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Solis announced that its residential high-voltage hybrid inverters (3.8 to 11.4 kW) and commercial power class inverters (25 to 60 kW) are now officially listed on the Hawaiian Electric (HECO) Qualified Equipment List. Hawaiian Electric’s Qualified Equipment List identifies products that meet strict criteria for performing essential Grid Support Utility Interactive (GSUI) functions. These requirements …

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UGE announced that it has reached commercial operation (COD) on six new solar projects totaling 16 MW. The projects include UGE’s first two community solar projects in Maryland; its first community solar project in Oregon, a second municipal PPA project in Texas; and two community solar projects in Maine. With the completion of these six …

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Construction is now underway in Lincoln County, Nevada, where Bechtel has been selected by Estuary Power to design and construct a new 226-MWDC solar project. The Escape Solar project will consist of approximately 389,000 bifacial PV panels across 900 acres to produce clean energy to serve four major power customers in the region, including MGM …

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A new antidumping/countervailing duties (AD/CVD) investigation could affect domestic manufacturing and deployment of lithium-ion energy storage and EV batteries in the United States. In Dec. 2024, the American Active Anode Material Producers (AAAMP) filed petitions with the Dept. of Commerce and U.S. International Trade Commission seeking AD/CVD on imports of battery anode materials from China. …

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On January 7, the Dept. of the Treasury and the IRS released final rules for the Clean Electricity Investment and Production Tax Credits — also known as the technology-neutral credits — in tax code sections 45Y and 48E. The Clean Electricity Credits encourage innovation by allowing new zero-emissions technologies to develop over time, while also …

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On January 8, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS released final rules and procedural guidance for the Section 48E(h) Clean Electricity Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Amount Program. The 48E(h) program is an expansion of the first-of-its-kind 48(e) bonus credit designed to lower home energy costs and spur clean energy investments in low-income …

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Robotic labor startup RoboForce announced it has raised $10 million early stage funding and will debut its technology at the Intersolar conference in San Diego next month. The company is using the funding to emerge from stealth and deploy its Robo-Labor this year for early customers, for whom robots can fulfill labor shortages in harsh outdoor …

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Invenergy announced that its Hardin II Solar Energy Center has commenced commercial operations. Located in Hardin County, Ohio, Hardin II Solar will generate 150 MW of clean energy. As announced last month, Meta will purchase the renewable energy generated from Hardin II Solar. The project represents additional energy generation capacity in the region, thereby enhancing …

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EDP Renewables North America unveiled Sandrini I & II Solar Energy Park (Sandrini I & II) today in Kern County, California. The two-phase solar energy park includes the 200-MW Sandrini I, which has a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Shell Energy North America (SENA), and 100-MW Sandrini II, which has a 15-year PPA with …

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Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA), in conjunction with participating Florida municipal electric utilities and Origis Energy, announced the completion of Rice Creek Solar Energy Center, which is supplying nearly 75 MWAC of carbon-free electricity to 12 Florida cities. Rice Creek Solar is the third solar site in the Florida Municipal Solar Project, one of the …

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