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The California Supreme Court has taken up a lawsuit filed by the Center for Biological Diversity, the Protect Our Communities Foundation and the Environmental Working Group challenging the state’s new NEM 3.0 rooftop solar policy. The petitioners are asking the court to review whether the California Public Utilities Commission’s NEM 3.0 decision follows state laws …

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On April 11, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published final rules to govern leasing and rental rates for renewable energy projects on public lands. The final rules closely follow recommendations from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) to streamline clean energy development on federal lands. The new rules will: Reduce rents and fees …

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Credit: Lightsource bp A review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data recently released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reveals that for the sixth month in a row, solar provided more new U.S. electrical generating capacity than any other energy source. In addition, solar as well as wind have grown significantly faster than …

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CATL has unveiled TENER, a 6.25-MWh energy storage system that is showing zero degradation in the first five years of use. While preventing the degradation of capacity over the first five years of use is a significant advancement in increasing the lifespan of batteries, the zero degradation of power is also important for energy storage …

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Sunrock Sunrock Distributed Generation, a commercial solar and clean energy development and management platform, announced a new tax equity partnership with Nelnet. The partnership combines the expertise of Sunrock and Nelnet to finance and construct ongoing portfolios of distributed generation assets across several states including California, Illinois, New Jersey, and New York. The construction of …

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Repsol has completed construction of its Frye Solar project, its largest photovoltaic plant to date, with a total installed capacity of 637 MW and 570 MW currently in operation. Located in the United States, the Frye Solar project was built near the city of Kress, Swisher County, Texas. Frye Solar is comprised of almost one …

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GRID Alternatives GRID Alternatives has been accredited by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) for its Installations Basics Training 200 Program, which provides hands-on training to entry-level solar installers. GRID’s IREC Accreditation will be held at Headquarters, with Central Valley being the first affiliate to secure accreditation. The accreditation is valid for five years. Once …

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Enphase Energy announced the launch of Enphase Power Control software that can integrate with the Enphase Energy System in North America. Enphase Power Control dynamically controls the power produced by an Enphase Energy System. This gives installers more flexibility in system design to build larger systems, avoid costly main panel upgrades and meet utility and …

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Seneca Environmental President Jeff Ellis being presented with the Preferred Provider acknowledgment at the 2024 Tribal Energy Equity Summit. Seneca Environmental, the energy solutions division of Seneca Holdings, wholly owned by the Seneca Nation, announced it has been selected as the first Preferred Provider for the Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy, an Indigenous-led nonprofit organization …

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Solar United Neighbors, the Conservative Energy Network and residential and small business solar owners met on April 10 with members of the bipartisan Congressional Solar Caucus to discuss the benefits of solar energy for their families and their communities and the nation’s economy. They also discussed policy challenges and solutions to broadening access to rooftop …

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