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Customs and Border Patrol has detained a shipment from an unnamed Tier 1 solar module supplier until the vendor provides documentation showing the source of the quartzite, the raw material for making polysilicon.

CalAPP provides grants to counties and cities that adopt DOE’s SolarAPP+ to cover time and other resources spent on adoption.

Enel X Way is a new global electric vehicle charging business launched by Enel, a multinational distributor of electricity and gas.

Also on the rise: Three million U.S. jobs are dedicated to decarbonizing energy. War pushes Ukraine to deploy solar. CleanCapital acquires BQ Energy. And more!

The home chosen for the first demonstration system can use its solar system when the sun is shining and the charged battery when it’s not, even when temperatures spike well over 100 F.

The 15 MW Raptor Ridge solar array features 35,500 bifacial modules housed on Solar FlexRack single-axis trackers.

Energy job growth outpaced the greater job market in 2021, and jobs in the solar industry grew by 5.4%, the most among technologies.

Also on the rise: Aerial inspection of solar plants goes mainstream. Faster, lower-cost interconnection by combining ERCOT, MISO, PJM approaches. CleanCapital acquires BQ Energy. And more!

Qualified customers are offered a solar installation for free. The pilot also offers cost assistance for moderate-income households.

The close includes $58.5 million in Green Loan construction financing and an additional $62.5 million tax equity commitments, with $50 million set to come once the project is operational later this summer.