Installations

The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) and partners announced a free, self-paced series of courses that cover electrical, structural, and fire code compliance of residential roof-mounted PV systems prior to permitting.

The company brings EPC, O&M, EMS, LTSA to utility-scale solar plus storage or standalone storage projects.

The agreement brings Powin to nearly 10GWh of Stack750 storage solutions under contract via supply agreements and other contracts.

Also on the rise: SolaREIT closes $100 million securitization with Nuveen. Fort Riley gets 350 more solar installations on housing. Supply and construction partners selected for Gemini solar project. Mitrex releases the Solar Brick, a BIPV facade.

Fort Riley is a top solar energy producer in Kansas, a state that ranks 44th in the nation for solar.

A new bill in Iowa seeks to credit these waitlisted customers, but does not extend the tax credit that has spurred $5 million a year in private investment in the state.

Kiewit Power Constructors will serve as the project’s EPC partner, IHI Terrasun Solutions will serve as the battery integrator, and the project will use Maxeon Solar Technologies’ high efficiency bifacial solar modules.

Mitrex solar facades are being installed on a 7000 square feet area on a building in Canada, producing an estimated 90,000 kWh of power annually.

Also on the rise: Duke Energy’s 250MW Pisgah Ridge solar project finds offtaker in major US retailer. Coal company Peabody launches joint venture to develop solar in mining country. The Electrip by Letenda is a 30-foot bus with Cummins batteries and nearly 300kWh onboard. Lawrence Berkeley report outlines shifts in demographics of US residential solar adopters.

Midwest US retailer and grocer Meijer, along with two other corporate offtakers, will purchase a portion of the 250MW Pisgah Ridge solar project’s generation in pursuit of 50% renewable operations by 2025.