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SEIA launches website to match solar developers with recycling partners
SEIA announced it is launching SolarRecycle.org, a new platform to strengthen the long-term sustainability of solar and storage and connect industry leaders with recycling partners. The website launch comes amidst wider efforts by SEIA to support proper end-of-life management of solar equipment in industry business models. SEIA is currently hosting its inaugural Sustainability Conference in… […]
GameChange Solar introduces rivet mounting option for Genius Tracker
GameChange Solar, a global provider of solar tracker and fixed-tilt racking solutions, has engineered a rivet connection option for module mounting on its Genius Tracker system. This solution provides EPCs and project owners with an alternative to traditional bolted module connections. “By integrating rivet-mounted modules into our Genius Tracker system, we are providing customers with… […]
Connecticut marketing company uses C-PACE funding to go solar
Direct mail marketing company The Best Postcards recently completed a 344-kW solar system on the roof of its facility in Cheshire, Connecticut. The system, financed using C-PACE through Connecticut Green Bank, is estimated to produce energy cost savings of more than $2.3 million over the expected useful life of the solar system. Smart Roofs Solar installed… […]
Pennsylvania Toyota dealership installs significant solar + storage system
TerraSol Energies recently completed a solar + storage project for Team Toyota of Glen Mills, Pennsylvania. The installation features an 820-kWh Fortress Power eSpire commercial energy storage system paired with a 700-kW solar array. The new system will help Team Toyota save over $2 million in energy costs over the next 25 years, while strengthening… […]
Span smart electrical panels certified to new UL 3141 standard ahead of 2026 NEC requirement
All four of Span’s newest smart panel models have been certified for performance and safety under UL 3141 certification, the first smart panels to receive the certification. UL 3141 is the highest safety standard for power control systems (PCS), a category of devices that manage electrical loads to keep power within defined limits. Underwriters Laboratories… […]
Madison Energy Infrastructure acquires NextEra Energy Resource’s distributed generation business
Madison Energy Infrastructure, a renewable energy developer, completed the acquisition of NextEra Energy Resources‘ distributed generation development platform. The transaction includes a portfolio of operating solar and energy storage assets, a pipeline of under-development projects and customers across 25 states, and a team of industry professionals. With this acquisition, Madison’s ecosystem now totals nearly 1… […]
DOE yanks funding from over 200 energy projects
The U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) on Oct. 1 announced the termination of 321 financial awards supporting 223 projects for a total of $7.56 billion. DOE said it determined these projects “did not adequately advance the nation’s energy needs, were not economically viable and would not provide a positive return on investment of taxpayer dollars.”… […]
MLB minor league team replaces aging solar system with new American polysilicon panels
The Great Lakes Loons, the minor league baseball team supporting the Los Angeles Dodgers, has replaced an existing 20-year-old solar system at the Dow Diamond stadium in Midland, Michigan, with brand new panels from JinkoSolar. The Jinko panels use polysilicon from nearby Hemlock Semiconductor (HSC). “Solar panels at Dow Diamond isn’t a new concept for… […]
Solar for All beneficiaries sue EPA for terminating program
On Oct. 6, the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), Lawyers for Good Government and others filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island on behalf of beneficiaries of the Solar for All program to restore the program that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sought to terminate in… […]
The Solar Policy Scoop: October 2025
Arizona governor signs executive order in support of solar development Phoenix, Arizona Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed an executive order in September establishing the state’s commitment to renewable energy growth in the face of unprecedented federal backlash. The order establishes a task force to facilitate large-scale energy growth and speed permitting to address rapidly increasing… […]