The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is slated to expand its existing community solar programs, as well as launch a new one, in order to receive funding that includes the Solar For All grant awarded to California by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The decision doubles the Disadvantaged Community Green Tariff Program capacity to 144 […]
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The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has approved a modified version of Otter Tail Power’s Integrated Resource Plan, which lays out the utility’s plans for electricity generation and investments over the next 15 years. The commission also approved Otter Tail Power’s proposal to take a new approach to operating the Coyote Station coal-burning plant in North […]
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The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (NMPRC) has approved an application by PNM Resources subsidiary Public Service Company of New Mexico for new energy resources to be added by 2026. PNM filed its application in October after issuing a request for proposals the previous year to identify potential new resources available. The approved resources consist […]
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PV Hardware USA (PVH USA) has cut the ribbon on its 30,000 sq. foot solar tracker manufacturing facility in Houston, the company’s third factory worldwide. The facility employs 120 workers and is set to provide custom-built solar tracking systems for new-generation projects. “With the opening of this factory in Houston, PVH USA is affirming its […]
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Qcells has completed and put into commission its 50 MW solar and 200 MWh BESS Ocotillo Wells Solar project in Borrego Springs, Calif. Qcells provided EPC services to the utility-scale solar and energy storage project, which included 113,000 of its PV modules. Energy from the project will be purchased by Meta. “We are excited to […]
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HighPeak Energy has completed and commissioned the 9.9 MW WildHorse Solar Farm, located in the Flat Top, Texas, region. The project was developed, and is owned and operated, by Priority Power Management. Priority Power’s scope of work for the farm included managing its interconnection process and the turnkey design, building and EPC services. “Priority Power […]
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Qcells is set to become the first PV company to deploy Lumet’s fine-line metallization technology for its solar cell lines. During the metallization step of solar cell production, conductive silver fingers are screen-printed onto the cell’s surface. The industry has long sought to reduce finger width, in order to both decrease silver consumption and reduce […]
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PV Hardware USA (PVH USA) cut the ribbon on its 30,000 sq. foot solar tracker manufacturing facility in Houston, the company’s third factory worldwide. The facility employs 120 workers and is set to provide custom-built solar tracking systems for new generation projects. “With the opening of this factory in Houston, PVH USA is affirming its […]
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FTC Solar has launched its Automated Hail Stow Solution, aimed at minimizing solar panel damage caused by hail storms. In response to the challenges brought on by hail storms, the company collaborated with VDE Americas to study hail events and their impact on solar panel installations. This led to the development of a hail stow strategy […]
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Alliant Energy has completed construction on its 200 MW Grant County Solar Project, located in Potosi, Wis. The project is the culmination of Alliant Energy’s multi-phase buildout of 12 utility-scale solar projects in the state totaling 1,089 MW. Encompassing 1,400 acres, the project site holds 430,000 solar panels and 350 acres of native pollinator habitat. […]
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RP Construction Services is set to include HellermannTyton’s wire management solutions as part of its end-to-end electrical balance-of-system (eBOS) offering. “Most balance-of-system procurement is way more complicated than it needs to be,” says Eben Russell, RP president. “We’ve built a business around providing our customers with what they actually need: an integrated set of products that […]
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service have released proposed guidance on the Clean Electricity Production Credit and Clean Electricity Investment Credit established by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The IRA sunsets the existing Production Tax Credit and Investment Tax Credit by limiting their availability to projects beginning construction before next […]
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