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Clayco solar field Clayco launches solar and storage-focused business unit
Martin McConnell
March 4, 2026
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+ Storage energy storage system operator
ESS Tech Inc. joins Project New Horizon LDES efforts
March 3, 2026
Projects
The largest solar farm in U.S. history moves forward | Projects Weekly
March 2, 2026
Policy
Massachusetts State House passes “comprehensive” energy affordability bill
February 27, 2026
Policy Capitol building congress
Senate proposes return of 5% safe harbor rule for utility-scale solar projects
February 26, 2026
News Intersolar 2026 day two keynote panel
Intersolar 2026 | Fractured times call for collaborative measures

Amy Harder, national energy correspondent for Axios and the host of the Thursday, Feb. 19, morning keynote panel at Intersolar & Energy ...

February 26, 2026
News OMCO Solar MacLean Fogg MA
MacLean-Fogg acquires OMCO Solar with continued growth expected

Arizona-based solar tracker and fixed-tilt manufacturer OMCO Solar has been acquired by MacLean-Fogg, a family-owned, U.S.-based manufacturi...

February 25, 2026
Policy The solar games at IESNA 2026
Intersolar 2026 | Somewhat sunny skies, despite policy headwinds

Last year’s Intersolar & Energy Storage North America (IESNA) flagship show took place in something of a limbo period. With Presid...

February 24, 2026
eBOS
GameChange acquires Terrasmart eBOS business to expand U.S. manufacturing

GameChange Energy Technologies has acquired the eBOS division from Terrasmart, a subsidiary of Gibraltar Industries. This acquisition expand...

February 23, 2026
Projects Origis Energy Swift Air Solar (1)-resized-to-medium
Origis Energy completes Swift Air Solar complex in western Texas

Renewable energy and decarbonization platform Origis Energy has completed the final commissioning and operation of three Swift Air Solar fac...

February 23, 2026
Projects
New England taking center stage on new solar, BESS efforts...

This week on a post-Intersolar Projects Weekly, New England — and especially Maine — have taken center stage. Swift Current Ener...

February 23, 2026
+ Storage Prevalon Idaho Power BESS
Report: U.S. adds 58 GWh of new energy storage capacity...

The U.S. energy storage industry installed a record-breaking 57.6 GWh of new capacity in 2025. It marked the largest single year of new batt...

February 23, 2026
News GameChange Solar project site
GameChange Solar unveils GeniusShip to transform project site logistics

GameChange Solar has launched GeniusShip to aid utility-scale solar project site logistics. The system provided advanced logistics enha...

February 18, 2026
PV Modules Nextpower Jinko Solar U.S. steel frames
Nextpower secures multi-year supply agreement with Jinko Solar

Nextpower has inked a multi-year deal to supply U.S.-made steel module frames to Jinko Solar (U.S.) Industries Inc., representing more than ...

February 17, 2026
Mounting Guide ASA ground screw for solar market
American Steel and Aluminum unveils ground screw for U.S. solar...

New Hampshire-based manufacturer American Steel and Aluminum (ASA) marked its entry into the U.S. solar market by unveiling a new ground scr...

February 17, 2026
Projects PROJECTS WEEKLY
BrightNight breaks ground on new Arizona energy center | Projects...

Key Takeaways REC Solar partners with Arctic Cold for a 3.3MW rooftop solar system in California, significantly offsetting energy costs. El ...

February 16, 2026
Policy department of treasury scales
Treasury issues FEOC guidance for solar developers, manufacturers

The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued the initial guidance implementing prohibited foreign entity (PFE...

February 13, 2026
Products solar software helping with installation
Tigo Energy demoing new solar software at Intersolar 2026

Energy software company Tigo Energy will show off its latest developments at this year’s Intersolar flagship show Feb. 18-20, in the f...

February 12, 2026
+ Storage
Maine’s first utility-scale BESS project comes online

Cross Town Energy Storage, the first utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) center project in the state of Maine, came online Fe...

February 12, 2026
Batteries sonnen SOLRITE battery-only Texas VPP installation
SOLRITE Energy, sonnen to launch battery-only VPP in Texas

German energy storage and virtual power plant (VPP) firm sonnen and partner company SOLRITE Energy are taking their latest energy innovation...

February 11, 2026