Florida rooftop solar bills put 40,000 jobs and $18 billion in economic activity at stake
Two bills moving their way through the House and Senate of Florida threaten to slash the value of Net Energy Metering. The bills are being described as a knockout punch to the industry and have strong bipartisan opposition.
Three non-profits receive NREL support to help BIPOC houses of worship to go solar
RE-volv, Green The Church, and Interfaith Power & Light to discover new approaches to solarize houses of worship in communities of color nationwide.
Rackless, earth-mounted solar provider earns funding
Erthos secured a $17.5 million Series B from an investor who participated in the startup of Tesla and SpaceX. The utility-scale solar company has a 2.5GW project pipeline.
Auxin antidumping case “an affront to the industry” said SOLV Energy CEO
SOLV Energy CEO George Hershman joined pv magazine to offer his view on the antidumping/anti-circumvention case.
Honeywell batteries deployed at Hecate Energy utility-scale solar and storage project
The 50MW solar project will use 20MW/80MWh battery energy storage.
Sunrise brief: US targets 5 million community solar households, $1 billion in energy bill savings by 2025
Also on the rise: Products of interest at RE+ Northeast Solar & Storage. BayWa r.e. completes sale of solar plus storage project to Eni New Energy US. Alabama gets another 130MW of solar. CellCube secures long-term supply of vanadium redox flow battery electrolyte. Recent acquisitions bring Standard Solar’s owned assets above 20MW in Massachusetts and above 50MW in Maine.
Orbital Energy begins construction on 130MW Alabama solar facility
Orbital will also build the requisite substation for the facility. The Houston-headquartered energy company has operations in power transmission, natural gas, telecom, and solar.
US targets 5 million community solar households, $1 billion in savings by 2025
The National Community Solar Partnership, a Department of Energy led program, released a roadmap for the target.
Aspen Power secures $120 million, 200MW of distributed and community solar
The developer is active in community solar, multifamily, commercial, industrial, and rooftop markets.
DHL deploys solar on its fleet trucks
The international express shipper is topping trucks with solar to limit fuel usage by powering lift gates, ancillary devices, and easing strain on the truck’s alternator.
