Industry checks show that a meaningful supply of JinkoSolar modules made with Wacker polysilicon have been cleared for the U.S. market, said Philip Shen, managing director of ROTH Capital Partners.

In opposition to a 75% cut of utility payments for excess rooftop solar customer production, California residents, environmental activists, and renewable energy workers will hold rallies across the state on Thursday, December 1, calling on the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and Gov. Gavin Newsom to keep rooftop solar growing and affordable.

The Rabbitbrush Solar Facility includes a 20 MW, 50 MWh battery energy storage system.

A vote is expected mid-December on a rulemaking change that would severely dampen the value of new rooftop residential solar installations in the nation’s largest market.

National Grid Renewables achieved commercial operations for the 275 MW solar, 125 MWh energy storage Noble Solar project.

Bill Gates-backed Rondo Energy released the “brick toaster” heat battery, a unit that stores renewable energy and dispatches heat and electricity for processes in steel, cement, chemical manufacturing, and more.

A 75 MW solar-to-hydrogen facility proposed for Bakersfield, California may mark the beginning of Fusion Fuel and Electus Energy’s green hydrogen vision for the United States.

Clark County, Ohio will no longer be under threat of a ban of 50 MW or larger solar and wind projects. But, 10 counties still retain the ban caused by 2021 legislation.

The company was selected in 2021 as part of a plan to install rooftop and brownfield solar projects across over 100 sites for three dozen municipalities and school districts in Westchester County, N.Y.

Also on the rise: Canadian Solar reports strong quarterly results. Virtual power plant provider raises $120 million. And more.