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 …
REC Solar strategist helps solar make sense of its policy ‘mess’ Read More »
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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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 …
Electricity generation from U.S. solar grows 28% year-over-year Read More »
Illinois lawmakers are working on a omnibus clean energy package that would introduce a Storage for All program, a Solar Bill of Rights, virtual power plant programs, to name a few. Illinois lawmakers are in final discussions over several progressive initiatives in the omnibus Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act. Renewable energy projects in Illinois …
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A letter from the American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing said the U.S. Trade Commission must act quickly to ensure tariff rulings are in place before a temporary gap creates an opportunity for solar components to be imported duty-free. The American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee sent a letter to the U.S. International Trade Commission …
Solar Landscape secured funds from PGIM Private Capital to support its growing project portfolio in Maryland and Illinois. Solar Landscape, a developer of rooftop commercial solar projects, secured a $175 million long-term shelf financing from PGIM Private Capital, a $1.4 trillion investment management business of Prudential Financial. The funding is expected to initially support Solar …
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Amidst industry turmoil, California set a new spring peak for utility-scale solar generation above 21 GW. Battery output exceeded 10 GW as the state surpasses 15 GW of installed energy storage capacity. As the solar and storage industries brace for shifting political winds in Washington D.C., California continues doing what it does best: breaking clean …
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One of the biggest states for solar passed legislation to require the recycling of retired solar and wind projects, pending the governor’s approval. HB 3228 requires renewable energy facilities in Texas to recycle all components that are capable of being reused or recycled. The bill would also require nonrecyclable components to be properly disposed of. …
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Ameresco announced that it achieved commercial operation at its solar PV canopy project in Reston, Virginia. The project was developed through a partnership with BXP, a workplace developer, owner and manager. The 1.3-MW solar project will help power BXP’s Reston Town Center facility. “Ameresco has been a critical partner in the delivery of impactful solar… …
Ameresco completes 1.3-MW parking garage solar canopy project in Virginia Read More »
If the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) does not quickly publish its final determination in the antidumping/countervailing duty (AD/CVD) investigation affecting solar panels from Southeast Asia, a potential loophole could allow millions of solar panels to enter the U.S. market untariffed. This is according to the American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee, the successful… …
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