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February 9, 2022
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Lean manufacturing lessons to manage solar supply shortages, skyrocketing costs
February 9, 2022
News Greenbacker acquires 16 rooftop solar portfolio in Massachusetts
Greenbacker acquires 16 rooftop solar projects from ECA Solar in Massachusetts
February 9, 2022
Projects Minnesota map outline
Nautilus acquires 16.8 MW Minnesota community solar portfolio from Sunrise Energy Ventures
February 8, 2022
News Pueblo
McCarthy Building Companies and Lightsource bp keep rolling with 600 MW of solar in Pueblo, Colorado
February 8, 2022
News DSD Distributed solar logo
DSD acquires six-project community solar + storage project portfolio in...

DSD Renewables has acquired a six-site community solar-plus-energy storage project portfolio in southeastern Massachusetts from Bo...

February 8, 2022
News community solar interconnection
Community solar forecasts increase, but interconnection challenges loom

The U.S. community solar market has been made a priority by the Department of Energy under the Biden Administration, with a goal of 20 GW by...

February 8, 2022
News texas panels
RFP Alert: El Paso Electric issues RFP for 10-MW solar...

El Paso Electric (EPE) sent word of a request for proposal (RFP) for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) services for a 10-M...

February 7, 2022
News florida arrow sign
If Florida Senate Bill 1024 passes, interest in going solar...

Florida produces the third most electricity from solar panels in the country, but the state’s legislature is backing a bill (Senate Bi...

February 7, 2022
eBOS Hellermann
Solar eBOS Buyer’s Guide 2022

Electrical balance of system (eBOS) components can make or break a solar project — either in upfront expenses and install efficiency o...

February 7, 2022
Financing clir renewables logo
Clir Renewables will quickly evaluate solar deals in new Clir...

Renewable energy acquisitions are becoming increasingly competitive, with multiple entities bidding on single assets and low bid-vs-win rati...

February 7, 2022
News polysilicon PV panels
Solar’s polysilicon issues over by mid-2023, price declines to follow...

The solar squeeze of 2021 will be ended by a surge of new polysilicon production capacity coming online in the next two years, according to ...

February 7, 2022
News Joe-Biden
Trump era tariffs extended, but Biden raises the quota, keeps...

Trump era solar tariffs are here to stay, the goal posts just moved a bit. The Biden administration will extend the Section 201 tariffs on i...

February 4, 2022
News delay
CPUC delays NEM 3.0 decision indefinitely

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) decided to indefinitely delay its decision on net metering changes in California. The sola...

February 4, 2022
News Borrego Solar logo
Markley Group signs PPA with Borrego for community solar projects...

Markley Group, a provider of data center facilities, cloud computing, and network services, entered into a community solar PPA with Bor...

February 3, 2022
News Maxeon Mexico-Manufacturing
Maxeon extends warranty on IBC solar panel line to 40...

Earlier this week, Maxeon Solar Technologies announced that its Interdigitated Back Contact (IBC) solar panel product line would now be wide...

February 3, 2022
News solar energy loans
CommonBond, best known for student lending, launches solar financing business

Fintech company CommonBond, best known for its student lending business, officially launched its new solar financing business this week. The...

February 3, 2022
News Aurora-Solar-sell-tool
Aurora Solar revamps its solar sales functionality with new Sell...

Sales teams have adopted digital proposal tools for frontline reps, but results have been mixed. Inaccurate designs then require significant...

February 2, 2022
News RFP solar Virginia
RFP alert: Mississippi Power seeking 20 MW+ solar project submissions

Mississippi Power announced a request for proposals for solar photovoltaic renewable resources, beginning today. Qualifying proposals submit...

February 2, 2022
Projects Louisiana
SWEPCO signs PPA with DESRI for 72-MW Rocking R Solar...

D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) signed a long-term renewable energy off-take agreement with Southwestern Electric Power Company (SW...

February 2, 2022