Sol Systems, a national solar energy finance and development firm, has launched a new initiative with Microsoft Corp. that creates the first community investment fund and the company’s single largest renewable energy portfolio energy purchase agreement.   Sol Systems and Microsoft designed the portfolio to maximize its positive environmental, community and societal impact. The strategic initiative […]

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According to new research from Wood Mackenzie, 546 microgrids were installed in the U.S. during 2019 – more than during any previous year. Three organizations – PowerSecure, Enchanted Rock and The American Red Cross – installed a combined 67% of these projects. Though the systems installed by PowerSecure and Enchanted Rock were almost all basic, […]

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The DiMare Pastry Shop, a family-owned and operated business located in Stamford, Conn., will power its 12 Largo Drive South location with a rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system. Started by Ugo and Bice DiMare in 1976, DiMare Pastry expanded to a second Stamford location in 1997. Three generations, including Ugo and Bice’s daughters Maria and […]

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Switch and Capital Dynamics have broken ground on the next phase of Nevada’s Gigawatt 1 solar+storage project. With these new groundbreakings in Clark and Storey counties, plus the original Townsite development, Gigawatt 1 will soon generate a total of 555 MW of solar power and create 800 MWh of battery storage. Additionally, the Storey County […]

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Enel Green Power has started the construction of the Lily solar+storage project, its first hybrid project in North America that integrates a renewable energy plant with utility-scale battery storage.  By pairing the two technologies, Enel can store energy generated by the renewable plants to be delivered when needed, such as to help smooth the supply […]

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LG Chem, a South Korea-based manufacturer of advanced lithium-ion batteries, has partnered with SolarEdge Technologies Inc., a company that specializes in smart energy, to bring compatibility with the LG RESU10H (400 V, 9.8 kWh) home battery.  By incorporating SolarEdge’s single-phase Energy Hub Inverter and backup interface, homeowners can now choose how they power their home […]

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PV Evolution Labs (PVEL), an independent test lab for the global downstream solar industry, has opened an advanced inverter test center with 1500 V capabilities at its newly renovated South San Francisco lab.  The company is now evaluating the performance, reliability and functionality of string inverters and power electronics for solar projects of almost any […]

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Canadian Solar Inc. says its wholly-owned subsidiary, Recurrent Energy LLC, a utility-scale solar+storage project developer, has closed $282 million of debt financing to construct its Maplewood and Maplewood 2 solar projects, located in Pecos County, Texas.  The financing was provided by a bank club led by Norddeutsche Landesbank which included Export Development Canada, Rabobank, National […]

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Trina Solar Co. Ltd. has launched two next-generation Vertex series modules with a power output of up to 600 W. The company expects to realize the mass production of a 550 W series in the final quarter of this year.  Several representatives of upper, middle and lower streams of the industrial value chain of the […]

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NIPSCO, a subsidiary of NiSource Inc., has entered the next phase of its plans to transition to cleaner energy resources with the addition of two new solar farms that will be based in central Indiana. The announcement is part of the energy provider’s ‘Your Energy, Your Future’ initiative – a customer-centric effort focused on delivering […]

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has rejected a controversial petition to end state and local jurisdiction over net metering programs.  The petition was brought by the New England Ratepayers Association (NERA) and drew significant bipartisan pushback from around the country. “As the leader of a coalition of conservative groups, solar advocates, state regulators and […]

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The New York Public Service Commission (NYPSC) has signaled that it will extend net metering through January 2022 for current customers based on the impact COVID-19 has had on the solar industry.  In addition, the NYPSC established modest changes to net metering that will impact future rooftop solar customers in 2022. “We’re pleased that the […]

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