RI Adopts Most ‘Aggressive’ RE Standard In US
Rhode Island Commits To Offsetting 100% Electricity With Renewable Energy By 2033
The State of Rhode Island (RI) in the US has adopted the most ‘aggressive’ renewable energy standard among all other states by committing to offset all of its electricity with 100% renewable energy by 2033, said Governor Dan McKee after he signed the legislation to this effect.
US Installed 3.9 GW DC Solar In Q1/2022
Uncertainties & Supply Chain Constraints Lead To ‘Weakest’ Quarter For US Solar In Q1/2022
The US solar market reported its weakest quarter in last 2 years with 3.9 GW DC of new solar PV capacity in Q1/2022, having dropped 24% annually and 52% sequentially due to supply chain constraints and trade policy disruptions, according to the US Solar Market Insight: Q2 2022.
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First Solar To Supply 378 MW Modules To Scout Clean Energy & More From OGUSA, SEIA, Axium
First Solar lands 378 MW order from Scout Clean Energy; OGUSA and Oriden to co-develop 700 MW solar and storage in the US; 19 US governors want Commerce Department to expedite anti-circumvention solar tariff case; Axium has acquired BlueWave.
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California Grid Gets Over 97% RE & More From SEIA, Duke Energy, Coast Energy, Polar Racking
CAISO reports RE high for California grid; Florida Governor rejects anti-rooftop solar bill; Duke Energy constructing 120 MW project; Coast Energy launches C&I financing business; Polar Racking a supplier for Canadian microgrid and BESS project.
SEIA Cuts US Solar Forecast For Next 2 Years By 46 (Percent)
Expect 24 GW Planned Capacity Loss In US By 2023 Thanks To Anti-Circumvention Case
With the ongoing anti-circumvention investigation at the behest of Auxin Solar, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has slashed its solar PV forecast for the US market by 46%, fearing 24 GW of planned solar capacity not coming online in 2022 and 2023.
NextEra: Up To 2.8 GW US Solar & Storage May Shift To 2023
US Commerce Department Circumvention Investigation for Solar Module Imports Hampering NextEra Energy’s 2022 Project Plans
US electricity utility NextEra Energy warns of approximately 2.1 GW to 2.8 GW of its solar and storage projects scheduled for installation in 2022 to be shifted to 2023 due to lack of sufficient solar panel supply, till the US Department of Commerce .
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New York’s 10 GW Distributed Solar Goal Finalized & More From Raptor, Ubiquitous, Virginia
10 GW distributed solar by 2030 target approved formally for New York; Raptor Maps raises $22 million; Ubiquitous Energy demonstrates transparent solar coating technology for large scale use; Virginia solar bill, now a law.
US Installed 23.6 GW DC Solar In 2021
SEIA & Wood Mackenzie Seek Policy Certainty For US Solar To Meet 2035 Decarbonization Targets
The US solar market grew 19% annually as it brought online 23.6 GW DC of new solar power capacity in the year 2021, which could have been higher had it not been for high solar prices, trade actions, legislative uncertainty and unprecedented supply ch.
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Meijer Enters 15-Year VPPA For 250 MW Solar Project & More From Primergy, SEIA, DSD Renewables
Duke Energy gets Meijer as offtaker for 250 MW solar project; Primergy selects Kiewit and Terrasun as project partners for Gemini Solar Project; SEIA releases report on community solar siting in US; DSD Renewables secures $200 million from Ares Management.
California’s NEM 3.0 To Shrink Residential Solar
Wood Mackenzie: NEM 3.0 To Destruct California’s Residential Solar Demand By Over 2.4 GW DC
Expect more than 2.4 GW DC of residential solar demand ‘destruction’ in California through 2026, if the state administration decides to implement its new net metering tariffs, dubbed NEM 3.0, according to Wood Mackenzie that fears the market to be cut in half by 2024.
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Nova Scotia’s SolarHomes, & More From 8minute, Mississippi, ExxonMobil & BluEarth
Nova Scotia approves $8 million for SolarHomes program; 8minute raises $400 million from EIG; MPSC expands net metering program; ExxonMobil aims for net zero status by 2050; BluEarth Renewables commissions 46 MW solar in Alberta.
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Blackstone To Invest $3 Billion In Invenergy Renewables… & More
Invenergy has secured Blackstone as an investor, SEIA says Massachusetts is increasing its solar target to 3.2 GW, a $29.3 million contract ups iSun’s commercial segment order backlog to $38.9 million, and Shoals enters a strategic agreement with Luminace.
Once Again, No Section 201 For Bifacial Panels
US Court Maintains Exclusion Of Bifacial Panels From Trump Tariffs
There is good news for the US solar market as the US Court of International Trade (CIT) has upheld the exclusion of bifacial solar modules from Section 201 tariffs that were imposed by previous US President Donald Trump in 2018, and planned to be continued by the current administration.
US Rejects A-SMACC’s Tariff Requests
Commerce Dept. Turns Down Anonymous Group’s Circumvention Inquiry Request
The US Department of Commerce has rejected the request of launching circumvention inquiries into solar products shipped into the US by Chinese companies from Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand, made by an anonymous group called American Solar Manufacture.
America Delaying Solar Tariff Decision
US Commerce Department Delays Decision On Anti-Circumvention Duties
The US Department of Commerce seems to be in no hurry to take a call on imposing anti-circumvention duties on Chinese solar modules coming from the 3 Southeast Asian nations of Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand, as it has sought further information in the case.
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Priority Power To Develop 6.5 MW Solar Project For Oil Company FireBird Energy In Texas; Nautilus Solar Acquires 60 MW DC Operational Community Solar Portfolio In US; New Jersey Legislature Is Seeking Governor Nod For Solar Energy Bills; US Government Extends Safe Harbor Provision For Solar Projects
6.5 MW solar project for oil company: FireBird Energy LLC, an upstream oil and gas company has signed up Priority Power Management, LLC under a solar development services (DSA) agreement to build a 6.5 MW solar project near Odessa in Ector County of .
US Installed 5 GW DC New Solar Capacity In Q1/2021
US Solar Market now 100 GW DC Strong With 5 GW DC Installed In Q1/2021; SEIA & Wood Mackenzie Claim Renewable Energy Accounted For Nearly 100% Of All New Electric Capacity In Q1/2021
Between 2021 and 2026, SEIA and Wood Mackenzie expect the US market to install 160 GW of new solar capacity to reach over 250 GW by the end of 2026.
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