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In a surprise vote, Arizona utility regulators reject a clean energy plan

Regulators in Arizona voted down new rules that would have required most of the state’s electricity providers to get all of their power from...

Role of distributed solar at issue in California’s net metering update

Now that California gets over 22% of its electricity from solar, the state is again revising its compensation scheme for newly installed distributed solar. Key...

U.S. solar jobs fell 7 per cent in 2020 on pandemic, efficiency gains

Jobs in the U.S. solar industry fell nearly 7 per cent last year due to work restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic and large...

SEIA Devises Tool to Increase Solar Supply Chain Transparency

U.S.-based Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has come up with a tool to increase supply chain transparency. The mechanism is likely to help ensure...

These countries are the world’s best for renewable energy investment

The United States ranks as the most attractive market for renewable energy investment, according to a new ranking by IHS Markit. The Global Renewables Markets...

Indiana Michigan Power constructs 20-MW solar array near University of Notre Dame

The St. Joseph Solar Farm, a 20-MW project developed by Indiana Michigan Power (I&M), a subsidiary of American Electric Power, has come online eight...

The US solar workforce must quadruple to meet Biden’s clean energy goals

The U.S. solar industry employed 231,474 workers in 2020, a 6.7% drop from 2019 due to pandemic restrictions and increased labor productivity, according to...

First Solar Clocks 32% Rise in Net Sales QoQ in Q1 2021

First Solar, a U.S.-based manufacturer of solar modules, has released its financial results for the first quarter of 2021 (Q1 2021). Net sales for...

DOE announces $10 million in SolSmart program funding to increase solar energy equity

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a slate of new efforts, including $15.5 million in new funding, to support solar energy deployment...

NREL to hand off management of SolarAPP+ to UL to expedite rollout

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announced a new initial memorandum of understanding with the global company UL to work...

DOI approves 350-MW solar + 350-MW storage project on public lands in California

The U.S. Interior Department announced that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has given final approval to a 350-MW solar/350-MW storage energy project on...

San Diego Community Power enters PPA with RAI Energy for 100-MW solar + storage project

San Diego Community Power (SDCP), a nonprofit community choice energy program serving five cities in the San Diego region, entered into a PPA with...

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China CORNEX signed cooperation agreement with the Italian Cestari Group

On November 13, CORNEX signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Italian company Cestari Group in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. According to the agreement,...

Solar Leader Enphase Energy Cutting 500 Jobs

California-based Enphase Energy, a company known for its solar power and electric vehicle (EV) charging technology, announced it is laying off about 500 workers....

Cincinnati’s solar array powers city operations, tens of thousands of homes

A sprawling solar array in Highland County now powers 20% of Cincinnati's operations and tens of thousands of homes. Cincinnati’s 900-acre solar farm was completed...

1.2-GW solar panel assembly facility to open in Puerto Rico

A contract solar panel assembly facility will soon open in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, that will supply the utility-scale market on the island and hopefully...