Author Archives: Ritesh Pothan

Aligned Climate Capital has acquired Armoracia, a 7.3-MWDC community solar project in Collinsville Township, Illinois, that will deploy a high-density, terrain-following solar racking to reduce land use. Armoracia will serve subscribers through the Illinois Adjustable Block Program on the Ameren … Continue reading →

Construction has started on the largest planned solar project in the United States. Steel River Energy Center, which is being developed by Cypress Creek Energy and installed by Moss, is slated to be 2.5 GWDC of solar co-located with 2.9 … Continue reading →

Vermeer has released a new machine for ground-mount solar pile installation. The company says the Vermeer MT500 material transporter consistently and precisely delivers and places 10- to 25-ft (3.05 m to 7.6 m) W-beam piles on ground-mount, utility-scale solar jobsites … Continue reading →

Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a BlackRock subsidiary, intends to acquire a majority stake in community and commercial solar company Summit Ridge Energy. “We are thrilled to acquire Summit Ridge Energy, a national leader in the solar energy space,” said Mark … Continue reading →

Solar Power World’s parent company, WTWH Media, today announced it has rebranded as Arrowfly. The new name and identity reflect the company’s transformation from a specialized trade publisher into an omnichannel B2B media, events and marketing company where hard-to-reach professional decision-makers gather … Continue reading →

While a logistics failure in retail might only result in a customer complaint, a failure on a utility-scale solar project can lead to significant fines and project delays that threaten partnerships that take years to develop. This represents a completely … Continue reading →

Asylon, a provider of automated robotic security solutions, is helping solar operators strengthen physical security with its flagship security robot, DroneDog. Combining autonomous robotic patrols with around-the-clock AI-powered detection and live human monitoring, DroneDog provides an added layer of protection for utility-scale … Continue reading →

Iberdrola Group company Avangrid announced it has begun panel installation at Oregon Trail Solar, a 57-MW energy project located in Gilliam County, Oregon. The milestone marks an important step forward in the project’s construction, which is supporting 200 local union … Continue reading →

Enphase Energy will soon release IQ Air, a smart thermostat with an in-home power display that in addition to temperature controls will show solar production, battery performance and home power use for homeowners. IQ Air is designed to optimize HVAC … Continue reading →

Aggreko has completed an 82-kW solar array at its Los Angeles service center, shifting the site to an entirely renewable, off-grid energy supply. This marks a significant achievement of Aggreko’s sustainability campaign to bring more sustainable energy to its facilities. … Continue reading →

Kamal Shah has seen residential and commercial construction industries shift from analog procedures to more advanced, software-driven practices to improve job site operations. He’s also played an integral role in introducing these new efficiencies to the solar industry through his … Continue reading →

Porterville Unified School District (PUSD) in California is working with ForeFront Power to develop a solar, battery storage and EV charging fleet project to meet the district’s energy, transportation and resilience needs with clean, renewable, lower-cost electricity. The project is … Continue reading →

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that 8 GW of distributed solar has been installed across New York State, which puts the state ahead of schedule for reaching 10 GW by 2030. This growth in the distributed solar market has generated approximately … Continue reading →

The third round of grants under Massachusetts’ Dept. of Energy Resources’ Low-Income Services Solar Program (LISSP) have been awarded. Grants totaling $2.4 million will help 10 nonprofit organizations install rooftop solar systems that will reduce each organization’s electricity costs by between … Continue reading →

Solar inverter manufacturer SolarEdge Technologies is debuting its Nexis residential solar and storage platform in the United States. Nexis was originally launched in Germany in March, and SolarEdge has reported that the system has been used in more than 2,000 … Continue reading →

The Massachusetts Senate passed a bill yesterday that its authors are referring to as “an act to save people money, repair the climate and grow the economy.” One way legislators intend to do this is by reforming and streamlining residential … Continue reading →

New Jersey lawmakers unanimously passed legislation to expand access to “plug-in solar” systems to all, including renters and apartment-dwellers. The Garden State Plug-In Solar Act (S2368/A4836) removes outdated restrictions that have historically blocked plug-in solar, and gives households a practical … Continue reading →

