Scale Microgrids acquires 100MW of community solar PV in New York
Distributed energy platform Scale Microgrids has acquired over 100MW of community solar projects in New York from Netherlands-based developer Gutami.
Nextracker opens tracker component manufacturing line in California
Nextracker and electronics component manufacturer Asteelflash, a subsidiary of electronics design and manufacturing company Universal Scientific Industrial (USI), have opened a manufacturing line to produce Nextracker’s patented components for solar tracking technology in California.
Policies and supply chain issues caused 31% fall in US utility-scale PV deployment last year – WoodMac/SEIA
The combined effects of the ongoing anti-dumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) tariff investigation and the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) curbed US solar deployments in 2022, according to a joint report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie.
Solar added 2.7GW of capacity in Q2 2023 in the US, half of all clean power installs
The US solar industry added 2.7GW of capacity during the second quarter of the year, more than half of all clean power installations, according to American Clean Power Association (ACP).
Brookfield Renewable to commission 18GW of renewables in next three years
Renewables asset owner Brookfield Renewable is planning to commission at least 18GW of clean energy projects in the next three years.
Matrix Renewables acquires 261MWdc solar PV plant in Idaho
Spanish developer Matrix Renewables has acquired a controlling interest in the 261 MWdc/200 MWac Pleasant Valley Solar Project from US renewables developer rPlus Energies.
VPPs to save US utilities up to US$35 billion in next decade
As distributed energy resources such as residential solar rooftop increase in the next decade, its use for virtual power plants could save US utilities up to US$35 billion, according to a study from consultancy The Brattle Group.
Avangrid signs MOU with Navajo Nation for 1GW of renewables
US-based clean energy company Avangrid has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA) with a view to developing 1GW of solar, wind and energy storage assets.
Dominion Energy receives 800MW solar and energy storage approvals in Virginia
US utility Dominion Energy Virginia has received approval from the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) for two dozen of new solar and energy storage projects.
Spruce Power acquires 2,400 residential solar systems in the US
US distributed solar supplier has acquired a portfolio of over 2,400 residential solar systems and contracts in the US.
