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Bureau of Land Management proposes 31 million acres of western land for solar development

Billy Ludt — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 17:52:04 +0000

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced its proposed roadmap for solar energy development on public lands, designed to expand efficient and environmentally responsible solar project permitting on public lands across the West. Today’s release of the Final Utility-Scale Solar Energy Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement and Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendments (also known as…

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Maxeon will offer warranty support to SunPower systems after installer’s bankruptcy

Kelly Pickerel — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 12:10:29 +0000

For SunPower Corp. customers in the United States concerned about their product warranties now that the installation company has filed bankruptcy, panel manufacturer Maxeon is stepping in with a solution. For SunPower systems installed by SunPower dealers that use SunPower-branded solar panels made by Maxeon, Maxeon will provide warranty coverage support on the solar panels.…

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Dynamic Energy completes almost-1-MW rooftop solar project in Pennsylvania

Kelsey Misbrener — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 12:10:05 +0000

Dynamic Energy has completed a 907-kW commercial rooftop solar project with Cooper-Booth Wholesale Co., a full-service distributor for convenience store merchandise in the Mid-Atlantic. Situated on 61,000 ft2 of industrial rooftop located at the company’s Mountville, Pennsylvania warehouse and headquarters, the project will offset Cooper-Booth’s rising energy costs while driving the company’s green energy initiatives.…

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Encore Renewable Energy, GreenSpark Solar collaborate on agrivoltaic project

Billy Ludt — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 17:49:48 +0000

Encore Renewable Energy has partnered with EPC GreenSpark Solar on 3.6-MW agrivoltaic solar project sited in Constable, New York. Constable Solar is Encore’s first solar project in New York in a 90-MW pipeline of under development solar projects. “With New York’s ambitious clean energy goals and an evolving energy supply market that is finding renewables…

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Summit Ridge, Trajectory Energy break ground on 6.2-MW Illinois community solar project

Billy Ludt — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 13:28:27 +0000

Summit Ridge Energy, a commercial solar company, and Trajectory Energy Partners, an Illinois-based community solar developer, broke ground at the Rock Cut Solar project in Rockford, Illinois. The project, owned and operated by Summit Ridge, is a 6.2-MW Community-Driven Community Solar (CDCS) project developed by Trajectory and expected to be operational by Q3 2025. “We’re…

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AEROCOMPACT debuting adaptable flat roof solar racking at RE+

Billy Ludt — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 13:01:42 +0000

Photovoltaic mounting system manufacturer AEROCOMPACT is launching a brand new long-side clamping system for flat roofs at RE+, the largest clean energy event in North America, next month. S_Base has been developed to work on different types of flat roofs, even with uneven surfaces and soft insulations. The design is meant to increase assembly speed,…

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11% of K-12 students in US attend schools that use solar power

Kelly Pickerel — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 12:00:12 +0000

The amount of solar capacity installed at K-12 schools has more than quadrupled nationwide in the last decade, according to a new report from clean energy nonprofit Generation180. The report, “Brighter Future: A Study of Solar on K-12 Schools, 5th edition,” found that over 6.2 million U.S. K-12 students – or more than one-in-nine students…

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Sunstone Credit finances 2.8-MW shopping center solar portfolio

Kelsey Misbrener — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 19:04:54 +0000

Sunstone Credit, a commercial solar loan platform that helps businesses switch to clean energy, announced it has financed a $5 million, 2.8-MW project portfolio for King Energy, an energy solutions provider for commercial multi-tenant properties. The project financed the installation of solar systems that serve 60 tenants across seven retail shopping centers, a majority of…

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Enphase begins accepting pre-orders for U.S.-made batteries

Kelsey Misbrener — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 18:32:32 +0000

Enphase today announced the availability of pre-orders for IQ Battery 5Ps produced in the United States. Pre-orders are also available for IQ8HC Microinverters, IQ8P-3P Microinverters, and IQ8X Microinverters produced in the United States with higher domestic content. These products are expected to ship in a few weeks and have SKUs with a “DOM” suffix, indicating…

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Chaberton Energy starts work on new 2.9-MW Maryland community solar project

Kelsey Misbrener — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 17:52:51 +0000

Chaberton Energy announced construction has started on a new 2.9-MWDC community solar project located in Fulton, Maryland. The Lime Kiln solar project was developed by Chaberton and is owned and operated by Pivot Energy. The Lime Kiln community solar project will be part of the Maryland Community Solar program, enabling area residents and businesses to…

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Solis releases new 1,500-V string inverter lineup

Kelsey Misbrener — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 15:21:44 +0000

Solis announced the launch of a new 1,500-V line of string inverters in North America — the Solis S6 250-350K. The power classes available within this family are 250 kW @ 600 VAC, 300 kW @ 690 VAC and 350 kW @ 800 VAC, providing many options for repowering and new development of large-scale systems.…

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Solar Landscape to plan community solar projects for NSA self-storage properties

Kelly Pickerel — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 12:19:36 +0000

National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA), a real estate group invested in self-storage properties, plans to partner with Solar Landscape to pursue installation of solar projects on NSA properties nationwide. The groups plan to develop at least 100 MW of solar capacity. NSA has granted Solar Landscape exclusive rights to evaluate approximately 1,000 of NSA’s properties…

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Aurora Solar develops AI-driven ‘keepout’ detection program for C&I projects

Kelly Pickerel — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 12:10:34 +0000

Aurora Solar will launch HelioScope Similar Obstruction Detection at RE+ next month. Built with Aurora Solar’s proprietary AI technology, HelioScope Similar Obstruction Detection streamlines the process of identifying and creating “keepouts” — or areas where modules should not be placed, such as over a skylight — for rooftop obstructions in commercial and industrial (C&I) solar…

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Encore Renewable Energy breaks ground on its first New York solar project

Kelsey Misbrener — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 12:09:16 +0000

Encore Renewable Energy announced today that construction is underway on a 3.6-MW solar array located in Constable, New York. Constable Solar is Encore’s first solar project in New York State and part of nearly 90 MW of solar and energy storage currently under development by Encore in the Empire State. Under New York’s NY-Sun Initiative…

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BlueWave announces nearly-20-MW agrivoltaic portfolio across Massachusetts

Kelsey Misbrener — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 18:42:29 +0000

BlueWave announced five new projects across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that incorporate the company’s dual-use solar design and operate under the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) Program. The projects, which BlueWave owns and operates, are located in Palmer, Haverhill, Dighton and Douglas, and are adding 19.8 MWDC of generation and 29.7 MWh of storage to…

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