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Two-year old Monalee developed an online platform for homeowners looking to buy solar PV and storage systems. Its software enables the process from quotes to financing, installation and after-sales support. June 11, 2024 From pv magazine Global Monalee, a U.S.-based software company has developed a web-based platform to enable investing in residential rooftop PV and …

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Freight costs, which represent around 4% of a solar module’s total costs, are increasing on trade lines between the Far East and the US West Coast, Northern Europe, and Mediterranean region. June 5, 2024 From pv magazine Global Freight container shipping spot rates have increased to their highest level since 2022, according to data from …

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Sunrise brief: Fronius unveils residential string inverter for rooftop solar. Read More »

Cowboy Solar, largest solar project in Wyoming moves forward The $1.2 billion project will be built by Enbridge, with 771 MW expected to be fully operational by 2027. Battery energy storage tariffs tripled; domestic content rules updated Breaking down U.S. market impacts on energy storage from recent policy changes with insights from Clean Energy Associates.

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Sunrise brief: Sharp unveils new TOPCon solar modules. Read More »

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The Department of Energy announced $31 million in funding for research to improve distribution level grid operations of solar, wind, energy storage, and other inverter-based resources. May 29, 2024 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) announced a new $31 million funding opportunity called the Solar Technologies’ Rapid Integration and Validation …

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As the White House encourages utilities to use advanced conductors to help interconnect new renewable generation, the federally-owned utility Bonneville Power is moving slowly to use the high-capacity conductors, analysts said. May 29, 2024 Grid analysts have said that the Bonneville Power Administration, a generation and transmission utility owned by the U.S. Government that serves …

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An analysis by the Center for Rural Affairs illustrates how using a small fraction of Midwest farmland for solar energy could meet significant renewable energy goals by 2050, dramatically enhancing the financial stability of farms, and challenging traditional views on land use. May 29, 2024 The Center for Rural Affairs (CFRA) has released an analysis, …

Less than 3% of farmland could power the Midwest Read More »

Texas has a unique electric grid. Its grid operation organization, ERCOT, is independent of other states and deregulated, making the state open for business for a market-based approach toward energy generation and transmission.  Texas has been a favorite among utility-scale solar PV developers for a long time, thanks to its business-friendly environment and its lack …

Texas is the proving ground for a new way of electric grid operation Read More »