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Sunrise brief: Bundled rooftop solar from Sunnova wins bid to join New England bulk market

Also on the rise: Partners target battery weight in commercial EVs, Complete Solar becomes more complete, drivers can get a Slurpee and a jolt at a PG&E-backed charging location, and JinkoSolar inks a silicon supply deal.

China’s cheap electricity crowds out foreign polysilicon

Imports from South Korea and the U.S. dwindled, year-on-year, ensuring Germany’s Wacker and the Malysian unit of Korean company OCI will supply the bulk of the world’s non-Chinese solar polysilicon this year.

Sunrise brief: Li-ion battery plant is headed to Tennessee

Also on the rise: MiaSole Hi-Tech ekes out a tandem solar cell efficiency improvement, Trimark tapped to provide SCADA for massive solar+storage project, and JinkoSolar glass supply deal will support 59 GW of production.

3 graphs that shed light on the ERCOT power crisis

Data firm Lium concluded that ERCOT “probably needed at least another 17 GW of generation” to meet demand as cold winter weather settled in over the state.

New York towns launch a community solar program, but with a twist

The community solar program powers entire communities with renewable power and passes along guaranteed bill savings. But there’s a novel twist to it.

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Duke Energy announces major solar additions in Florida and the Carolinas

More than 1.3 GW will be built or owned by the utility across Florida and the Carolinas in the coming years, driven by the company’s Competitive Procurement for Renewable Energy program.

West Virginia’s largest-ever solar project gets siting approval

92.5 MW of solar could be coming to 795 acres in Jefferson County, after state regulators granted a siting certificate to Wild Hill Solar LLC.

Sunrise brief: Intel signs on to 138 MW Avangrid solar project

Also on the rise: ARPA-E offers $100 million in R&D funding, California hunts for generation resources for this summer, and CIT Group helps arrange financing for a handful of BESS capacity.

Top 10 U.S. corporate renewable energy buyers of 2020

A new report from REBA highlights the leading players and found that utility-scale solar power was the most sought-after renewable resource among the country’s major companies.

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TVA says its contracted solar capacity has grown 60% since October

The company plans to release a new request for proposals this spring, have over 2 GW of solar operating by the end of 2023, and expand that figure to up to 10 GW of solar by 2040.

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