The 185 MW solar and 400 MWh battery energy storage Nevada facility is expected to be in operation later this year.

Two battery energy storage facilities achieved commercial operation in Texas, along with the transfer of investment tax credits.

Also on the rise: Treasury releases final rules for technology-neutral clean electricity credits. Despite wind and solar’s low costs, PPAs remain vital. And more.

Analysis from the Washington Urban Infrastructure Lab finds that a community solar program similar to New York or Minnesota could create thousands of jobs and over a billion dollars in economic impact.

The Rice Creek Solar Center is the third solar site in the Florida Municipal Solar Project, one of the largest municipal-backed solar projects in the U.S.

The modules will be made in Silfab Solar’s upcoming facility in South Carolina.

SolarPanelRecycling.com launches the first automated bifacial recycling line with reported 99% recovery rates.

Also on the rise: Predictions for the solar energy landscape in 2025. Samsung launches monobloc air-to-water heat pumps. And more.

The reason given for the shutdown is the inability to “improve the level of some key impurities,” and would not be able to deliver a quality product in the time demanded by the company’s main customer.

Also on the rise: Snapshot of the 2024 solar industry. All I want for Christmas is an orchestra of energy storage. And more.

In a first for the U.S. market, curved rooftop solar tiles are available in obsidian or terra-cotta red from Jackery.

The Department of Energy Loans Programs Office has approved a loan to Arizona Public Service (APS) to construct new electricity generation, storage and transmission assets.

A massive 2.4 GW solar power plant with a 2:1 DC-to-AC ratio, coupled with six hours of energy storage, is approved in northern Oregon.

Sandrini I and II Solar Energy Parks are now operational with one power purchase agreement signed by Shell and the other with Redwood Coast Energy Authority for its community choice energy program.

Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy transition finance.

Also on the rise: Half of distribution transformers are approaching end of life. Agrivoltaic pilot program announced in New Jersey. And more.

Agrivoltaics co-locates solar with agriculture. The incentive program will provide its results to inform the design of a permanent agrivoltaic program.

A recent report by American Clean Power finds that the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 will create millions of jobs, boost economic growth and have lasting impact on the U.S. economy. 

Utilities buying distribution transformers face waiting times and higher prices, as do solar developers needing similar step-up transformers. Distributed solar can extend the useful life of distribution transformers, says an NREL report.

Also on the rise: Stanford report finds high electricity prices in California have nothing to do with renewables. Sustainable home takes shape. And more.