Month: April 2025

Commerce reveals final tariff amounts on Southeast Asian solar imports

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The U.S. Dept. of Commerce today released its final tariff amounts on solar cells (whether or not assembled into modules) from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The tariffs would go into effect after and only if the U.S. International Trade Commission makes a final determination (around May 20) that the domestic panel manufacturing industry was… …

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Legislation and action ramps up for virtual power plant industry

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RMI’s virtual power plant coalition (VP3) released a progress report that indicates that state legislators, regulators and utilities initiated, advanced or expanded policy in support of virtual power plants. Virtual power plants (VPPs) are an aggregation of small-scale distributed energy resources including solar energy systems, electric vehicles (EVs), EV chargers and demand response devices including …

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Haven Energy offers low-income Californians free solar + storage under SGIP equity program

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Haven Energy has announced a first-of-its-kind program that completely removes the financial barrier to solar and battery system adoption in California. Leveraging California’s $280 million Self-Generation Incentive Program Residential Solar & Storage Equity (SGIP RSSE), Haven is offering qualifying low-to-moderate income homeowners free solar and home battery systems — at no cost. This offer is… …

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Strata Clean Energy enters into 600 MWh battery storage tolling agreement with APS

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Under the tolling agreement, Arizona Public Service (APS) can charge and discharge the system for energy as needed. In return, Strata will ensure the system’s capacity, reliability and efficiency. North Carolina-based renewables developer Strata Clean Energy secured a 20-year tolling agreement with Arizona Public Service (APS), the state’s largest electric utility, for its 150 MW, …

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Wisconsin window manufacturer cuts energy costs with 1-MW solar project

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Kolbe Windows & Doors recently completed and activated a solar panel system on the roof of its main manufacturing facility in Wausau, Wisconsin. This 999.6-kW array consists of 2,061 photovoltaic panels and is expected to offset 31.8% of the window manufacturer’s current energy consumption at the plant. Kolbe worked closely with Northwind Solar, a PV… …

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SolarCycle recycles nearly half a million solar panels in 2024

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After completing its second full-year of operation, SolarCycle shared its “annual impact data” for 2024. The company successfully recycled 480,406 solar panels in 2024 and increased its recycling capacity by 228%. Its original recycling facility in Odessa, Texas, has already been expanded. SolarCycle is adding two new processing lines, which will double its panel recycling… …

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Partnership forms to advance one of the largest U.S. solar projects

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NovaSource Power was selected as operations and maintenance provider to a 1.6 GW solar project in Indiana. Philadelphia-based developer Doral Renewables announced it has selected NovaSource Power Services as the operations and maintenance provider and generator-operator for the Mammoth Solar project in Indiana. Mammoth Solar, living up to its name, is one of the largest …

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Chroma Energy installs solar at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base | Projects Weekly

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The McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Tennessee, is the home of a new 1.4 MW solar project. Meanwhile, several projects are making sunbeams across the globe. Read about the developments in the latest Projects Weekly. Chroma Energy Group has completed a new 1.4 MW solar installation at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard …

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Oklahoma House passes bill to clamp down renewable energy buildout with more state oversight

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Solar development has quickly accelerated in Oklahoma, a state ranked 41st for solar capacity. Lawmakers are considering legislation under an emergency expediency to place restrictions on renewable energy development. Oklahoma legislators are discussing a bill to require new solar, wind and battery energy storage projects to apply for a permit through the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, …

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San Mateo PV array among California’s earliest community solar projects

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The Dos Palos Clean Power project in Merced County, one of California’s first community solar projects, is now online and providing emission-free power to residents in underserved communities. A joint project from Peninsula Clean Energy and Renewable America, Dos Palos will generate 3 MW of solar power as part of Peninsula Clean Energy’s Green Access… …

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