Trade court affirms solar duties under Biden moratorium
Collections are expected to extract tens of billions of dollars in duties retroactively collected from importers of solar gear from Southeast Asia from mid-2022 to mid-2024.
Residential solar installer PosiGen ceases “most of its operations”
The company announced permanent layoffs and facility closures, citing failure to secure raise long term capital.
RE+ preview: Yaskawa Solectria introduces modular utility-scale solar inverters
The U.S.-based solar inverter manufacturer is displaying a new 1 MW utility-scale inverter and a 1000 V transformerless inverter at the RE+ trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada September 8-11.
OBBBA boosts tax outlook for domestic solar production
The advisory arm of a leading national accounting firm details how this year’s federal budget and tax bill provides a leg up for domestic manufacturers, including those in solar.
U.S. Army stays course on mission to go solar
The U.S. Army installs solar projects as part of its climate strategy. It recently installed 13 MW of solar at Fort Polk, Louisiana.
GameChange Solar assists with federal tax credit “start of construction” qualification
The solar tracker company said its flexible manufacturing capabilities and job-specific components place it in a position to help developers meet new “physical work” rules for attaining federal clean energy tax credits.
Net metering causes less than one dollar cost shift to most ratepayers, study says
With many states seeking to replace net metering with alternative compensation that pays solar owners less for their excess electricity, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory launched a qualitative study to find the truth behind the alleged cross subsidization of solar customers by non solar customers.
In case you missed it: Six big solar stories in the news this week
pv magazine USA spotlights news of the past week including market trends, project updates, policy changes and more.
Sunniest state in U.S. turns its back on the sun
Arizona holds a Guinness World Record for “most sunshine” and holds no significant gas reserves. However, despite hundreds of objections, its commission voted to repeal its renewable energy standard, letting its utilities take the wheel and head back toward more gas.
New Use Energy introduces ruggedized 16 lb. portable solar battery bank
The battery bank contains a 550 Wh LFP battery and a 600 W pure sine wave inverter.
