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Solar Investment Activity Boomed in H1 2021
Mercom Capital Group’s second-quarter/first-half 2021 report on funding and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the solar sector shows that total corporate funding (including...
Community Choice Aggregator Signs PPA for San Diego Solar Project
BayWa r.e., a renewable energy developer and services provider, has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with San Diego Community Power (SDCP), the...
Korea-Based Heavy Hitters Form Partnership Focused on Zero Energy Homes
Q CELLS has signed a memorandum of understanding with Samsung Electronics to strengthen both companies’ strategic cooperation and create synergy in the global residential...
Utility Resource Plan Has 100 MW Renewables Carve-Out
Black Hills Corp. says its South Dakota Electric and Wyoming Electric utilities have filed a 2021 Integrated Resource Plan for their two electric systems,...
MGM Resorts Wraps Up 100 MW Solar Project North of Las Vegas
MGM Resorts International has activated a 100 MW solar array in the desert north of Las Vegas, featuring 323,000 panels arranged across 640 acres.
The...
SWEPCO Looking to Add 300 MW of Solar Inside Territory
Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), a subsidiary of American Electric Power (AEP), has issued three requests for proposals for renewable and short-term generating capacity.
The...
Ernst Schweizer Debuts Solar Mounting Solutions For Large-Format PV Modules
Ernst Schweizer AG and its subsidiary, DOMA Solartechnik GmbH, are expanding their range of solar mounting systems for flat roofs, MSP-FR - enabling the...
Sunport Power Debuts Trio of New Solar Photovoltaic Modules
PV module manufacturer Sunport Power has released three new products featuring its proprietary metal wrap-through (MWT) back-contact technology: the C10 panel with higher efficiency...
Siemens Turbines Helping to Back Up 600 MW of Nebraska Solar Power
Siemens Energy is providing two SGT6-5000F turbines to power Omaha Public Power District’s (OPPD) new Turtle Creek Station peaking plant in Papillion, Neb., in...
U.S. Solar Installations Top 100 GW
According to the U.S. Solar Market Insight Q2 2021 report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie, the U.S. solar market...
CI Renewables Acquires KDC Solar
CI Renewables LLC, a developer, builder and operator of solar power generation facilities, has purchased 100% of the membership interests of KDC Solar LLC...
Risen Energy Unveils First Mass-Produced Solar Module with 700 W Output
Risen Energy Co. Ltd., a manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products, has launched NewT@N, the industry's first mass-produced solar module with up to 700 W...
Hecate One Step Closer to Constructing Huge NY Solar Project
Hecate Energy has filed an application with the New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) to construct a 500 MW solar farm...
First Solar Constructing Third PV Manufacturing Facility in Ohio
First Solar Inc. says it is investing $680 million to expand its U.S. domestic photovoltaic (PV) solar manufacturing capacity by 3.3 GW DC annually,...
U.S. Solar Market Swelled in Third-Quarter 2019
The U.S. residential solar market reached record highs in the third quarter of 2019, with 712 MW of solar installed, according to the latest...
Solar Inverter Company Sungrow Touts 100 GW Milestone
Solar inverter manufacturer Sungrow says it has shipped inverters supporting a total installed capacity of 100 GW worldwide. The milestone was reached with a...
A Look at Solar Net Metering Changes in 2019
The growth of rooftop solar in the U.S. has been supported substantially by state net metering programs. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 mandated...
NV Energy Gets Green Light on Big Solar+Storage Plans
The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) has approved NV Energy's Integrated Resource Plan, which will bring an additional 1.19 GW of new solar...
Senate Confirms Brouillette As Next Energy Secretary
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Dan Brouillette to be the 15th U.S. Secretary of Energy, taking the place of Rick Perry, who recently resigned...
Florida Utility Puts $700 Million to Work for Solar and Storage
Duke Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, has completed a $700 million debt issuance for the utility’s first green bond, which will finance...