The City of El Paso, Texas, has launched Switch Together, a group buying program for solar installations. Switch Together uses a group buying model to help residents save money on home solar installations. The most recent auction secured a discount … Continue reading →

By Ali Turner, Principal Writer and Content Strategist As commercial and industrial solar continues to expand, exposed-fastened metal roofs remain one of the most practical platforms for photovoltaic (PV) deployment. But as more solar is installed on exposed-fastened roof profiles, … Continue reading →

Solar Power World, the premier media outlet for the U.S. solar market and publisher of the annual Top Solar Contractors List, is now accepting submissions for its manufacturer-focused awards program: Top Products presented by Solar Power World. Companies can submit their … Continue reading →

Renewable energy developer New Energy Equity along with community leaders and Harlem School District officials and students gathered in Machesney Park, Illinois, on Wednesday to celebrate the energization of a new 5.5-MW community solar project. Operated by New Energy Equity … Continue reading →

As utility-scale solar projects continue to grow in complexity, engineering, procurement and construction teams are under increasing pressure to deliver projects safely, on schedule and within budget. While advancements in technology and equipment have improved project execution over the past … Continue reading →

Two critical community facilities in Marin County, California, are safeguarding residents during power outages, reducing energy costs and easing strain on the electric grid with solar and energy storage. The Dance Palace Community and Cultural Center in Point Reyes Station … Continue reading →

Pearl Crop, a family-run nut processing business, was facing escalating energy prices, so it commissioned Renewable America to build 1.9 MWDC of commercial solar projects to help cover those costs. The agreement between Renewable America and Pearl Crop covers four … Continue reading →

Earthrise Energy‘s Archtop Solar Project, comprising Gibson City Solar 1 and 2, and totaling 270 MWAC, reached commercial operation on June 9. The project is the first application of Earthrise’s surplus interconnection strategy. Through this approach, 270 MW of new … Continue reading →

Sabanci Renewables, a subsidiary of Turkish energy company Sabanci Holding, has entered a power purchase agreement with Facebook parent company Meta for 100% output of its 100 MWAC/130 MWDC Lucky 7 Solar and 120 MWAC/156 MWDC Pepper Solar projects in … Continue reading →

OpSun has debuted the SunRail Inverter Rack, a mounting solution for inverters on commercial flat roof projects. Inverter Rack can accommodate one to six inverters per row. It ships to project sites preassembled and uses one type of nut for … Continue reading →

New data recently released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), and reviewed by the SUN DAY Campaign, reveals growth of more than 10% in electrical generation by renewable energy sources in the first third of 2026. Moreover, utility-scale solar, … Continue reading →

A recently built 480-kWAC solar array in southern Ann Arbor, Michigan, is now the city’s largest PV project. This array at Steere Farm Wells is helping power vital water pumping facilities at one of Ann Arbor’s biggest electricity users. This … Continue reading →

Coyote Valley Casino & Hotel, located on the Coyote Valley Reservation in Redwood Valley, California, has completed a 2.23-MW solar carport system. The system, developed by Watthub Renewables and constructed by SunRenu Solar, has a PPA through Sunrock Distributed Generation with no … Continue reading →

The SB 13-2 community solar project is now online in upstate New York. The 7-MWDC array was developed and constructed by PowerBank for Honeywell International. The project is built on an industrial brownfield owned by Honeywell and regulated by the New … Continue reading →

PileTech, developer of the Piled construction quality management platform, has been selected by Array Foundation Services, a D.A. Collins Company, to provide quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) technology services for the 94-MW Moraine Solar project in Allegheny County, New York. Project … Continue reading →

There are 88,429 commercial and industrial rooftops in New Jersey. Together, they hold 22 GW of viable solar potential. Only 7.2% of those rooftops have solar today. That means 17.5 GW of untapped capacity is sitting on roofs that are … Continue reading →

Vesper Energy broke ground on Nazareth Solar, a 201-MW solar project on roughly 1,000 acres of private land in Swisher County, Texas. The project is expected to be commercially operational by fall 2027 and will generate enough electricity to power … Continue reading →

