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How long do residential solar batteries last?

Multiple factors affect lifespan of a residential battery energy storage system. We examine the life of batteries in Part 3 of our series.

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Sunrise brief: A path to 20 GW of distributed solar in New York

Also on the rise: How long do residential solar inverters last? PV module manufacturer financial stability rankings, and more.

A path to 20 GW of distributed solar in New York

Accelerating deployment of rooftop and community solar with supportive policies would help New York meet its goal of 70% renewable power by 2030 at lower cost, says a solar trade group.

GADS reporting required for far more solar facilities in 2025

With the North American Reliability Corporation’s Generating Availability Data System’s requirement dropping for 100 MW to 20 MW solar installations, many more solar installers will need to comply.

Sunrise brief: How long do residential solar panels last?

Also on the rise: Trina Solar probing potential breaches of TOPCon patents, U.S. Senators introduce comprehensive energy permitting reform act, and more.

U.S. Senators introduce comprehensive energy permitting reform act

Joe Manchin (I-WV) and John Barrasso (R-WY) released the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024, promising to accelerate the permitting processes for energy and mineral projects of all types in the U.S.

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Trina Solar probing potential breaches of TOPCon patents

Trina Solar says it has started evaluating potential violations of some of its patents for tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) tech. One of the patents focuses on the number of busbars and their width in TOPCon solar panels.

California community action agency breaks ground on vehicle-to-grid solar project

The 1.5 MW ground-mount solar farm will be installed on a fixed-tilt racking system. Excess energy will be stored in a Nuvve-branded pre-validated battery energy storage system (BESS) integrated with Nuvve’s vehicle-to-grid platform.

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Sunrise brief: Federal Solar for All program faces vendor and compliance challenges

Also on the rise: Massachusetts passes pro-solar and energy storage reforms, DOE’s Liftoff Plan: Three actions utilities can implement, and more.

Massachusetts passes pro-solar and energy storage reforms

The Massachusetts House of Representatives passed a bill to put time limits on solar permit processing, streamlined appeals processes, energy storage procurement goals, and more.

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