New Mexico, Nuvve partnership to accelerate electric fleets
The partnership will facilitate fleet electrification for electric school buses and the state’s “white fleet” vehicles.
New Mexico’s first community solar project begins construction
Three years after passage of New Mexico’s community solar act, Affordable Solar intends to use domestic content in the seven solar installations that make up the 35 MW Cuidando Los Niños Community Solar Project.
U.S. raises solar polysilicon, wafer and cell tariffs from China to 60%
After the Biden administration doubled Section 301 tariffs from 25% to 50%, the Trump administration has added another 10%.
Sunrise brief: Trump orders pause to IRA funding
Also on the rise: Palmetto secures $1.2 billion for residential solar financing. BLM seeks public input for Idaho renewable energy and storage projects on 3,800 acres. And more.
Exus secures $312 million for solar-plus-storage project in New Mexico
Energy from the project will be purchased by Public Service Company of New Mexico to support a Meta data center in New Mexico.
Maxeon Solar reports $179 million Q3 loss
The Singapore-headquartered company has faced product detainment by U.S. Customs and has announced plans to focus solely on the U.S. market.
Solar developer secures $145 million solar-plus-storage project in New Mexico
National Renewable Solutions secured the funding from Deutsche Bank for Shallow Basket, a 140 MW solar and 50 MW storage project that will benefit Jicarilla Apache Nation.
Government nuclear sites across U.S. going solar
Hecate Energy is working on a 1 GW solar facility at Hanford, a former nuclear weapon manufacturing site, while NextEra is negotiating to build solar at a nuclear storage facility in New Mexico. Both companies aim to develop solar projects on government lands that were formerly and are still used for nuclear weapons and energy infrastructure.
BLM seeks comment on two large-scale solar projects
Cowboy Solar is a 200 MW project in New Mexico and Copper Rays is a 700 MW project in Nevada.
Near $1 billion solar cell factory announced in New Mexico
Ebon Solar will invest $942 million in a solar cell manufacturing facility, bringing over 900 jobs.
