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In late December 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which bans all imports from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China unless suppliers can prove the products were not made with forced labor. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), on behalf of the …

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Solar Alliance Energy announced it has commenced construction on a 500-kW shared solar project in Kentucky for Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, regulated utilities that serve more than 1.3 million customers. The project represents section five of LG&E and KU’s Solar Share Program, a cost-effective option available to the utilities’ residential, …

Kentucky utilities start first project in 4-MW shared solar portfolio Read More »

After announcing a similar pilot program with GM earlier this week, California utility PG&E said it will also test Ford’s new F-150 Lightning electric vehicles as on-demand power sources for homes. The utility says that one in five EVs in the country are on the road in PG&E’s service area of Northern and Central California. …

PG&E will test bidirectional power technology with Ford’s F-150 Lightning EV too Read More »

Duke Energy has completed three battery projects in Florida totaling nearly 34 MW. The projects were first announced in 2020. “Duke Energy Florida is committed to a clean energy future for our customers and communities,” said Melissa Seixas, Duke Energy Florida state president. “With each new battery site, Duke Energy takes another important step in …

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Shoals Technologies, an electrical balance of systems (EBOS) solutions provider for solar, storage and electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, has opened a new manufacturing facility in Portland, Tennessee. The new 219,000-sq-ft facility, which is expected to be operational in Q2 2022, will double Shoals’ manufacturing capacity. “Our new facility will allow us to optimize our …

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Urban Electric Power and Alchemy Industrial announced a design and engineering partnership to launch Ohm Core, a residential energy storage system based on rechargeable alkaline batteries. Alchemy will serve as the strategic development and manufacturing partner while Urban Electric Power launches and scales its innovative energy storage solution, part of a series of easy-to-assemble modular …

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Credit: Duke Energy According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data newly released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), solar, wind and other renewable energy sources (biomass, geothermal, hydropower) provided 81.07% of new domestic electrical generating capacity in 2021. According to the latest issue …

Renewables added 2,400 MW of new generating capacity each month in 2021 Read More »

The Commerce Dept. has extended its review period by 15 days for an anticircumvention petition in the solar industry. The new deadline for Commerce to make a decision is March 25, 2022. IPS Solar In February, California-based solar panel assembler Auxin Solar filed a petition asking Commerce to review solar panel imports from Chinese companies …

Commerce gives itself more time to consider solar anticircumvention petition Read More »

In 2021, U.S. solar prices increased as much as 18% due to unprecedented supply chain challenges, trade actions and legislative uncertainty, according to the “U.S. Solar Market Insight 2021 Year-in-Review” report. As a result of these issues, a third of all utility-scale solar capacity scheduled for completion in the last quarter of 2021 was delayed …

Market report estimates 11-GW decrease in near-term solar installations Read More »

McCarthy Building Cos. recently completed construction and commissioning of the 300-MW Bighorn Solar project in Pueblo, Colorado. It is the first of two large-scale solar projects the company’s Renewable Energy & Storage Group is building in the area in conjunction with Lightsource bp, the project owner. Located on 1,800 acres of land on EVRAZ Rocky …

300-MW PV array supports nation’s 1st solar-powered steel mill Read More »