News

Solar industry news: Mounting, inverter, PV module, tracker and energy storage trends; net metering regulation; financing, buying trends and more.

community solar interconnection Community solar forecasts increase, but interconnection challenges loom
Chris Crowell
February 8, 2022
Read Article
News texas panels
RFP Alert: El Paso Electric issues RFP for 10-MW solar plant (expansion of its community solar program)
February 7, 2022
News florida arrow sign
If Florida Senate Bill 1024 passes, interest in going solar will drop dramatically
February 7, 2022
eBOS Hellermann
Solar eBOS Buyer’s Guide 2022
February 7, 2022
Financing clir renewables logo
Clir Renewables will quickly evaluate solar deals in new Clir M&A service
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
News AEP
AEP’s Indiana Michigan Power seeking over 2 GW of solar,...

Indiana Michigan Power, an American Electric Power (AEP) company, submitted a plan with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission that calls...

February 2, 2022
+ Storage Generac-image
Sunnova building Adaptive Home vision with Generac’s full product suite

Sunnova Energy International and Generac Power Systems are expanding their strategic partnership in a big way. Sunnova will add Generac&rsqu...

February 2, 2022
News Arevon and Rosendin celebrate
Arevon and Rosendin complete Townsite Solar + Storage site in...

Arevon and Rosendin have completed the Townsite Solar + Storage site in Boulder City, Nevada. Offtakers and local politicians helped lo...

February 2, 2022
News SMA O&M services
Solar O&M presents long-term profitability challenges

Photo of SMA O&M services. Global non-residential solar operations and maintenance (O&M) spend is expected to hit US$15 billion by 2...

February 2, 2022
News Greenskies logo
Greenskies brings agrivoltaics solar arrays to two Connecticut farms

Connecticut-based Greenskies Clean Focus is bringing solar fields to farms across the state. Greenskies’ new pair of dual-purpose sola...

February 2, 2022
News Pollinator-friendly community solar projects
Eden Renewables constructing 8 new pollinator-friendly community solar projects

Developer of pollinator-friendly community solar farms, Eden Renewables has commenced construction on 8 new solar farms developed by the com...

February 1, 2022