RFP Alert: Dominion Energy Virginia seeks 1.2 GW of solar and wind, 125 MW storage
The utility requests proposals for solar PV and onshore wind development as well as energy storage.
First Solar Q1 earnings drop, while bookings remain strong
The US solar manufacturer booked nearly 12 GW in less than 60 days since the prior earnings call, bringing year-to-date bookings to 16.7 GW.
CubicPV, Waaree sign 1 GW PV cell supply deal
CubicPV will supply 1 GW of Direct Wafer silicon solar cells per year to Indian manufacturer Waaree Energies under a five-year contract. The cells will be supplied from its upcoming 2 GW factory in India.
Caesars bets on solar, breaks ground on three projects in Atlantic City
The 8.4 MW array will be housed across three Caesars properties and will mark significant progress towards the company’s goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 100% before 2050.
RFP Alert: PG&E seeks 176 MW of front-of-the-meter local solar
Eligible projects will range from 0.5 MW to 20 MW and will serve the growth of the utility’s solar opt-in program, which connects customers to renewable energy for a small premium.
Sunrise brief: Two surveys on fallout from anti-circumvention investigation show a hard road ahead for US solar industry
Also on the rise: Broad Reach Power procures 900 MWh of battery systems from CATL for solar portfolio in Texas. Job moves at Maxeon Solar Technologies, PowerMarket, Ulteig and more. Sunrun says better policy is needed to add “vast” amounts of distributed solar and storage. Ohio regulators to review two massive renewable energy project proposals. California utility SDG&E sees utility scale solar growing greater than 10X by 2045. New JM Steel manufacturing plant will have a Nextracker tracker production line.
RFP Alert: NV Energy contracts for renewable energy projects larger than 20MW
The Nevada utility is accepting proposals for solar projects, as well as energy storage, wind, and other forms of renewables.
Largest solar project in Wisconsin gets regulatory approval
The project ties another for the largest in capacity in the state and it is set to include a 165MW battery energy storage installation.
Solar anti-circ investigation may not be determined by Commerce until late August, said ROTH
An untenable level of risk onset by the Department of Commerce’s anticircumvention investigation has essentially shut down US procurement of PV modules, and Commerce is expected to take its full allotment of 150 days to make a ruling, said an industry note from Philip Shen, managing director, ROTH Capital Partners.
250MW solar project planned for former West Virginia coal mine
The installation will be the largest in the state’s history by far, representing more than 10 times the capacity that the state has installed to date.
