Decom Solar LLC has completed the decommissioning of a 661.96 kW rooftop system for Seyon Management. The solar installation, located atop a warehouse in Watertown, Mass., needed to be removed to facilitate building renovations. Decom Solar collaborated with Seyon Management to deliver an environmentally friendly, cost-effective and efficient solution for their project. The major construction […]

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EE North America has acquired a majority stake in the Sandy Hill Solar and Sand Dune Solar projects, located in Colorado, adding 700 MW to its existing solar pipeline under development. The projects, which are being pursued in a joint venture with Horus Energy, will be interconnecting with the Public Service of Colorado (PSCO) network. […]

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Swift Current Energy closed project financing with ING Capital LLC and has received a tax equity commitment from Morgan Stanley Renewables Inc. for its 266 MW DC Tres Bahias Solar project, located in southeast Texas. The solar project is currently under construction and is expected to commence operations by the end of 2023. ING acted […]

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BayWa r.e. has secured a $115 million credit facility with global financial services firm Nomura to support the development of utility-scale solar and solar+storage projects in the U.S. The credit facility will initially support projects totaling 1.1 GW of solar and 188 MWh of battery storage in several states, including North Carolina, Illinois, Kentucky, Arkansas, […]

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The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has approved an agreement with the Rutgers University Agrivoltaics Program (RAP) to facilitate the development and implementation of a Dual-Use Solar Energy Pilot Program over the next three years. The program is designed to demonstrate and study the compatibility of agricultural or horticultural production with solar photovoltaic […]

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Solar energy technology and services provider SunPower has made a minority investment in one of the largest residential solar providers in Minnesota, Wolf River Electric. Through this relationship, Wolf River is expected to accelerate its already high growth trajectory in Minnesota alongside a growing presence in Iowa and Wisconsin, enabling the companies to serve more […]

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Sol Systems has acquired a 157 MW DC solar development portfolio near Peoria, Ill., from Illinois-based Trajectory Energy Partners. The company acquired the portfolio as part of its expanding Infrastructure + Impact business and is now developing more than 700 MW of solar across Illinois. Sol Systems will construct, own and operate the projects, which […]

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First Solar Inc. has signed an agreement to supply 2 GW DC of thin-film photovoltaic modules to Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE), to be delivered in 2026 and 2027. The agreement builds on LRE’s existing relationship with First Solar as a major buyer and operator of the company’s solar technology. This latest agreement is expected to […]

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After clearing the House Ways and Means Committee on April 17, the full House today passed legislation to repeal the Biden administration’s June 2022 proclamation to provide a two-year moratorium for new solar tariffs. “The two-year solar tariff moratorium was imposed as a strategic bridge to stand up U.S.-based manufacturing capacity while allowing developers to […]

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According to nonprofit group the SUN DAY Campaign, a review of fresh data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) shows that U.S. wind and solar combined now provide more generating capacity and produce more electricity than coal.  In the first two months of this year, electrical generation […]

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AVANGRID has achieved commercial operation at its 162 MW AC / 205 MW DC Pachwáywit Fields solar farm – also known as Montague Solar – in Gilliam County, Ore., becoming the state’s largest photovoltaic plant. The facility will deliver energy to 17 large customers and municipalities enrolled in Portland General Electric’s Green Future Impact program, […]

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Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd. has launched a partnership with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), through its Energy Research Institute (NTU ERI@N) to research ways to improve solar recycling. NTU ERI@N has comprehensive research facilities and expertise in the area of solar recycling. Through this partnership, NTU ERI@N and Maxeon will collaborate to investigate green […]

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