’s Illinois plant with clean energy. TBA chose to partner with Sol Systems, which originated and developed the project, to install a… …

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Anti-solar bills die in Texas House

Policy / By Staff

Legislation that would “kill renewable energy in Texas” failed to progress in the state’s House of Representatives. Three “anti-solar” bills, SB 819, SB 388 and SB 715, appear dead after failing to meet the state’s deadlines that would otherwise allow them to progress. SB 819 would have placed additional fees, permitting restrictions, mandated setback and …

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Solect Energy solar projects powers Connecticut startup reducing food waste

Industry / By Staff

Bright Feeds, a New England-based startup, commissioned Solect Energy, a Maryland solar contractor, to build a 300-kWDC solar system at its 25,000-sq-ft animal feed manufacturing plant in Berlin, Connecticut. The 625-panel project will provide one-third of the plant’s total energy. “We’re constantly looking for ways to improve our process that not only make business sense… …

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Aligned Climate Capital solar fund exceeds $200M target | Solar Financing Spotlight

Projects / By Staff

Aligned Climate Capital raises more than $200 million to support solar projects. This edition of Solar Financing Spotlight illuminates a major fundraising effort by Aligned Climate Capital, an RFP from PECO, DC Green Bank’s latest support for energy-efficient affordable housing in Washington, D.C., plus several other updates. Let’s get right to it. As demand for …

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Intersolar is now accepting applications for its 2026 Solar Games competition

Industry / By Staff

Intersolar & Energy Storage North America (IESNA) is now accepting applications for its sixth-annual Solar Games competition to be held February 18-20, 2026, at the San Diego Convention Center. The Solar Games tasks teams with building residential solar + storage systems — including solar modules, racking, inverters, battery storage and other components — live in a stadium setting… …

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REC Solar strategist helps solar make sense of its policy ‘mess’

Policy / By Staff

Strategy and policy director Brian Lynch, veteran of companies and roles that became roadkill of prior industry gyrations, plays rising role explaining its current policy morass. These days, Brian Lynch, strategy and policy director for REC Solar, keeps up a brisk pace in his growing role as an authoritative tour guide surveying the industry’s hot …

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Meyer Burger lays off workforce at Arizona solar panel factory

Industry / By Staff

Local news outlets are reporting that Meyer Burger has laid off the entire staff at its solar panel assembly facility in Goodyear, Arizona. Worker adjustment and retraining notification (WARN) notices in the state have the number of employees affected within the range of 70 to 355. Switzerland-based Meyer Burger opened the Arizona solar panel factory… …

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Electricity generation from U.S. solar grows 28% year-over-year

Installation / By Staff

Utility-scale solar generation grew to 232 TWh in the rolling 12 months through March 2025, according to the latest data from the Energy Information Administration. Solar continues to dominate new electricity generation capacity added to the grid in the United States, according to the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest release of its Electric Power Monthly …

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