Author Archives: Ritesh Pothan

Colorado is the latest state to approve plug-in solar (also known as balcony solar) after Gov. Jared Polis signed HB26-1007 into law. The legislation led by Reps. Lesley Smith and Rebekah Stewart and Sens. Cathy Kipp and Matt Ball that … Continue reading →

ReVision Energy is developing a community solar array atop the former municipal landfill of Jaffrey, New Hampshire. The project is expected to come online in early 2027. Under the agreement, the Town of Jaffrey will lease the capped landfill site … Continue reading →

Private equity firm FH Capital has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a 75.1% stake in JinkoSolar’s U.S. subsidiary. Jinko will retain a 24.9% minority interest. This means there is a new controlling ownership of Jinko’s 2-GW solar panel … Continue reading →

Reactivate, a subsidiary of independent power producer Invenergy, is partnering with Tribal Energy Alternatives (TEA) to support clean energy workforce training for members in Tribal Nations. Funded through Reactivate’s Renewable Energy Equity Foundation (REEF), this partnership will train up to … Continue reading →

Summit Ridge Energy has completed a 1.62-MW community solar project in Melrose Park, Illinois. The rooftop system was developed in collaboration with with LBA Logistics, a full-service real estate investment and management company, and Black Bear Energy, a commercial buyer’s representative … Continue reading →

Clearway Energy has brought online on the 320-MW Honeycomb Energy Center, which is comprised of four 80-MW battery energy storage systems delivering 1,280 MWh of power reserves to the region. The facilities are contracted under 20-year agreements with utility PacifiCorp, … Continue reading →

CertainTeed is expanding into solar mounting with its two new systems: Solstice Mounting System and Solstice Ground Mount. The roofing and building materials company produces solar shingles and full-sized solar panels for the U.S. market. The Solstice Mounting System joins … Continue reading →

The Hawaii Legislature is reviewing a tax relief bill that could come at the cost of the state’s renewable energy tax credit program, and in turn, its solar market.  In January, Sen. Ronald Kouchi (D) introduced SB 3125, a bill … Continue reading →

Contract manufacturer American Steel and Aluminum (ASA) has opened a new 50,000 sq-ft facility in Syracuse, New York, to meet growing demand from markets including renewable energy. This is ASA’s second facility in Syracuse. The company hopes to shorten product … Continue reading →

The Sun Pond solar and storage project in Maricopa County, Arizona, is now online. The 111-MW solar and 340-MWh storage project was developed by Longroad Energy and constructed by McCarthy Building Companies.  Two California utilities, Ava Community Energy and San … Continue reading →

   Powering a city under the Mediterranean sun I spent a week in Barcelona this April, and I left the Catalonian capital with the understanding that cities can be living things. They cannot breathe or think; they have no … Continue reading →

Shoals Technologies Group’s new 638,000-ft2 manufacturing facility in Portland, Tennessee, officially marked its grand opening this week. The site will make Shoals’ line of electronical balance of system (eBOS) products for the solar, storage and mission-critical facility industries. “As demand … Continue reading →

Renewable energy investor Skyview Ventures is deploying an environmental monitoring program across its portfolio of solar projects to manage pollinator activity on these sites. Through its solar subsidiary, Davis Hill Development, Skyview is integrating HiveTracks biodiversity monitoring on eight solar … Continue reading →

Beneath almost every solar field, out of sight and often out of mind, lies a network of underground cables whose unexpected failures have become one of the industry’s most pressing reliability challenges. Unlike cables in a typical utility that operate … Continue reading →

Facebook parent company Meta and EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) have arranged a long‑term power purchase agreement (PPA) for Cypress Knee Solar, a 250‑MW solar energy project to be built in Arkansas. Cypress Knee Solar is Meta’s third new … Continue reading →

A seven-project portfolio for the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS) is nearing completion. Verogy, with help from Connecticut Green Bank, built the seven solar projects totaling 4.7 MW. CTECS will save approximately $5.4 million in energy costs over … Continue reading →

