Summit Ridge acquires 19.5 MW Maine community solar portfolio, plans to construct another 120 MW
The company has burst onto the scene in Maine, signing agreements with Osaka Gas USA Corporation and Cianbro.
Sunrise brief: Ohio has public hearings for 350 MW of solar
Also on the rise: Solar Alliance and Boyd CAT form a partnership and open an office in Kentucky, Heliogen and Athena Technologies announce business combination, NYSE listing.
Q CELLS, Samsung enter into ‘Zero Energy Home’ partnership
By combining hardware and software platforms, the two aim to create ‘zero energy homes,’ where energy is produced and used optimally on-site.
VDE acquires Renewable Energy Test Center
The move will exponentially expand RETC’s testing capabilities, adding value to VDE’s existing bankability and reliability assessment services.
Sunrise brief: EQT Infrastructure acquires Cypress Creek Renewables
Also on the rise: nearly 1 GW of solar has been proposed for development in Louisiana, Generac acquires an American microinverter manufacturer, and EVgo goes public.
Solar PV fires: Cost estimates and the road to better data
The solar industry’s struggle with fire safety is ongoing. Dr. John R. Balfour and Lawrence Shaw have developed a means to begin to estimate the future costs and impacts from reported PV system-sourced fires.
Sunrise brief: Rooftop solar in Hawaii gets a boost from a new incentive program
Also on the rise: A big solar + storage project in New Mexico secures construction financing, and racking and tracker company OMCO Solar offers a business update.
Here’s why regulators rejected Duke Energy’s IRPs in South Carolina
Not a single IRP presented under South Carolina’s Energy Freedom Act has been accepted by state regulators. Could that be because the utilities are acting like the law doesn’t exist?
Urban Electric Power’s long-term storage solution takes battery storage back to the basics
Using a modified version of the same technology used in AA batteries, Urban Electric Power was accepted into EPRI’s Incubatenergy Labs program to prove their technology’s worth in front of some of the nation’s top utilities.
Sunrise brief: IRS extends ITC safe harbor for solar projects, offering ‘much-needed breathing room’
Also on the rise: Crossover Energy inks deal with KKR, EPRI to address extreme weather reliability issues, Nautilus Solar buys community solar projects, LS Power completes solar asset acquisition, and VDE takes a stake in testing firm RETC.
