Ryan Kennedy
Space-to-earth solar transmission startup Aetherflux raises $50 million
The California-based company plans to transmit energy from satellites to ground stations.
U.S. South and Midwest enjoy up to 30% more irradiance in March
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that solar irradiance surged far above the March norm in the U.S. South and Midwest, while parts of the US West and Canada were impacted by lower-than-average irradiance levels.
Idaho Power proposes to gut rooftop solar grid export payments
The utility proposed a 60% cut to net metering rates, extending cuts that took place last year, and dropping the rate to about 2 cents per kWh.
U.S. reshapes the non-China solar supply chain
The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) revised antidumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVDs) on Vietnamese and Malaysian solar products in December 2024. The move has reshaped the non-Chinese supply chain, with further use of tariffs likely under the new administration, explains InfoLink’s Corrine Lin.
Solx announces Puerto Rico’s first solar module factory
The 1 GW factory will produce 625 W solar panels for the utility-scale market.
How Trump’s widespread tariffs affect the U.S. solar industry
Tariffs of 10% are applied to most products from most countries, but energy and energy products, steel, and aluminum are exempt, as tariffs have already been applied.
Avangrid activates 300,000 solar panel project in Ohio
The project employed 500 people at peak construction and adds 150 MW of capacity to the grid.
Greenbacker renewable energy posts $242 million net loss in 2024
The company is evaluating strategic alternatives as inflationary pressures, supply chain imbalances and increasing insurance costs have lowered net asset values, said the renewable energy infrastructure investor in its 2024 financial report.
U.S. solar manufacturing boom “real — but fragile,” said CEA
The U.S. is on track to reach 13 GW of cell manufacturing capacity and 65 GW of module assembly in 2025, said a report from Clean Energy Associates.
Nature’s Generator introduces 10.5 kWh home backup battery
The MyGrid 10k home generator includes a 10 kW inverter and is rated for 6,000 cycles.