As utility-scale solar expands rapidly across the United States, operators are encountering environmental and operational challenges that mirror those faced in Australia’s solar market. From fire risk and extreme heat to vegetation growth and equipment reliability, post-construction performance has become … Continue reading →

Project Nexus, the unique solar system being installed over an irrigation canal in California, has completed construction. Launched in 2022, with construction beginning in 2024, Project Nexus is a pilot study designed to test how solar over canals can generate … Continue reading →

Construction has begun on Iron Spur Solar, a 140-MWDC utility-scale solar projet in Snyder, Texas. Iron Spur is being developed by utility-scale solar company Levona Renewables, with financial backing from Energea, a renewable energy developer, operator and investor. The Iron … Continue reading →

By Terence Parker, Compliance & Technical Training Specialist America is entering what could be the largest expansion of electrical infrastructure since the modern grid was built. Rapid growth in electric vehicles, heat pumps, AI-driven data centers, and more is expected … Continue reading →

A non-profit business incubator in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, centered on advancing regional energy industries now hosts a five-array solar project covering nearly a quarter of its energy output. Solar was installed on five separate roof sections on the Energy Innovation Center’s … Continue reading →

Enerflo, a residential solar operating system, is integrating with Enphase’s Solargraf platform for an all-in-one digital proposal, design and permitting tool. Enphase Energy Solargraf brings Solargraf’s solar design tool directly into Enerflo’s solar sales and proposal workflow so residential solar … Continue reading →

Silicon Ranch officially launched its CattleTracker energy and cattle grazing technology today on the Christiana Solar Ranch in Christiana, Tennessee. The facility represents the first-ever commercial deployment of Silicon Ranch’s patented cattle-compatible agrivoltaics platform, designed to cultivate solar energy and … Continue reading →

Ameresco is working with Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in Maryland to install more solar. The company has completed a 558.14-kW system at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School and a 244.26-kW at Germantown Elementary School. “We often talk … Continue reading →

Distributor Signature Solar announced plans to open a new warehouse and retail location in Reno, Nevada. The facility marks a strategic investment to support the company’s continued growth across the Western U.S., with a grand opening planned later this summer. … Continue reading →

Renewable Properties, a developer and investor in small-scale utility, community solar, energy storage and EV infrastructure projects, has acquired 118 MW of Series 7 thin-film modules from First Solar’s U.S. manufacturing facilities. The American modules will be used for solar projects … Continue reading →

Solar panel innovator LONGi recently reached two technology milestones. First, its hybrid interdigitated-back-contact (HIBC) solar cell was certified by the Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin (ISFH) in Germany, achieving a photoelectric conversion efficiency of 28.13%. Second, modules using HIBC … Continue reading →

Every solar salesperson knows the feeling. You had a great appointment. The homeowner was engaged, the proposal looked sharp, and they seemed ready to move forward. Then nothing. A week passes. Two weeks. You’re following up, they’re not responding, and … Continue reading →

The U.S. solar market is at a critical inflection point. After the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) passed last year, and we had the subsequent scramble to sell and install solar systems before the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for cash … Continue reading →

A city-owned utility is launching a pilot program to install energy management and storage systems in homes in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Ann Arbor Sustainability Energy Utility is the first U.S. city-owned utility purchasing and deploying residential solar and battery systems … Continue reading →

According to data compiled by solar buyer Black Bear Energy, the U.S. real estate industry has crossed 1 GW of installed on-site solar capacity. The 2025 Real Estate Solar Leaderboards shows that 1.086 GW has been installed across 2,157 project … Continue reading →

Indianapolis-based Bila Solar has achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification for its quality management system (QMS) at its solar panel assembly facility. ISO 9001:2015 certification signals that an organization has put in place a quality management system designed to support consistency, accountability … Continue reading →

Boviet Solar may soon come under Indian ownership. The current parent company of the solar panel brand, Ningbo Boway Alloy Material, announced a plan to sell 100% of Boviet Solar to INOX Solar Americas, the U.S. division of India-based Inox … Continue reading →

