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2.2-MW landfill solar project to help New Hampshire town reach 100% renewable goal early

Derry, NH’s unused capped landfill is the site for town’s new 2.2-MW solar array. The Derry, New Hampshire Town Council has finalized the contracts for a new 2.2-MW solar array to be developed by Encore Renewable Energy that will be one of the largest solar arrays in the state. Encore will finance, design, construct, install, …

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Rooftop solar groups ask FERC to stop utilities from charging customers for anti-solar advocacy

Policy / By Staff

Four groups that support rooftop solar have asked federal energy regulators to disallow the “common” utility practice of charging their customers for their anti-solar advocacy. February 24, 2022 The Center for Biological Diversity has asked federal energy regulators to stop utilities from charging customers for their payments to industry groups that are “undermining the renewable …

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Green Clean Solar launches to prioritize recycling and waste diversion on solar construction sites

Industry / By Staff

A new company has launched to revolutionize how waste is handled on large-scale solar sites. Green Clean Solar, founded by solar veteran Emilie Oxel O’Leary, is turning solar waste pain points into one turnkey solution that prioritizes recycling, refurbishing, reusing and waste diversion efforts. It’s not just solar panels that will require appropriate and streamlined recycling and …

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Sunrise brief: LG to exit solar module business, close US manufacturing facility

Policy / By Staff

Also on the rise: Polysilicon reaches highest price since 2011. Ingeteam supplied 4.2GW of solar and battery inverters in 2021. WiTricity announces wireless EV charging. Job moves at Silfab Solar, LG Energy Solution, Centrica Business Solutions, and more. Why solar is a good fit for coal country.

CALSSA Statement on CPUC Net Metering Decision Delay — CA Solar & Storage Association

News / By Staff

Sacramento, CA— California Solar & Storage Association (CALSSA) executive director, Bernadette Del Chiaro issued the following statement on the California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) apparent further delay on the net metering 3.0 proceeding: Solar supporters of all types are relieved it looks as though the CPUC is throwing its unpopular proposed decision in the trash …

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Statement: Biggest offshore wind lease auction in U.S. history “showcases booming demand” for clean power

News / By Staff

WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior opened a record-breaking offshore wind lease auction Wednesday for six separate areas in the New York Bight that will provide clean electricity to New York and New Jersey. The lease sales so far raised more than $1 billion and cover almost 500,000 acres. In total, the parcels could …

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Soltage invests in five solar projects with Harrison Street

Projects / By Staff

Soltage, an independent power producer, invested with Harrison Street in five solar projects totaling 31 MW. Four of the projects are in South Carolina and one is in Illinois. The electricity generated from these projects will be sold to municipal, commercial and residential community solar customers, as well as local utilities. In addition to creating …

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Baker Electric completes solar installation at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center in La Jolla

Projects / By Staff

The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center in La Jolla, Calf., is now home to 237 solar panels, each generating 425W, which will reduce energy costs by an estimated 25 percent over the next 30 years, or over $1.3 million. “Having a solar array system at The Conrad has been and is important to La Jolla …

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LG to exit solar panel manufacturing and close Alabama plant

Industry / By Staff

After a Feb. 22 decision approved by the board of directors in South Korea, LG Electronics announced it will exit the global solar panel manufacturing business. The company cited increased material and logistics costs, as well as severe supply constraints, as the main reasons behind the decision to stop solar panel manufacturing. LG will cease …

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Wisconsin town offsets 50% of municipal energy use with rooftop solar

Industry / By Staff

The city of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, has taken a giant step forward in its commitment to reduce municipal emissions by 50% by 2030 (compared to 2010 baseline figures) with the installation of a 389-kW SolarEdge DC-optimized solar system on the roof of its City Hall, Civic Center and Public Library complex. In its first nine months …

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