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Sheetz, a family owned and operated restaurant and convenience store chain, announced a long-term renewable supply agreement with Constellation, a supplier of clean energy solutions, to power nearly 70% of its Pennsylvania facilities with renewable energy. Backed by Sheetz’s commitment, Constellation has entered into separate long-term power purchase agreements to procure a total of 55 …

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An independent panel representing the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) has determined that the United States has violated parts of the agreement when including Canadian solar panels in the Section 201 tariffs initiated in 2018. The United States has until March 16 (45 days from the panel’s decision) to terminate the tariff on imports from Canada …

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Independent power producer Soltage has developed a 31-MW portfolio of five solar projects located in both South Carolina and Illinois. Credit: Soltage The portfolio consists of one project in Illinois and four projects in South Carolina. The electricity generated from these projects will be sold to municipal, commercial and residential community solar customers, as well …

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Maxeon Solar Technologies struck a new supply agreement with SunPower for the residential solar markets in the United States and Canada. The agreement will govern the supply of Maxeon’s interdigitated black contact solar panels, replacing a previous agreement since the company separated from SunPower in August 2020. Under the new supply agreement, Maxeon will sell …

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The Clean Power Quarterly 2021 Q4 Market Report, released by the American Clean Power Association (ACP), shows the U.S. surpassed more than 200 GW of total operating utility-scale clean power capacity in 2021, but significant policy issues continue to hold back growth for the industry and threaten the country’s ability to meet emissions goals. “Surpassing …

Trade policy, supply chain pains postponed 11.4 GW of utility-scale renewables in 2021 Read More »

The Coalition for Community Solar Access and Local Solar for All today issued a comprehensive white paper relating to the policies and regulations impacting the deployment of distributed energy resources (DERs), highlighting that interconnection (the process of connecting local clean energy and storage projects to the electric grid) represents both the biggest challenge to overcome …

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Through a unanimous vote, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) issued an order in Xcel Energy’s 2020 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). The decision includes a target of 2.5-GW of new solar by 2030, a requirement that Xcel Energy establish a stakeholder group to address energy equity, and a requirement that distributed energy resources like solar …

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TotalEnergies announced it has signed a definitive agreement with SunPower to purchase its Commercial & Industrial Solutions (CIS) business for $250 million, including $60 million of earn-out, subject to regulatory evolution. TotalEnergies is the majority shareholder of SunPower. “With this acquisition, TotalEnergies is further investing to grow its distributed generation activity in the U.S. and …

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Texas-based Freedom Solar said it has contracted with Boggus Auto Group to install solar arrays at its three Rio Grande Valley dealerships — Boggus Ford-McAllen, Boggus Lincoln-McAllen and Boggus Ford-Harlingen. “The Boggus Auto Group has long been the leading dealer in the Rio Grande Valley and is highly respected for its professionalism, integrity and exceptional …

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Aurora Solar and Mosaic, a financing platform for U.S. residential solar and energy-efficient home improvements, announced a new partnership to further accelerate solar adoption at scale. With this integration, solar installers can seamlessly access their Mosaic account in Aurora to provide homeowners competitive financing options and near instant loan pre-approval for their solar and storage …

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