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Grid interconnection: The bottleneck holding back renewables developers

“The reality is that without adequate electric grids and processes in place to connect this new wave of electricity supply with demand, it will be hard, if not impossible, to reach our clean energy goals,” writes Jeff Perry of Agilitas Energy.

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Soltec introduces hail defense algorithm for solar trackers

Hail losses in exceeded $1 billion in the United States in 2021.

VPPs get the VIP treatment

With net metering waning in the United States and utilities looking for ways to affordably bolster their electricity networks, the US Department of Energy (DOE) is trying to support virtual power plant (VPP) deployment. Solar industry veteran Jigar Shah, known as the father of the solar power purchase agreement, is now leading the charge at the department’s Loans Programs Office.

Glass manufacturer pairs its operations with rooftop solar

The manufacturer is expected to save around 40% on its annual electricity bill.

Arizona Tribal community to cut irrigation canal water losses with solar canopy

Gila River Indian Community announced it has broken ground on a solar array that will cover a stretch of irrigation canal south of Phoenix.

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Enphase launches commercial scale microinverter

The IQ8-3P solar microinverter enables peak power output of up to 480 W.

Treasury releases guidance for clean energy Investment Tax Credit

Section 48 guidance has been released, updating the requirements for the ITC under the Inflation Reduction Act.

California slashes rooftop solar export compensation for renters, schools, farms

The California Public Utilities Commission made yet another ruling to harm the value of rooftop solar and create beneficial market opportunities for the state’s large investor-owned utilities.

Energy Toolbase introduces solar monitoring software

The provider of software for solar and energy storage analysis, proposal generation, and energy management systems added a production monitoring software to its product suite.

Watch: Robots install solar project in Arizona desert

In its first commercial project, Terabase Energy successfully installed 17 MW of a 225 MW solar facility with its automated Terafab platform.

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