Solar market update: Southeast U.S.
State-by-state insights shared at the RE+ Southeast conference held in Atlanta this month.
Duke Energy Progress seeks approval for 76 MW solar project in South Carolina
If approved, the project will be sited adjacent to the operational Robinson Nuclear Plant.
Silfab Solar announces U.S. cell manufacturing, new line of TOPCon panels
The company invested $150 million in a new manufacturing operation in South Carolina and released new residential and commercial solar panels.
Earth Mount Solar selected for 34 MW of PV projects across the U.S.
Erthos projects span five states across U.S. including one on tribal land in Utah.
Biden hails clean energy investments at new Enphase manufacturing site
President Biden delivered a speech celebrating the $500 billion in recent private investment in U.S. manufacturing. Solar inverter manufacturer Enphase announced its first shipments from a U.S. contract manufacturing facility, owned and operated by Flex.
BMW electric vehicle battery supplier breaks ground on 30 GWh factory
A South Carolina manufacturing site will host over 1,100 jobs made by Japanese battery provider AESC.
BorgWarner announces two U.S. battery and EV charging factory expansions
The company invested $42 million in a 3 GWh South Carolina expansion and $20 million in a Michigan plant upgrade.
Sunrise brief: Four bottlenecks of developing small-scale utility solar in California
Also on the rise: Organizations show support for California solar carport and highway incentives. Hounen to build 1 GW solar module factory in U.S. And more.
Hounen to build 1 GW solar module factory in U.S.
China-based module manufacturer Huonen Solar plans to build a panel manufacturing facility in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The factory will produce modules for the U.S. market.
Duke Energy reports Q4 loss, pending job cuts
Duke’s five-year capital plan of $65 billion is focused on energy transition investments, which it says is a considerable increase over previous budgets, while its current budget removes almost $3 billion of capital it would have invested into the utility solar and distributed generation business.
