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PakEnergy is addressing the unique needs of renewable energy professionals with a solution designed to tackle complex land, project and asset management challenges. PakEnergy Renewables is a purpose-built system with targeted features and capabilities directly applicable to renewable energy project management, allowing solar, wind, geothermal and carbon capture project developers to seamlessly manage growing portfolios …

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On May 14, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced further action on Section 301 tariffs after her statutory four-year review, including a new focus on Chinese solar products. The 301 tariffs were initiated by the Trump administration in 2018 in response to the finding that “China’s acts, policies and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual …

Revised 301 tariffs hone in on Chinese solar products, with some exceptions Read More »

Fronius USA has announced an updated partner program, offering exclusive benefits and specialized trainings aimed at elevating the quality of solar installation, service and support customers receive when using Fronius Solar Energy products. The new Fronius partner program, set for debut on June 3, 2024, is designed to equip solar installers and technicians with the …

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The Town of Groton Board of Education is proud to announce the installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on two schools, Groton Middle School and Mystic River Magnet. These systems are estimated to save the district more than $40,000 annually in energy costs and more than $800,000 over the term of the power purchase agreements …

Verogy installs 486-kW solar portfolio for Connecticut school district Read More »

Today, the U.S. Dept. of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that applications will open at 9:00 a.m. ET on May 28, 2024, for the 2024 Program Year of the Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program under Section 48(e) of the Internal Revenue Code. All applications submitted within the first 30 days, by 11:59 …

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Silicon Ranch is signing an agreement to develop a 110-MW solar project with MTE, the largest electric cooperative in the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) region and the second largest in the United States. The Copeland Solar Farm will be the first utility-scale solar project under TVA’s Expanded Generation Flexibility Program, which allows local power companies …

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CEP Renewables has started construction on its 19 MWDC Foul Rift solar project located in White Township, New Jersey. The project is being developed on a brownfield in Warren County, an environmentally impaired site, that had been the home to a composting facility for nearly three decades. The Foul Rift solar project in White Township, …

CEP Renewables solar project remediates severely contaminated land Read More »

Clearloop, a Silicon Ranch company, announced that Intuit and REI Co-op flipped the switch on the new 2.8-MWDC White Pine Solar Farm in White Pine, Tennessee today. Intuit and REI each supported the development of 1.4 MWDC of the solar project through Clearloop’s unique and innovative approach to helping organizations reclaim their carbon footprint. In …

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Local news outlets are reporting that the zoning board for York County, South Carolina, has reversed its decision to allow Silfab Solar to establish solar cell and panel manufacturing operations in Fort Mill. Silfab had already chosen an existing warehouse off Logistics Lane to outfit with cell and panel assembly manufacturing equipment and was approved …

Silfab’s South Carolina manufacturing plans may be in jeopardy Read More »

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted May 9 to approve a controversial $24 monthly fixed charge on residential consumers who get their electricity from PG&E, SCE and SDG&E. The CPUC’s proposed decision recommending a $24 fixed charge for most households was released earlier this year. Under the proposed decision, consumers who are on California …

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