Solar is nearly 50% of planned utility-scale capacity additions
The Energy Information Administration projected over the next two years 60% of capacity additions will be solar or battery energy storage.
IREC releases training courses for residential solar plan review and permitting
The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) and partners announced a free, self-paced series of courses that cover electrical, structural, and fire code compliance of residential roof-mounted PV systems prior to permitting.
Koch subsidiary DEPCOM Power expands energy storage portfolio to 650MWh
The company brings EPC, O&M, EMS, LTSA to utility-scale solar plus storage or standalone storage projects.
Powin, Borrego reach storage system supply agreement
The agreement brings Powin to nearly 10GWh of Stack750 storage solutions under contract via supply agreements and other contracts.
Sunrise brief: Autonomous laser system clears birds from solar installations
Also on the rise: SolaREIT closes $100 million securitization with Nuveen. Fort Riley gets 350 more solar installations on housing. Supply and construction partners selected for Gemini solar project. Mitrex releases the Solar Brick, a BIPV facade.
Fort Riley US Army housing gets 350 additional solar installations
Fort Riley is a top solar energy producer in Kansas, a state that ranks 44th in the nation for solar.
As many as 3,000 Iowa solar customers are on a tax credit waitlist
A new bill in Iowa seeks to credit these waitlisted customers, but does not extend the tax credit that has spurred $5 million a year in private investment in the state.
Autonomous laser system clears birds from solar installations
The Bird Control Group’s autonomous laser system reduces bird populations from inhabiting specific areas by more than 70%. In many cases, bird activity was reduced by more than 99%.
SolaREIT closes $100 million securitization
The solar real estate investment fund, which leases solar sites from landowners, closed the deal with Nuveen.
Supply and construction partners selected for Gemini solar project
Kiewit Power Constructors will serve as the project’s EPC partner, IHI Terrasun Solutions will serve as the battery integrator, and the project will use Maxeon Solar Technologies’ high efficiency bifacial solar modules.
