Kendall Sustainable Infrastructure completes 12 MW of solar projects in New York and Rhode Island

Kendall Sustainable Infrastructure’s Rhode Island solar project. Kendall Sustainable Infrastructure has completed the installation of new solar projects in New York and Rhode Island totaling 12 MWDC of capacity, bringing its total operating…

SolarConnecticut asks governor to veto prevailing wage bill that would add costs to commercial solar

SolarConnecticut, the state’s solar industry group, is asking Governor Ned Lamont to veto SB 999, which forces solar developers and their subcontractors to pay state-ordered prevailing wage labor rates to electricians, construction workers…

National Grid’s new 40-MW Michigan solar portfolio now operational

National Grid Renewables announced its 40-MW MiSolar portfolio recently began operation. It includes two Michigan solar projects, Bingham Solar and Temperance Solar, located in Clinton and Monroe counties, respectively. Together with its…

Fortress Power releases 18.5-kWh LFP battery

Fortress Power has released its latest lithium-iron phosphate battery for the residential and commercial markets — the eVault Max 18.5. The eVault Max is expandable from 18.5 kWh on up to 370 kWh. It comes with a standard 10-year warranty…

BayWa now offers Loanpal/GoodLeap financing to installation partners

Solar and storage distributor BayWa r.e. is partnering with GoodLeap (formerly known as Loanpal) to offer split-pay financing to residential solar and energy storage installers. The Split Pay financing program from BayWa r.e. offers solar…

Construction begins on 9-MW solar project under new TVA distributed generation program

BrightRidge, Silicon Ranch and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) broke ground Tuesday morning on a new solar farm in western Washington County, Tennessee. The 9-MWac facility will be named the Martin Solar Farm in honor of the late Ralph…

First Solar will have 6 GW of domestic manufacturing capacity with third module facility in Ohio

Thin-film solar panel manufacturer First Solar announced it will invest $680 million to expand its panel manufacturing capacity in America by 3.3 GW annually. The company intends to build its third U.S. manufacturing facility in Northwest…

Five regional solar installers combine to form new company Lumio

Five residential solar providers have combined to form a new company called Lumio. Atlantic Key Energy (Florida), Deca (Texas), LIFT Energy (Utah), Our World Energy (Arizona) and Smart Energy Today (Washington) have all joined forces to…

Virginia solar advocates lobby to open net metering and PPAs to schools, municipalities in APCO territory

Ipsun Solar Local government officials and Appalachian Power Co. announced on June 9 that schools and localities in the utility’s territory will be permitted to use net metering and solar financing programs consistent with the state law…

Hecate Energy files application to build largest solar project ever in New York State

Hecate Energy announced that it has filed an application with the New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) to construct a 500-MW solar farm in the Western New York towns of Elba and Oakfield, representing the first new application…