Nautilus Solar Acquiring New York Community Solar Project from Saturn Power

Jim Rice Solar owner-operator Nautilus Solar Energy LLC has acquired a 6.34 MW DC community solar project in New York from Saturn Power…

How the US government’s ban on Xinjiang silicon imports affects the solar industry

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Withhold Release Order on Thursday on silicon-based products made by Hoshine Silicon Industry Co. The Chinese company is located in the Xinjiang province, an area under global concern…

ACCIONA begins construction on first U.S. solar project

ACCIONA has begun construction of the 317-MW Fort Bend Solar Farm outside Houston, Texas, its first PV plant in the United States. ACCIONA plans to double its renewable energy capacity in the U.S. with the addition of more than 1,200 MW of…

CPUC votes in favor of utility-developed solar despite rooftop market’s opposition

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted unanimously to approve major modifications to the “Avoided Cost Calculator” (ACC) that deeply undercuts the value of rooftop solar on Thursday. The vote came after over 7,000 public…

Everybody Solar installs 42.66-kW solar project on Glacier National Park headquarters

Everybody Solar has installed 42.66 kW of rooftop solar on Glacier National Park (GNP)’s headquarters in Columbia Falls, Montana. Glacier National Park Conservancy, the official non-profit fundraising partner of GNP, helped make the project…

Ernst Schweizer Debuts Solar Mounting Solutions For Large-Format PV Modules

Ernst Schweizer AG and its subsidiary, DOMA Solartechnik GmbH, are expanding their range of solar mounting systems for flat roofs,…

Amazon’s Renewable Energy Footprint Now Exceeds 10 GW

Jeff Bezos Amazon has announced another 14 renewable energy projects in the U.S., Canada, Finland and Spain, bringing the company’s…

South Carolina utility plans 425-MW solar project portfolio across state

South Carolina state-owned utility Santee Cooper has contracted the development of 425 MW of new utility-scale solar power to be added to its energy mix in 2023. The 425 MW of solar is equal to nearly 40% of the currently installed solar…

Consumers Energy plans to end coal use in four years

Consumers Energy announced a sweeping proposal to stop using coal as a fuel source for electricity by 2025 —15 years faster than currently planned. The plan would make the company one of the first in the nation to go coal-free and provide…

United Natural Foods invests in Pine Gate’s Trent River Solar project

United Natural Foods announced that in collaboration with solar project developer, Pine Gate Renewables as well as U.S. Bank, it is investing in Trent River Solar, a 108.5-MW solar facility located in Jones County, North Carolina. The site,…