Solar Alliance to design and build 500 kW solar project in Kentucky
With this signing, Solar Alliance’s backlog of solar projects under contract increases to more than $5 million.
Commercial and industrial solar EPC takes a holistic approach to greening buildings
Solar PV, daylights, rainwater gatherers, energy efficiency measures, green spaces, and more go into the formula for success that Pfister Energy CEO Wayne Pfisterer shared with pv magazine.
Manchin and the BBB, Intel+Microsoft and ESG, and SEIA in NYC
There was a lot of optimism about the BBB Act, ITC, solar potential in NY and more at the Solar Finance, Tax, & Buyers Seminar in New York — lawyers, CPAs, developers, and solar politics.
Tesla drops from top three residential solar installer ranking
In Wood Mackenzie’s solar installer Leaderboard, Freedom Forever overtakes Tesla in the top three spot for the first time.
Target launches its first net-zero store
The Vista, California big box store and its new carports are topped with 3,420 solar panels. The site will produce more renewable energy than the store’s usage.
Iowa politician attacks landowner freedoms
Law moving forward in Iowa that would ban solar on any land in state measured at minimal “corn suitability rating.”
Aspen Power secures $120 million, 200MW of distributed and community solar
The developer is active in community solar, multifamily, commercial, industrial, and rooftop markets.
Schneider Electric purchases controlling stake in EnergySage
The acquisition is expected to enable EnergySage to develop new solutions for high-efficiency HVAC, smart home devices, and other clean energy products and services.
Sunrise brief: The interconnection queue in the US jumped from 139GWac in 2019 to 639GWac today. A true solar tsunami.
Also on the rise: Enel may bring heterojunction solar module manufacturing to the US. Stem awarded 110MWh energy storage portfolio in New York. PG&E plans 1.6GW/6.4GWh battery storage portfolio through 2024. The 100,000 big box stores in the US could generate 84TWh of electricity from solar power on their rooftops. Greenbacker enters the world of floatovoltaics. Powin enters partnership with Celestica at its Monterrey, Mexico facility. Sol Systems to invest over $1 million in 2022 in five initial partner organizations.
Startup Sunday: $13 million round for solar module-mounted storage
Also starting up: Shell buys a solar developer, and a New Mexico startup installs electricity producing windows using quantum dot technology.
