Anne Fischer
Sunrise brief: Thanks to the proposal to reduce compensation for excess solar generation, most Florida solar shoppers lose interest
Also on the rise: Convalt Energy steers arounds obstacles on its way to solar manufacturing in New York. NABCEP and EnergySage release survey for solar installers. Recycled silicon used in PERC solar cells. Michigan DTE seeks 500MW of renewables. Grazing sheep under solar increases carbon sequestration. Robot dog monitors PV plant. Greenback acquires several installations in Massachusetts.
Convalt Energy’s plans for solar panel manufacturing plant in New York slowed, but not deterred
When National Grid estimated that it will cost $19 million to bring power to the proposed solar panel manufacturing plant in Hounsfield, New York, Convalt turned on a dime and hatched a new plan to get US-made panels to market.
Sunrise brief: Biden extends Trump solar tariffs, with a twist
Also on the rise: Nova Scotia government protects solar owners by stopping proposed net-metering fee. Maxeon 40-year warranty is cool, but you can’t get it in US. Solar-powered EV Airstream parks itself by remote control. Two large-scale solar and battery storage projects coordinate time-based delivery.
Have you taken the EnergySage solar installer survey?
NABCEP has partnered with EnergySage to launch one of the most comprehensive business surveys for solar installation professionals in the United States. They’d like to hear from you.
Biden administration extends Section 201 tariffs on imported CSPV panels and cells
Today’s proclamation upholds the exclusion for bifacial panels and increases the annual tariff rate quota to 5GW for cells.
Nova Scotia government moves to stop net-metering fixed charge
In a welcome ruling, the Nova Scotia government announced that it will protect solar homeowners and small businesses in the solar industry by stopping the fixed monthly charge proposed by Nova Scotia Power.
Maxeon 40-year solar panel warranty available in select markets
The new warranty covers the SunPower Maxeon Interdigitated Back Contact (IBC) product line for product quality, power performance, and services in select markets for 40 years, through environmental stresses, wide-ranging temperatures, and more.
Sunrise brief: Georgia Power plans to retire all coal by 2035; add natural gas, renewables, and storage
Also on the rise: CommonBond to finance solar. Aurora Solar updates sales software. SolarApp+ found to cut project times by about 12 days. SunCommon offers zero up-front financing to VT Organic Valley farmers. PJM proposes to pause solar project review to get out from under backlog. Kansas Senator Mike Thompson supporting bills that may slow solar in his state.
Aurora Solar announces new Aurora Sell suite
The new Aurora Sell suite can generate the solar design using proprietary machine learning algorithms, lidar, and imagery data.
SunCommon financing program helps Vermont organic farmers go solar
Organic Valley, the largest farmer-owned organic cooperative in the US, is teaming up with SunCommon to help Vermont farmers go solar with zero up-front costs.
