North America

Tesla approved to provide retail electricity in Texas
Tesla will currently be able to market electricity to retail consumers in Texas after a request was approved by the state's Public Utilities Commission (PUC).
Nov 11, 2021 // Plants, Storage, Grids, USA, TESLA, Texas, North America, ERCOT
US Department of Commerce rejects AD/CVD anti-circumvention petition
The United States Department of Commerce has denied a petition asking for an expansion of anti-dumping and countervailing responsibilities (AD/CVD) throughout Southeast Asia, citing the ongoing privacy of the petitioners.
Nov 11, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, China, JinkoSolar, Asia, Trina Solar, LONGi, North America, Southeast Asia, A-SMACC, anti dumping, AD/CVD
MPC Energy acquires 15.8-MWp solar plant in Mexico
MPC Energy Solutions NV (OSE: MPCES) announced on Tuesday that it has actually developed an existence in the Mexican renewables market with a set up procurement of Los Santos Solar I (LSSI), a 15.8-MWp functional solar photovoltaic (PV) plant situated in the north state of Chihuahua.
Nov 9, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Mexico, North America, PV Power Plant, MPC Energy Solutions NV
United States financier obtains 460MW PV duo
Competitive Power Ventures buys 360MW Prairie Dock and also 100MW Stonecrop projects from Belltown Power
Nov 9, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, cpv, Competitive Power Ventures, Gary Lambert, Hernan Farace
Convalt reserves 2% of its NY solar panel production capacity to European firm SoliTek
European solar module supplier SoliTek has authorized a collaboration arrangement with Convalt PowerGen, the company behind the new module assembly facility establishing in upstate New York.
Nov 9, 2021 // Manufacturing News, USA, solar panel, North America, SoliTek, Convalt
Altus Power, Link Logistics partner on New Jersey rooftop community solar portfolio
Altus Power and Link Logistics, driver of logistics realty assets, introduced strategies to build and also run a portfolio of rooftop community solar projects to serve about 10,000 residential customers throughout the state of New Jersey.
Nov 9, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, USA, North America, Altus Power, Lars Norell, Link Logistics
Encore Renewable Energy completes two brownfield solar projects in Vermont
Encore Renewable Energy and Vermont Electric Cooperative introduced the commissioning of two new solar projects consisting of 4.5 MW of new, clean power generation in Jericho, Vermont.
Nov 9, 2021 // Plants, USA, North America, Encore Renewable Energy, Chad Farrell, Solar Project
Suntuity Solar acquisitions Empire Solar possessions in bankruptcy court
On October 20, 2021, the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Utah, Central Division approved the sale of particular properties of Empire Solar Group, consisting of project assets, without existing obligations to Suntuity Solar.
Nov 8, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Suntuity Solar, Empire Solar
First Solar weighing expansion plans as need rises among supply chain obstacles
First Solar is actively discovering future capability production areas after recording a surge sought after, both domestically and worldwide, in the middle of supply chain barriers impacting the PV sector.
Nov 8, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, First Solar, thin film, North America, cadtel
Sunrun sees installs shatter with 200MW spots as it constructs supply ahead of 2022
Leading US solar installer Sunrun witnessed installs shatter with the 200MW barrier in Q3 2021, with the business releasing an expert expectation-beating 219MW.
Nov 8, 2021 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, USA, Sunrun, North America
Alberta federal government offers financial support for energy storage projects alongside oil as well as gas
The government of Alberta, Canada, has introduced that CA$ 25 million (US$ 20.1 million) in financial backing has been offered for solar-plus-storage and also pumped hydro energy storage as part of a CA$ 176 million bundle that will additionally offer funding to oil and gas industry projects.
Nov 5, 2021 // Technology, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Canada, solar-plus-storage, North America, flow battery, dc-coupling
The Giant Company, Constellation ink bargain to back 80 MW of brand-new solar
US grocery store chain The Giant Company has authorized a lasting agreement with power as well as gas seller Constellation to sustain solar energy growth and also secure tidy power for its procedures in the state of Pennsylvania, it was introduced on Thursday.
Nov 5, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, constellation, The Giant Company
LONGi reveals information of delivery seizure, worries traceability development
LONGi Solar has actually exposed information of its shipment seizures by US authorities, specifying that 40.31 MW of solar elements were restrained at five US ports from 28 October to 3 November.
Nov 5, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, longi solar, North America, Xinjiang, withhold release order, WRO
The Power Grid Is Just One More Casino for Energy Traders
When GreenHat Energy collapsed after blowing millions hypothesizing on power costs, it came to be level: Energy traders are basically betting, and ratepayers back every wager.
Nov 5, 2021 // Grids, USA, North America, Andrew Kittell, GreenHat Energy, JPMorgan Ventures Energy Corp., JPMVEC
Greenbacker increases United States footprint with 19.5-MW solar portfolio purchase
Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC (GREC) revealed on Wednesday that it has obtained a 19.5-MW DC portfolio of operating solar projects in the US, broadening its footprint in New England as well as scratching its very first purchase in Rhode Island.
Nov 4, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, greenbacker, Jake Laskin