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Bill would expand the ITC to include integrated solar roofs

The RAISE the Roof Act would allow the entirety of an integrated solar roof to be covered by the investment tax credit.

Sunrise brief: TerraGen lines up $800m in financing for a multi-phase solar + storage project

Also on the rise: Two companies petition for Section 201 tariff extension, Morgan Solar introduces a new data tool, and an insurer wants Amazon to pay for a house fire caused by a defective solar generator.

After a solar generator caused a house fire, American Family wants Amazon to pay

Courts have ruled both ways on whether the online retailing platform can be held liable for selling products that cause damage. The latest case involves a house fire in Minnesota.

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Data tool from Morgan Solar enables real-time insight into panel performance and optimization

The IV-DAQ and Analytics Portal is designed to provide a continuous stream of data on panel performance and also syncs with other sensors to offer insight into how a solar asset is performing.

RFP alert: Con Edison and Orange & Rockland are looking for battery energy storage capacity

Con Edison wants projects totaling at least 200 MW in New York City and Westchester County. O&R is looking for projects totaling 10 MW.

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Terra-Gen secures $800 million in financing for solar + storage project in California

The project is on land leased from Edwards Air Force Base. Mortenson is the EPC contractor, First Solar is supplying the solar modules, and LG Chem and Samsung are supplying batteries.

AES Indiana plans to add solar + storage at a plant cited for Clean Air Act violations

The 250 MW solar + 180 MWh storage project in southwest Indiana will be connected to the utility’s existing Petersburg Generating Station.

Auxin and Suniva ask the ITC to extend Trump-era import tariffs

The two companies led the initial effort to impose tariffs and now claim they have been unable to complete plans to adjust to import competition given the pandemic, alleged “predatory” pricing, and other factors.

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Sunrise brief: Solar+storage gains a solid foothold across the U.S. grid

Also on the rise: Three startups that aim to change the solar and clean tech sectors, battery companies join effort to improve cycling performance, solar PV shipments rose in 2020 as demand grew and costs fell, and more.

Solar FlexRack provides trackers for distributed solar projects in three states

The 30 MW of solar capacity is slated to be completed in 2022, with another 20 MW under development with Swinerton Renewable Energy.

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