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OMCO Solar shores up manufacturing with $5 million investment
The investment will allow OMCO to manufacture its Origin Tracker Torque Tubes at OMCO’s Indiana and Arizona locations.
Common Energy raises $16.5 million to expand community solar access nationwide
The investment, provided by S2G Ventures will help the company expand consumer access to local, community solar projects across the country, as the US looks to achieve DOE’s goal of expanding installed solar capacity to 20 GW by 2025.
S-5! launches electrical conduit clamp for solar on metal roofs
The CanDuit clamp works with any other S-5! clamp or bracket to secure and support conduit for wire management for PV systems on metal roofs.
Summit Ridge energizes Montgomery County’s first ground-mount community solar project
The 2.5 MW installation will help the city towards its goal of eliminating greenhouse emissions in its operations by 2035.
DOC clarifies scope of anti-circumvention investigation, but what’s actually new?
While the update clarifies that wafers produced outside of China with Chinese polysilicon are not under investigation, just how much wafer capacity is there outside of China?
D.C. is outpacing its own solar goals, for now
The District’s 2021 RPS Compliance Report shows a significant expansion of RPS-certified solar facilities, with capacity additions outpacing program mandates.
AES to supply Microsoft with 110 MW of solar, 220 MWh of storage
The capacity will be used to support Microsoft’s data centers in California and builds on an earlier supply agreement between the two companies in Virginia.
Solar tariffs led directly to delay of coal plant retirements
Northern Indiana Public Service Company announced that it will be delaying the retirement of two of its coal-fired generating facilities until 2025, due to the uncertainty and delays brought to the solar panel market by DOC’s investigation into solar cell and module manufacturers in four southeast Asian Countries.
PPA approved for 100 MW Canadian Solar project in Louisiana
The Bayou Galion solar project is expected to reach commercial operations in 2024 and is part of a larger portfolio set to bring 343 MW of solar energy to the state, which has seen just over 200 MW installed thus far.
People on the Move: ACORE, Schneider Electric, Cordelio Power, and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities, and energy transition finance.
