Community solar steps ahead in Maine with 15 new operational projects
Nautilus Solar, a community solar specialist, grew its Maine portfolio by over 78 MW in 2024 and now has over 13,000 subscribers in the state.
Sunrise brief: Maine community solar portfolio receives $118.2 million in financing
Also on the rise: Moss Landing fire leads to emergency regulations. Trump administration pulls the plug on funding electric vehicle charging networks. And more.
Maine community solar portfolio receives $118.2 million in financing
Forty-three small businesses will receive credits for the 22.7 MW dc generated from the projects.
The solar bowl: Which U.S. sports stadiums have the most solar panels?
As we enter Super Bowl weekend, pv magazine USA looks at how the National Football League and other major league sports adopt solar.
Sunrise brief: Federal pause to solar permitting and wetland approvals
Also on the rise: Indigenized Energy completes Solar for All projects. U.S. energy storage market thrives despite political and market uncertainty. And more.
Federal pause to solar permitting and wetland approvals
Multiple agencies, including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Secretary of the Interior, which oversees the Bureau of Land Management, have halted approvals for wind and solar projects on federal land and in federally regulated areas.
Georgia Power’s 2025 IRP: Further shift towards battery storage
State resourcing plans are increasingly updating battery energy storage systems (BESS) plans, especially those tied to solar.
Indigenized Energy completes Solar for All projects
Residential solar installations in South Dakota and Montana are the first of many solar-plus-storage projects for members of the Tribal Renewable Energy Coalition.
Sunrise brief: A 920% tariff on anode materials from China “would throw the economics of U.S. storage out of whack”
Also on the rise: Rural Energy for America grantee reports federal non-payment for 2024 work. Amid uncertainty, Premier Energies halts plans for U.S. solar cell factory. And more.
Large-scale solar with 600 MWh of storage now operational in California
Located mostly on Bureau of Land Management land, Desert Quartzite is expected to generate enough electricity to meet the consumption needs of more than 163,000 average California homes.