Canadian Solar subsidiary e-STORAGE is supplying a 75-MW/381-MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) to be installed alongside Apex Clean Energy‘s 150-MW Coldwater Solar project being developed in Branch County, Michigan. e-STORAGE will deliver a BESS that combines SolBank 3.0 battery … Continue reading →

Comstock Metals is establishing a solar panel recycling facility in Cambridge, Ohio. The operation is expected to create 20 fulltime positions. Comstock will receive a $75,000 JobsOhio grant, which was facilitated by OhioSE. Comstock Metals specializes in industrial-scale recycling of … Continue reading →

Add South Korea to the list of countries American solar panel manufacturers are asking the U.S. Dept. of Commerce to investigate for circumventing antidumping/countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders. Heliene of Minnesota, SEG Solar of Texas and Canadian Solar’s Indiana cell manufacturing … Continue reading →

Renewable Properties has completed the 4-MW Redemeyer Road Solar project in Ukiah, California. The system includes a 4-MW/16-MWh battery energy storage system and will provide power to Sonoma Clean Power, the community choice aggregator serving Sonoma and Mendocino counties in … Continue reading →

Enphase Energy is launching the new IQ9N Microinverter for residential solar across the United States. Built with gallium nitride (GaN) technology, IQ9N Microinverters are built to work with the latest solar panels and have a 25-year limited warranty. IQ9N Microinverters … Continue reading →

rPlus Energies has started commercial operations for Green River Energy Center, a 400-MW solar and 400 MW/1,600 MWH battery energy storage project located in Emery County, Utah. Green River Energy is the largest solar plus storage facility in utility PacifiCorp’s … Continue reading →

I have been involved in the solar industry for more than 40 years. During that time, I founded several companies, developed solar projects for organizations including NASA, the Pentagon and commercial clients throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, and spent more than … Continue reading →

Canadian Solar has launched its new TOPCon 3.0 solar panel, tailored for utility-scale power plants and C&I PV systems. With a power output of up to 670 W and a conversion efficiency of up to 24.8%, the new product is … Continue reading →

Nextpower (formerly Nextracker) is planning to acquire a European solar racking manufacturer. Zimmermann PV-Steel Group of southern Germany produces fixed-tilt, floating and agrivoltaic racking for the European solar market. This is the latest intent to purchase another company in a … Continue reading →

In the heart of the Emma community just outside Asheville, North Carolina, a transformation is taking place that goes far beyond hardwire and wires. While the transition to renewable energy is often seen as a luxury, a partnership between Sugar … Continue reading →

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has found that solar only occupies 0.07% of U.S. farmland in an interactive map the organization published today. The new tool comes amid Farm Bill negotiations in Congress and growing misinformation and targeted scrutiny … Continue reading →

Nexamp and TurningPoint Energy have commissioned two community solar projects in Minonk, Illinois, on a reclaimed former coal mine site in Woodford County. The two Minonk community solar projects have a combined capacity of 9.8 MW across roughly 40 acres, sending … Continue reading →

Soltec is now able to provide prohibited foreign entity-compliant (PFE) certification for its U.S. SFOne and SF7 series one-in-portrait and two-in-portrait single-axis solar trackers to help project owners meet domestic content requirements. Since the end of last year, the company … Continue reading →

After years in the courts, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Vote Solar, striking down the Arizona Corporation Commission’s (ACC) approval of discriminatory charges for customers of Arizona Public Service (APS) who have rooftop solar. In its … Continue reading →

Ingeteam helped with the first inverter-fed electroluminescence (EL) inspection of solar panels on U.S. soil. Ingeteam INGECON SUN 3Power UL C Series inverters were used on Acciona’s 458-MW Red-Tailed Hawk Solar Farm in El Campo, Texas. A total of 18,125 … Continue reading →

A luxury condominium community in North Scottsdale, Arizona, will have a central clubhouse that features CertainTeed’s SunStyle solar shingles. Designed by KTGY, the clubhouse draws inspiration from Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West, featuring linear forms, sloped rooflines, expressive structural members … Continue reading →