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Fluence Energy has started production at a new manufacturing facility in Goodyear, Arizona, that will produce enclosures made with U.S. steel and battery management system (BMS) hardware for Fluence’s grid-scale energy storage systems. The company is ramping up the use of domestic manufacturing facilities in Arizona, Texas, Tennessee and Utah that supply cells, modules, enclosures,… …

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JinkoSolar’s proprietary takeback-and-recycling program for end-of-life solar panels, EAGLE Preserve, has become the first stewardship program to receive approval from the Washington State Dept. of Ecology. The Pacific Northwest state created the Photovoltaic Module Stewardship and Takeback Program in 2017, and Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a law earlier this month that requires panel manufacturers… …

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SMA America announced it will begin assembling its Medium Voltage Power Station (MVPS) solutions in the United States in 2026, in an effort to strengthen the company’s logistical network and enhance service to utility-scale solar customers across the country. The inverter will still be manufactured in Germany and then shipped to the U.S., where it… …

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Affordable Wire Management (AWM), a utility-scale cable management systems manufacturer, debuted its new solution Strata, which is made to work with contemporary battery energy storage systems (BESS), delivering a pathway for managing power and control cables. AWM’s Strata works with Fluence Gridstack Pro, Tesla Megapack, Sungrow PowerTitan 2.0, Powin Pod, EPC Power M System, Nidec… …

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Third-party ownership (TPO) of non-residential projects in the United States increased to 72% market share in 2024, up from 69% in 2023, according to the latest “U.S. Commercial Solar Competitive Landscape” report from Wood Mackenzie. The report projects the TPO segment will continue to lead commercial and community solar financing, reaching 74% market share by… …

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After blocking the budget bill last week, the House Budget Committee voted late Sunday night to advance it to the House Committee on Rules, according to The New York Times. Speaker Mike Johnson told NYT reporters they made only “minor modifications” to win over some holdout committee members, and deliberations could continue up until the… …

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