The latest white paper on solar and storage manufacturing by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) includes an interactive map. It demonstrates that momentum for a transformational expansion of domestic solar and storage manufacturing has b…
Longi Solar, a Chinese solar panel manufacturer, and Invenergy, a US solar project developer, have agreed to construct a 5 GW solar panel factory in Pataskala, Ohio, through a newly formed entity called Illuminate USA. According to a press release i…
After another year of trade policy turmoil, the US solar industry is hoping for supply chain relief in 2023. Our expectations for the industry shifted throughout the year as the anticircumvention investigation was initiated in March, President Biden…
California's electricity bills are already about 5% higher than the national norm, and this trend is expected to continue. Rate increases went into force in January, and Southern California Edison(SCE) proposed another 4.4% increase for this summer.…
After flipping the switch on a 200 kW PV array that removes the need for diesel generation, the remote town of William Creek in outback South Australia is now powered completely by solar backed by a battery energy storage system. Willia…
The United States government has announced a new funding package to support residential solar and storage projects in Puerto Rico, which will be followed by energy resilience solutions such as microgrids, community solar, and grid modernization.…
As California reels from the consequences of high natural gas prices this winter, as well as the ripple effects on the electrical sector, some experts are encouraging policymakers to focus on lowering the state's reliance on natural gas in the first…
Eolian, a developer of energy storage systems, announced that it will construct two interconnected battery facilities capable of supplying 200 MW to the Texas energy market. According to the company, a tax equity investment made possible by the Infl…
A California Independent System Operator representative stated recently that grid operators and stakeholders are trying to build a pricing model for energy storage as a transmission asset, which is gaining attention as one approach to increasing ele…
Complete 2022 interconnection data has now been released. It demonstrates that California consumers installed more solar and storage than ever before last year. Click market data slides to view more.The overall capacity for behind-the-meter sola…