Solar design platform Solesca has launched Engineering Mode, a new workflow that lets commercial and large-scale solar teams take a project from preliminary design to a stamp-ready interconnection plan set in minutes. Any rooftop, canopy or ground-mount project can now … Continue reading →

Distributed Energy Infrastructure, an EPC firm for solar and battery storage, has reached mechanical completion of two community solar projects near Lysander, New York: the 2.9-MW West Genesee Solar Project, and the 5-MW Cold Springs Solar Project. Developed for Generate … Continue reading →

Advanced Green Technologies completed of one Florida’s largest rooftop solar installations at the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) in Orlando. The 2.2-MWDC system more than doubles the center’s solar energy production while maintaining the same rooftop footprint. The installation supports … Continue reading →

Four Republican legislators introduced a bill on Thursday with the goal of preserving certain tax credits for clean energy projects. The “American Energy Dominance Act” is centered on extending the effective lengths for energy efficiency, clean hydrogen and renewable energy … Continue reading →

The Sisters of Notre Dame of the United States have completed a ground-mounted solar energy project at their Whitehouse, Ohio, facility. This initiative advances their longstanding commitment to care for creation, answering the Church’s call for decisive action to protect … Continue reading →

The Dept. of Commerce has released its preliminary antidumping duty (AD) amounts in an investigation on solar cell imports from India, Indonesia and Laos. The preliminary AD margins are 123.04% for all Indian producers, 35.17% for all Indonesian producers, and … Continue reading →

Solar project developer-operator Headwater Energy today announced it has completed the acquisition of Arena Renewables, a distributed generation solar and battery energy storage system developer. Arena’s leadership team will continue to operate the business, supported by Headwater’s capital resources and … Continue reading →

Pisgah Energy, a commercial solar contractor, completed rooftop solar PV systems built across six buildings for AAR’s Airframe facility at Piedmont Triad International International Airport in Guilford County, North Carolina. “It was an honor supporting AAR’s efforts to make a … Continue reading →

Commercial solar contractor Solect Energy opened its new headquarters in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, this week. The company built the facility to house its expanding operations. “Our new headquarters reflects an important milestone for Solect and the continued growth of our team,” … Continue reading →

A federal judge from Massachusetts has halted five separate orders from the Trump administration that were impeding renewable energy project development with federal oversight. Chief Judge Denise Casper from Massachusetts’ U.S. District Court filed a preliminary injunction on Tuesday blocking … Continue reading →

Clean energy marketplace Ever.green has completed the 5-MW Baron solar project in Anson County, North Carolina. The project was developed and will be owned and operated by Headwater Energy. A group of Microsoft suppliers, including Slalom Consulting, Centific Technologies, ImagiCorps, BDA, … Continue reading →

Nearly every utility-scale solar site in the country has vegetation that requires management. That requirement is usually treated as a one-way line item on the operations budget — but it doesn’t have to be. The most effective answer the industry … Continue reading →

New Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Lithonia, Georgia, is celebrating becoming one of the first faith communities in the state to install both solar and battery storage on its campus, and is the first commercial pilot participant to … Continue reading →

Geronimo Power announced that the 270-MW Blevins Solar Project in Falls County, Texas, is now online. “The Blevins project reflects Geronimo’s commitment to building energy infrastructure that delivers real value to communities,” said Gemma Smith, Vice President of Operations at … Continue reading →

Environmental and waste management company Clean Earth has received state permission to begin solar panel recycling at its Lancaster, Texas, facility that processes electronic waste. “Grouping our electronics recycling operations in Lancaster is a direct response to what our customers … Continue reading →

By Michael Schwarz | General Manager | Arch O&M Spring marks the reset button for solar performance; what happens now highly impacts the months ahead. After a long winter of snow, debris, and fluctuating conditions, solar systems need a thorough … Continue reading →

SPI Energy, the company behind the Solar4America solar panel brand that had plans for increased silicon solar supply chain manufacturing in the United States, has taken steps to file Chapter 15 bankruptcy in the United States. The company has insolvency … Continue reading →