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Costs for all types of PV systems continue to fall, NREL benchmark report says

In a change from previous years’ reports, however, balance of systems costs have increased or remained flat across sectors in 2021.

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Reuse or replace? IEA PVPS analysis considers all options for underperfoming PV modules

In a new report, experts from the International Energy Agency Photovoltaic Power System Programme (IEA-PVPS) have assessed the economical and environmental benefits of repairing and reusing or replacing solar modules that are not complying with a 30-year expected lifetime.

Solar-covered parking lots could offer multiple benefits

Researchers from Yale found that parking lots across Connecticut could host 7 GW of solar capacity and produce 9,000 GWh of electricity in their first year of operation.

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Sunrise brief: Financing green light for 565 MWh storage project

Also on the rise: First Solar reports shipping problems, SunPower weighs options for its C&I business, and FTC Solar wins a tracker order for an Arizona project.

New Jersey solar-ready warehouse bill is now law

The law requires all new warehouses that are at least 100,000 square feet to reserve up to 40% of their roof area for solar arrays.

A Nor’easter blew through. Our solar guy climbed on roofs to see the results

Hurricane-force wind gusts hit New England during a late October storm, damaging at least one rooftop solar array and leading Commercial Solar Guy to offer a few pointers.

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SRP rolls out Solar Choice program to replace two ‘legacy’ offerings

A bill adder of at least a $0.005 per kilowatt-hour to take part would top off current monthly price plans.

White House announces framework for its Build Back Better agenda

The framework includes a 10-year expanded tax credit for utility-scale and residential clean energy, transmission and storage, clean passenger and commercial vehicles, and clean energy manufacturing.

Sunrise brief: Google deploys ‘dragon scale’ solar shingles at its Silicon Valley campus

Also on the rise: Large format modules are gaining market share and presenting a new set of challenges, Honeywell and Duke will jointly test a flow battery, and Sunnova will offer EV charging through a partnership with ChargePoint.

Watch: Dragon scale solar tiles installed on Google buildings in Silicon Valley

Some 90,000 individual solar panels will generate enough electricity to cover around 40% of the electricity use in two buildings for Google.

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