Utility Scale PV

SunPower’s Q1 earnings show growth as the company intensifies its focus on acquisition costs and segment expansion.

Strata Solar’s 150 MW Maroon Solar Facility is the latest project to be shot down in Virginia, as residents voiced concerns over the project’s effect on the local landscape.

Also on the rise: Report sheds light on low- and moderate-income solar program performance, and renewables bucked a slump in U.S. energy production in 2020.

The annual employment report showed continued jobs stagnation, which needs to be reversed for the sector to hit 400,000 jobs by 2030 and 900,000 to meet the Biden administration’s 2035 climate goals.

The company said it has more than 2.3 GW of renewable generation under construction, and by mid-year will have 606 MW of battery storage capacity under way.

Also on the rise: Rooftop solar enters service at a Ford Motor research center, RAI Energy signs a 20-year PPA for 100 MW of solar energy, and Go Solar Group enters New Mexico’s residential market.

Salt River Project currently has 648 MW of utility-scale solar plants online or contracted and under development across Arizona.

Shoals said it is getting faster at winning new customers: It recently converted a prospect to an order in less than 90 days. 

The three 35 MW projects have to be designed to fit environmental challenges, including hurricane-force winds.

The agreement will result in the construction of around 500 MW of renewable energy and storage projects to ensure that Google data centers will be 90% carbon-free when measured on an hourly basis.