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Also on the rise: Ohio regulators OK another 600 MW of solar, and a megawatt-scale bifacial solar project enters service near the Arctic Circle.

The solar cell is based on a nanotextured front side and a back side with a dielectric reflector.

Landfill sited solar capacity would nearly double Biden administration goals to grow community solar while increasing total U.S. solar power capacity by about 58%.

The forecast include electricity generated from both utility-scale and small-scale solar facilities in the electric power, residential, commercial, and industrial sectors.

Also on the rise: Rooftop solar fires are a real and growing risk, A-SMACC says it could refile anti-dumping tariff petitions, and five New England colleges now are powered by solar under a novel PPA arrangement.

Falling battery costs and “surging” renewables penetration make energy storage a “compelling flexible resource in many power systems.”

In a change from previous years’ reports, however, balance of systems costs have increased or remained flat across sectors in 2021.

Researchers from Yale found that parking lots across Connecticut could host 7 GW of solar capacity and produce 9,000 GWh of electricity in their first year of operation.

The report raised concerns over future pricing stability and product availability as demand for battery products increases.

Rapidly falling price of solar panels has created an impetus for the construction of solar fields, which is often perceived as competing with crop production.