Stem to acquire solar asset management software company AlsoEnergy

Stem announced it will acquire solar asset management software AlsoEnergy for $695 million. The transaction will combine Stem’s energy storage optimization capabilities with AlsoEnergy’s  solar asset performance monitoring and control…

East-west solar projects maximize the number of panels on an array

The sun shines from southern skies in the Northern Hemisphere, and for that reason, fixed-tilt solar systems are conventionally installed in a south-facing orientation in the United States to receive maximum yield per panel. Aerocompact’s…

Biden expected to sign Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which could further affect solar supply chain

The U.S. House of Representatives this week unanimously voted to pass a bill banning all imports from Xinjiang, China, unless suppliers can prove the products were not made with forced labor. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)…

Sunverge energy storage project to be first participant in PJM’s residential VPP market

Sunverge, the provider of a distributed energy resource (DER) control, orchestration and aggregation platform, and Delmarva Power, an Exelon Company serving customers in Delaware and Maryland, announced it has entered into an agreement with…

OpenSolar and Mosaic merge solar financing services

OpenSolar, a free solar design and sales platform, and Mosaic, a financing platform for U.S. residential solar and energy-efficient home improvements, are partnering to build on their shared mission to drive solar adoption at scale. Both…

Arch Electric completes large rooftop solar install for Wisconsin wood product manufacturer

Arch Electric recently completed a 389-kW SolarEdge DC-optimized PV system at the Ongna Wood Products production facility in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin. The rooftop array is comprised of 1,037 solar modules, each paired with SolarEdge Power…

Mitrex releases solar panel designs that mimic roof style

Mitrex Integrated Solar Technology has released its Solar Roof panels — traditionally sized solar panels with a customizable tempered glass to mimic the roof design. Mitrex Solar Roof panels come in four popular roofing patterns, such as…

Guidehouse report outlines cybersecurity priorities for distributed energy

A new report from Guidehouse Insights examines how distributed energy resources (DER) deployments are expanding the attack surface for cyberattacks, discusses the updated IEEE Standard 1547-2018, and provides recommendations for industry…

Solar Prices Increasing with Supply Chain, Trade Policy Issues

For the second quarter in a row, trade policy uncertainty and supply chain constraints drove solar price increases across all market segments, according to the U.S. Solar Market Insight…

Silicon Ranch, Walton EMC Finish Construction on Georgia Solar Farms for Meta

Lancaster Solar Farm (80 MW AC), one of three new facilities Three new utility-scale solar facilities from Walton Electric Membership Corp. (EMC), a consumer-owned utility, and Silicon…