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Reports claim that the shipment, seized until the vendor provides documentation showing the source of the quartzite, contains JinkoSolar product. pv magazine USA has reached out to Jinko for comment. July 1, 2022 The detained shipment of product seized under the recently-enacted Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), …

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Customs and Border Patrol has detained a large shipment of quartzite, the raw material for making polysilicon, from an unnamed Tier 1 solar module supplier. June 30, 2022 According to a recent industry note from ROTH Capital Partners’ Managing Director, Phil Shen, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) has detained a large shipment of material …

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New small-capacity solar power plants are being developed in Ukraine to avoid blackouts, which is helping businesses to stay afloat amid dire economic conditions. June 30, 2022 A 13.9 KW Tesla Powerwall solar plant, donated to Ukraine by Elon Musk, was recently installed in Borodyanka, a town in Kyiv region. “In the de-occupied territories most …

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Qualified customers are offered a solar installation for free. The pilot also offers cost assistance for moderate-income households. June 29, 2022 The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) announced it is launching a two-year pilot program for low- to moderate-income households, offering free solar panels or cost assistance, depending on eligibility.  Interested …

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FERC’s proposal could open up the interconnection backlog and pave the way for solar and storage projects to be completed more quickly, resulting in much more solar and storage being deployed, and moving us closer to meeting our climate and energy goals. June 29, 2022 Since 2004, the US solar industry has grown from 58 …

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Wood Mackenzie boosted its utility-scale solar deployment forecast following the executive branch two-year pause on antidumping tariffs, but the uncertainty caused a latent effect on the industry. Plus, other uncertainties persist. June 28, 2022 Since March, the solar industry has reeled from potential tariffs on goods manufactured in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, home to …

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A groundbreaking rule by the California Public Utilities Commission will streamline the interconnection process for distributed energy resources. June 24, 2022 Project developers of distributed solar and energy storage will be provided with valuable transparency and time as the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) ruled it would dramatically simplify the process for grid interconnection. The …

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Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, and colleagues questioned the emergency declaration, which they said increases dependence on China and rewards unfair trade practices. June 23, 2022 Earlier this month, the Biden administration announced a 24-month pause on all solar goods tariffs related to the ongoing antidumping/anti-circumvention (AD/CVD) investigation into Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, which are …

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