In a landmark accord, major solar developers, conservation groups, agricultural organizations, environmental and environmental justice groups and tribal entities announced their agreement to advance large-scale U.S. solar development while championing land conservation and supporting local community interests. The agreement is the result of a 20-month...
Read MoreFirstService Residential and its subsidiary FirstService Energy announced the launch of “Solarize at Work,” a program designed to educate and assist FirstService Residential and FirstService Energy associates in incorporating sustainability into their daily lives. The program first launched in FirstService Residential’s California, Arizona and Nevada...
Read MoreDuke Energy on Oct. 4 announced it has completed the sale of its commercial distributed generation portfolio to an investment fund managed by ArcLight Capital Partners. The sale agreement, which was previously announced on July 5, 2023, includes REC Solar’s operating assets, development pipeline and...
Read MoreCalifornia highway solar power bill reaches governor’s desk Sacramento, California California lawmakers passed new legislation sponsored by Environment America that would encourage solar installations along the state’s highways. The bill that would establish a process for entities to operate and build solar arrays within state-owned...
Read MoreDSD Renewables has completed construction on a 4.3-MW community solar installation for the town of Bethel, New York, near the location of the historic Woodstock Music and Arts Fair. The project has been fully operational since July 2023 and will supply the local community with...
Read MoreThe U.S. energy storage market added 5,597 MWh in Q2 2023, a new quarterly record. This is according to the latest “U.S. Energy Storage Monitor” report from Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power Association. The grid-scale segment led the way in Q2 with a...
Read MoreMaxeon Solar Technologies announced it is purchasing certain assets from SolarCA, a subsidiary of Complete Solaria. These include Solaria’s dealer channel operations and contracts, as well as Solaria’s solar panel patent portfolio. Solaria, which was headquartered in California but produced solar panels in South Korea,...
Read MoreScout Clean Energy, a Colorado-based renewable energy developer-owner-operator announced it has signed an agreement with Colgate-Palmolive to purchase power from Scout’s 209-MWDC Markum Solar Farm near Waco, Texas. Markum Solar Farm will generate enough clean energy for the ERCOT grid to power approximately 32,200 homes....
Read MoreOMCO Solar, a factory-direct manufacturer of solar trackers and fixed-tilt racking, announced today at RE+ 2023 the opening of its sixth U.S. manufacturing facility. The new factory located in Alabama will feature four new manufacturing systems for OMCO Solar’s Fixed Tilt Choice and Origin Tracker...
Read MoreInxeption has signed on to be the e-commerce home for Mango Power in the United States. Mango Power has also rolled out a partner program for U.S. installers. “We are delighted to be working with Mango Power to introduce the innovative Mango Power M to...
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