Wells Fargo Purchasing Solar Capacity from North Carolina Project

Wells Fargo has become the latest large energy user to execute a renewable power agreement under Duke Energy’s Green Source Advantage (GSA) program – building on the solar expansion…

Tax exemptions for solar and storage systems under new Massachusetts clean energy bill explained

By Philip S. Olsen, partner, Davis Malm On March 26, 2021, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed a comprehensive climate change bill known as Senate Bill 9 – An Act Creating a Next Generation Roadmap for Massachusetts Climate Policy,…

National Solar Tour will be hosted online and in-person this year

The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) announced the 2021 edition of the National Solar Tour. This annual grassroots solar event will take place virtually and in neighborhoods nationwide the weekend of October 2. Ipsun Solar The ASES National…

Wells Fargo sole off-taker on 58-MW solar project developed by NextEra Energy

Wells Fargo signed a 20-year PPA on a 58-MW North Carolina solar project being developed by a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources. The banking company will take the total output of the Blackburn Solar Project, which is planned for a 600-acre…

PowerMarket rolls out new community solar marketplace website

PowerMarket launched its new website, which aims to have the most trusted marketplace for people to buy their power from local sources like community solar. Users will experience a redesigned marketplace of clean energy projects to help them…

REC Silicon and new U.S. solar cell company Violet Power end partnership before it even begins

In a press release, Norwegian silicon material producer REC Silicon said that the strategic partnership announced last year between REC and Violet Power, a solar cell startup company, has been terminated. REC, which holds a dormant silicon…

Traits to look for in solar rapid shutdown devices

Solar Basics is a video series by Solar Power World created to help installers learn about the business, tools and tricks of the solar power trade. Now that most states have adopted the 2017 National Electrical Code, many solar installers…

Maxeon Solar might open a 1.8-GW solar panel assembly plant in the United States

When SunPower spun off its solar panel manufacturing efforts into new company Maxeon Solar Technologies in Aug. 2020, the plan was for SunPower to continue manufacturing its own P-Series of solar modules for the U.S. market out of the Oregon…

174 Power Global developing 200-MW Colorado solar project for regional utility

174 Power Global has entered a 15-year PPA with Black Hills Energy to develop the 200-MW Turkey Creek Solar facility in Pueblo County, Colorado. “We are glad to partner with Black Hills Energy on the Turkey Creek Solar project, which will…

Three solar sales model innovations in response to COVID

Sponsored content by Folsom Labs COVID-19, and all the restrictions that went with it, was a curveball for the entire world. As a result, solar developers across the globe have tried a variety of strategies to figure out how to grow in spite…