Toyota manufacturing plant in Alabama to power 70% of operations with solar
The $49 million, 30 MW project will help Toyota on its path toward carbon neutrality by 2035.
CAISO interconnection improvements proposed by SEIA, CESA, and CalCCA
The trade groups proposed interconnection process improvements including more transparency on available and planned transmission, incorporating best practices of other grid operators, and raising the grid management fee to pay for additional staff.
50 states of solar incentives: Nebraska
Nebraska, the Cornhusker State, ranks 13th on the sun index, but is nearly last in the country for solar installations.
Entergy Louisiana seeks approval for 3 GW of solar
The request recently filed with the Louisiana Public Service Commission to add an additional 3 GW of solar power to its generation portfolio is on top of the nearly 225 MW requested earlier in the month.
The reshoring of American solar manufacturing has begun
SEIA’s white paper on solar and storage manufacturing includes an interactive map showing that the momentum has begun for a transformational buildout of domestic solar and storage manufacturing.
Solar panel imports are picking up after months of detainment gridlock
A Reuters report shared that Chinese-made solar panels detained by U.S. Customs for months have begun to enter the market.
Sunrise brief: Volatile electricity markets should give solar financial modelers pause
Also on the rise: Silfab Solar raises $125 million for U.S. cell and module manufacturing. Tariff investigation, equipment detainments lead to 16% drop in new solar capacity in 2022. And more.
Tariff investigation, equipment detainments lead to 16% drop in new solar capacity in 2022
U.S. Solar Market Insight 2022 Year in Review reports a drop in solar growth due to anti-circumvention tariffs and UFLPA; however, the long-term forecast sees the U.S. solar industry as a pillar of the energy transition, expecting a 60 to 70 GW annual market toward the end of the outlook.
50 states of solar incentives: Minnesota
In 2021 renewables accounted for 29% of total in-state electricity net generation in Minnesota, which the state hopes to increase to 100% by 2040.
U.S. Solar developers take on module manufacturing risk
Multiple deals signed over the last six months have shown solar panel manufacturers using long- term solar module supply agreements with developers to drive factory finance.
