Recycling solar panels: Making the numbers work
NREL researchers said a profitable and sustainable solar panel recycling industry could establish itself by 2032. Here’s how the numbers work.
New York Gov. Hochul calls for 10 GW of distributed solar by 2030
An expansion on NY-Sun could create up to 6,000 jobs and advance New York’s position towards achieving 70% renewables by 2030.
Project enters service in Alabama, nearly doubling the state’s installed solar capacity
Muscle Shoals clocks in at 227 MW, making it the largest solar project in Alabama.
Ohio approves more than 530 MW of solar additions
Three utility-scale projects won approval, contributing a surge of capacity to what has been a busy year for solar in Ohio.
Sunpower agrees to be Toll Brothers’ exclusive California solar provider
The deal will see SunPower Equinox home solar systems installed on Toll Brothers-built houses in California, with expansion to other states a future possibility.
Skyrocketing energy, carbon prices already make green hydrogen competitive
Gas and electricity prices are putting the global economy under pressure while also opening huge opportunities for solar, renewables, and green hydrogen.
Solar on new-build homes has significantly shorter payback period
A report by BloombergNEF and Schneider Electric makes the case for governments to unlock huge rooftop solar potential, citing California’s solar mandate as a shining example.
One of Canada’s largest proposed solar projects finishes environmental study
The 230 MW Georgetown Solar Project is under development by Westbridge Energy Corp., and is expected to start construction as early as August 2022.
Tracking the Sun report offers insight into distributed solar trends
The annual report found that residential system sizes continued to grow even as installed prices declined at a slower pace. Battery attachment rates are growing, but remained below 10% in 2020.
Rochester, New York to launch state’s largest solar community choice aggregation program
Rochester Community Power plans to provide 300 million kWh annually to 57,000 Rochester residents and small businesses, with a community solar opt-out program expected to launch in early 2022.
