Sunrise brief: U.S. solar industry passes 100 GW of installed capacity, SEIA report says
Also on the rise: Stem and CleanCapital extend their business ties and eye C&I energy storage, Heliogen raises $108 million from industrial heavyweights for its CSP refinery, and Ameresco will deploy a solar array at Cannon AFB.
Supply chain constraints are starting to hit the solar industry, SEIA says
A Q1 market report said the biggest impact has been on utility-scale projects, with some developers trying to rework PPAs. It warned that “compounding cost increases across all materials are just beginning to affect installers.”
CI Renewables acquires KDC Solar
CI will continue continue KDC Solar’s operations, with the specific focus of providing clean energy solutions for companies and institutions with electric loads greater than 2 MW.
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Sunrise brief: CleanCapital will finance a Maryland solar portfolio
Also on the rise: 7x Energy sells a Texas solar project to a unit of a Korean power company, and it was eight years in the making, but a $740 million transmission upgrade in Southern California may now pave the way for gigawatts of new renewables and storage.
New Jersey solar-ready warehouse bill heads to Gov. Murphy’s desk
A3352 would require any warehouse over 10,000 square feet and constructed on or after July 1, 2022 to include a building design that’s optimized for solar installations.
Optimized solar datasets: Increasing value through the solar pv lifecycle
Solar data has moved from a simple, imprecise tool that often lacked validation to one that is complex, comprehensive and forward-looking. This pv magazine USA webinar explored the changing data landscape.
Sunrise brief: Oil major to pay $220 million for 9 GW solar development pipeline
Also on the rise: a report highlights long-duration storage challenges, Canadian Solar to sell shares to fund its energy storage business, a Houston office block will sprout rooftop PV, and an Oregon bill expands EV access.
Solar 101: Three tips about those solar tax credits
We are by no means tax pros, but here are three insights to help you see how federal tax credits may benefit your solar project.
Standard Solar bring solar canopies to 21 Southern California schools
The installations are expected to reduce the CO2 equivalent of roughly six million pounds of coal burned in their first year, and provide urban heat reduction benefits.
