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Virginia mandates Dominion Energy create virtual power plant pilot

Virginia Gov. Youngkin signed off on a law for Dominion Energy to its electric school bus program that allows it to tap energy stored in idled buses’ batteries.
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The advantages of asset management software for solar energy businesses

While spreadsheets remain a ubiquitous tool for data management, their limitations and hidden costs are becoming more apparent.
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Canadian Solar secures $1.2 billion in revenues in Q1, 2025

The company shipped 6.9 GW of solar modules, coming in ahead of expectations for the quarter.
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Solar tracker provider Nextracker stock leaps on strong revenue beat

The company secured record fiscal year Q4 revenues in 2025, growing 26% year-over-year to $924 million.
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Is Texas’ battery landscape really saturated?

Developers are adjusting strategies as energy arbitrage replaces ancillary services as the main revenue source in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT).
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How to assess bifacial PV system performance on sloped terrains

Scientists have developed a precursor formulation for different PV simulation tools that can help calculate the expected performance of solar farms deployed on hilly slopes. Validation tests against an experimental setup showed an error of less than 3%.
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How nonprofits can finance solar and storage

A recent webinar from the Clean Energy Group unpacks how nonprofits can take advantage of the Inflation Reduction Act’s Direct Pay Provision.
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Large-scale solar projects facing outsized risks

Obsolescent technology, serial defects, maintenance difficulties, and grid connection limitations are all creating unique risk management problems for North American solar.

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RM Capital Partners Completes Acquisition of ISO Solar

Integrated Solar Operations (ISO Solar) is a leading provider of turnkey solar energy systems to residential, commercial, and government customers across Puerto Rico.

Briggs & StrattonⓇ SimpliPHIⓇ 6.6 Batteries Now on OpenSolar

The SimpliPHI 6. 6 stackable batteries from Briggs & Stratton are now featured on OpenSolar’s leading solar design, sales and project management software that is free-of-charge for solar professionals.

Doral Renewables Secures Additional $100 Million Letter of Credit Facility

The Letters of Credit are expected to primarily be used for new interconnection and power purchase agreement obligations incurred during development of the Company's projects.

Ideematec and Parliament Energy Holdings Extend Strategic Partnership for U.S. Solar Projects

Horizon L:TEC® 1P trackers are ideal for high winds and extreme weather conditions throughout Texas region

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Organic flow batteries launch in data center deployment

Prometheus Hyperscale and XL Batteries partner to roll out long-duration, lithium-free energy storage for a Wyoming data center.

Aypa Power closes $535 million for California utility-scale solar project

The Blackstone portfolio company will develop a 160 MW solar project with co-located battery energy storage.

Aligned Climate Capital closes solar fund above its $200 million target

The Aligned Solar Partners 6 fund has placed more than 25 MW of distributed solar projects in service and acquired additional solar projects that are under construction or scheduled to begin over the next two years.

Data dashboard tracks renewable energy progress in your state

The State of Renewable Energy dashboard tracks progress in solar, battery energy storage, wind, and EV adoption across the 50 states.

Sunrun posts positive cash generation, rises on Q1 earnings report

The residential solar installer reached a new high of 69% battery attachment rates in the quarter.

Despite uncertainty at the state and federal level, three California solar projects move forward

The three projects under development by Renewable Properties total over 17 MW and will supply power to Sonoma Clean Power and Pacific Gas and Electric.

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Silfab Solar scores $110 million in sale of advanced manufacturing tax credits

The sale of these credits will generate incremental investments that Silfab Solar will use to expand U.S. manufacturing facilities.

Beyond the hype: Why PERC still powers a stronger solar future

New doesn’t always mean better: Passivated emitter and rear contact solar cells have earned their place through real-world reliability and cost-effective manufacturability.

Solar’s ‘remarkable’ boom in Trump country

A wave of solar projects and manufacturing investments have poured across states that voted for Trump last November.

Corning to expand solar wafer manufacturing in Michigan

With an investment of $1.5 billion, Corning reported it will add 400 jobs and contribute domestically produced wafers to the U.S. solar supply chain.

Solar cell production expected to double in the U.S. in less than two years

Gauging the growth in domestic content in the solar supply chain, Anza shares Q2 2025 domestic content insights amid uncertainty.

Hitachi Energy expands U.S. transformer production with $22.5 million investment in Virginia

Expansion and modernization of its dry-type transformer manufacturing operations is expected to help alleviate the shortage in North America.

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Community solar bill passes Pennsylvania House after years of stalemate

Despite previous failed attempts, Pennsylvania's House passed a bill to authorize community solar and natural gas programs to a state with surging energy demands but sluggish energy growth.

Connecticut agency launches online solar project siting tool

The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s online is designed to support more efficient siting and permitting for solar projects.

Massachusetts Governor proposes net metering cuts, interconnection reform

Governor Maura Healy submitted a bill that reforms and streamlines billing structures, increases utility accountability and boosts state procurement of clean energy but also cuts compensation for non-residential solar generators.

People on the move: Castillo Engineering, Vote Solar, Tandem PV and more

Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy transition finance, plus the job opening of the week.

Ways and Means proposed budget will strike a blow to community solar

Scaling back the Investment Tax Credit could stymie American energy independence, local economic growth and private investment.

Proposed rule changes for Foreign Entities of Concern could alter solar supply chains

By disqualifying projects or companies that do not meet the new criteria, the rules in the House Ways and Means Committee’s proposed budget potentially could sideline clean energy initiatives already in development from receiving credits.

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Hidden devices found in Chinese-made inverters in the U.S., reports Reuters

U.S. officials are reassessing the risks posed by Chinese-made devices in renewable energy infrastructure according to news agency. Reuters cites two unnamed sources “familiar with the matter.”

U.S. renewables developers face daunting grid interconnection queues

Many grid operators are overwhelmed by projects, according to a report by Enverus.

RFP alert: Grant for research on the equitable economic outcomes of the IRA

The Washington Center for Equitable Growth seeks proposals for academic research on how the Inflation Reduction Act’s policy design, coordination and implementation affects equitable economic outcomes of the clean energy transition.

Quantum-based energy management method for PV-powered buildings

Scientists from Cornell University combined quantum computing with model predictive control to manage the energy of two PV-equipped university buildings. Compared to deterministic approaches, the quantum strategy achieved a 6.8% improvement in energy efficiency and an annual reduction of 41.2% in carbon emissions.

Inverted perovskite solar cell based on ionic salt achieves 26% efficiency

An international team led by the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has used ionic salt for the electron transport layer of a perovskite solar cell to improve device stability and performance. Test results showed a 26% power conversion efficiency with 2% degradation after 2,100 hours of 1-sun operation at 65 C.

April storms cut Eastern U.S. irradiance as northwest surges

In another weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that strong jet stream and Eastern storms split solar conditions across the U.S. in April, with the east experiencing a downturn in solar irradiance while the northwest saw irradiance gains.

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