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Eliminating tax credits would reduce solar and wind deployment by half, says Brattle

“A wide array of resources is needed” to meet growing electricity demand, including hundreds of gigawatts of solar and wind capacity that can be deployed quickly but would be reduced by half without tax credits, says a report prepared for ConservAmerica.
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Colorado’s push for a faster path to rooftop solar gains momentum

A bill for automated permits is gaining momentum in a state with some of the longest permitting timelines in the country.
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Texas storage project secures $183 million in financing and tax equity

The 200 MWh Fort Duncan energy storage project currently under construction is expected to be operational by summer 2025 in ERCOT territory.
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Buyer perspectives in $25 billion clean energy tax credit market

Tax credit transfer platform Reunion shares buyer habits and trends for 2025.
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The story on storage

If all of the RFPs, applications and other utility proposals that were active at the end of 2024 are filled, utilities will add over 18.5 GW of energy storage capacity.
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Battery state of health impacts revenue, safety and operations

A new report from SaaS provider 3E lays out strategies to manage battery degradation.
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Community solar developer’s credit facility doubled to $300 million

Deutsche Bank and Nuveen Energy Infrastructure Credit partnered on upsizing the credit facility to support a 3.5 GW community solar pipeline in thirteen states.
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ElectricFish ultra-fast EV charging solution

The 350Squared plug-and-play power bank requires no trenching and includes AI-powered forecasting with a bi-directional electricity meter, and two ultra-fast charging ports.

Press Releases

The Lorge School Embraces Solar Energy to Enhance Educational Opportunities for Students with the help of Everybody Solar

The Lorge School's mission is to prepare students to become leaders, approach obstacles with optimism, and strive for excellence. This solar initiative aligns with their goal of creating an inclusive, nurturing environment where every child feels valued and capable of success.

Powin and TÜV Rheinland Expand Strategic Partnership to Advance Energy Storage Safety and Innovation Expand Strategic Partnership to Advance Energy Storage Safety and Innovation

As part of this expanded collaboration, TÜV Rheinland will provide technical R&D support, product safety certification, and compliance validation for Powin’s proven energy storage systems.

Magnachip Launches Two New Gen6 650V IGBTs to Expand Its Solar Energy Power Product Lineup

 New-Generation Products Highlight Company’s Increased Focus on Power

WeaveGrid’s DISCO Product Wins 2025 AESP Energy Award

WeaveGrid's DISCO technology addresses one of the most pressing challenges in the electric vehicle (EV) transition: protecting distribution infrastructure that wasn't originally designed to handle widespread EV charging.

Installations

California community choice aggregator activates 600 MW solar, 390 MW storage

Two projects are expected to generate enough electricity to power the equivalent of 270,000 homes and created an estimated 950 construction jobs.

GS Power Partners secures $22 million to finance five New York community solar projects

Partnering with Amalgamated Bank, the independent power producer plans to develop a total of 25.5 MW in three counties in northwest New York state.

Redfield Solar Project breaks ground in Arkansas

All energy generated from the 100 MW project will go to a large tech company.

New York authority approves first Build-Ready program solar project

NYSERDA selected CleanCapital to build a 12 MW solar project on an underutilized mining site.

Residential solar declined 31% in 2024

Despite the down year, Wood Mackenzie forecasts the market to more than triple in size by 2035.

Clearway Energy begins construction on $605 million energy storage portfolio in Utah

Each project will use 4-hour Tesla Megapack lithium ion batteries located adjacent to four operating solar power plants.

Manufacturing

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Moment Energy gives a second life to spent EV batteries

The British Columbia-based startup creates custom BESS using retired modules from Nissan and Mercedes-Benz and is gearing to launch large-scale manufacturing.

Enhancing PV glazing prospects in solar architecture

To make it easier to adopt building integrated PV (BIPV) as a glazing material, a group within the IEA Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme (IEA-PVPS) has tackled the solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC) calculation for BIPV. It is part of IEA PVPS Task 15 international standardization efforts.

A trio of manufacturers announce the first all ‘Made in America’ silicon solar module

Corning, Suniva and Heliene combine strengths to produce what will be the first solar module with polysilicon, wafers and cells made in the United States.

SEMA policy priorities include de-risking the U.S. solar industry, boosting manufacturing

As industry players are nervously watching the administration’s decision to temporarily freeze and review several provisions within the Inflation Reduction Act, the Solar Energy Manufacturers of America Coalition spells out its priorities.

Navigating the challenges of domestic content compliance

A report from Clean Energy Associates explains direct cost versus safe harbor methods of achieving the domestic content bonus, along with noted risks and challenges in each.

Ecoprogetti supplies Texas solar panel maker with 800 MW production line

The Italian manufacturing equipment provider supplied U.S. solar manufacturer CS Solar MFG LLC with an 800 MW production line to produce bifacial glass-glass passivated emitter rear cell (PERC) panels with over 22% efficiency.

Markets & Policy

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Rooftop solar saved California ratepayers $1.5 billion last year, finds report

But state regulators have dampened the market, saying it poses an $8.5 billion cost to ratepayers. A report from the California Solar and Storage Association challenges this argument.

What’s next for American battery manufacturing

Industry experts at Intersolar and Energy Storage North America explained that cooperation between companies, favorable policy and smart site selection are key to expanding domestic battery production.

MIT-based startup launches solar construction robotic system

Charge Robotics partnered with Solv Energy to pilot a portable factory system intended to make solar installations safer and more efficient for increasingly challenging terrain.

In case you missed it: Six big solar stories in the news this week

pv magazine USA spotlights news of the past week including market trends, project updates, policy changes and more.

RFP: Michigan utility DTE Energy seeks 450 MW of standalone energy storage

DTE Energy issued a request for proposals for MISO-interconnected grid-scale storage projects.

Amid financial turmoil, Sunnova awards $2.12 million in bonuses to top executives

The bonuses fall on the cusp of the company’s recent layoffs, resignation of its CEO and bankruptcy rumors.

Technology

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Community solar up 42%, C&I up 18%, residential down 25%

Distributed solar fell 11% in 2024, dragged down by the residential segment, according to Ohm Analytics’s Q4-2024 report. However, signs of recovery emerged with a strong fourth quarter and increasing installation volumes throughout the year.

Growing electricity demand creates urgent need for policy action, energy strategy

A report by American Clean Power Association calls for improved energy efficiency, an all-of-the-above strategy and rapid policy reform that will address interconnection and permitting delays.

Titanium makes perovskite solar cells more durable

After finding a way to make spiro-OMeTAD, a popular perovskite solar cell hole transport layer, less prone to heat-induced crystallization, researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology are now seeking partners to scale the technology for large-area PV cells.

Tandem PV moves toward perovskite manufacturing with $50 million funding announcement

With a perovskite layer 200 times thinner than silicon and requiring just 10% of the energy needed to produce conventional panels, Tandem PV reports it will be able to reduce energy use during manufacturing.

UbiQD developing novel encapsulant technology for solar modules

The U.S.-based quantum dot (QD) materials company is developing polymer encapsulation materials that reportedly have the potential to provide a relative power boost of 16% when integrated into crystalline silicon PV devices.

Breaking the U.S. interconnection logjam

Experts at Intersolar & Energy Storage North America 2025 highlight key reforms to accelerate interconnection and reduce project delays.

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