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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 »

Credit: Standard Solar Yesterday, Vote Solar, the New York Energy Democracy Alliance and the Alliance for a Green Economy filed comments with the New York Public Service Commission (PSC) on the state’s Distributed Solar Roadmap — a plan for achieving the Hochul Administration’s goal of deploying 10 gigawatts of local solar by 2030. The roadmap …

Advocates ask New York PSC for more community solar funding Read More »

LG announced last month that it would stop manufacturing solar panels by the end of Q2 this year and shift its company focus to energy products like its popular LG RESU energy storage system. LG’s 160 employees and 60 contract workers at its 550-MW solar panel assembly facility in Huntsville, Alabama, will be assisted with …

LG’s advice to U.S. installers as it exits solar panel manufacturing Read More »

A team of three analysts from global energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie are in Puerto Rico this week helping install solar panels on homes as part of a new initiative with charity Let’s Share the Sun Foundation. The analysts from Wood Mackenzie’s energy teams across the Americas are swapping laptops for ladders as they join local …

Wood Mackenzie launches partnership with Puerto Rican solar foundation Read More »

American Battery Factory (ABF), a new lithium-iron phosphate battery maker, has announced plans to develop gigafactories in the United States. “We talk a lot about generating renewable energy as a society, but not about how to store it,” said Zhenfang “Jim” Ge, ABF Chairman of the Board. “Without batteries, moving to an entirely green energy …

New LFP battery maker plans to establish gigafactory in United States Read More »

PG&E is piloting a program that uses General Motors electric vehicles as on-demand power sources for homes in PG&E’s service area. Chevy Silverado EV PG&E and GM will test vehicles with bidirectional charging technology that will feed stored vehicle energy into customer homes. Bidirectional charging capabilities add even further value by improving electric resiliency and …

PG&E wants to use GM electric vehicles as on-demand power sources for customer homes Read More »

Financing platform Luminia, formerly SD Renewables, has entered a joint development agreement with New Hampshire Solar Garden to secure funding for New Hampshire Solar Garden’s pipeline of projects, including five community solar projects in Maine. Through its proprietary technology platform, Luminia will provide New Hampshire Solar Garden with access to intermediate and long-term financing that …

Five community solar projects coming to Maine Read More »