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REV Renewables Secures Maryland 300-MW Solar PPA

Maryland greenlights a 20-year PPA for a 300-MW western solar project, securing ~250 GWh annually—boosting long-term clean power and helping meet rising electricity demand.

Aug 28, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Maryland, PV Power Plant, Rev Renewables

Trump Bars Foreign Electric Grid Equipment in U.S.

Trump’s emergency order targets foreign-made electric transformers for U.S. grid projects, citing national security and reliability—pushing agencies to reduce reliance on overseas suppliers.

Aug 28, 2026 // Grids, Policy, USA, Trump, North America

Canadian Solar Slips to $77m Q2 Loss

Canadian Solar swings to a $77M Q2 shareholder net loss as weak solar demand slashes revenue 29%, driven by lower module/project sales and intensified pricing pressure.

Aug 27, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, Canada, Canadian Solar, North America

Lightstar Secures 27.3MW in New Jersey Agrivoltaics Pilot

Lightstar Renewables secures eight conditional awards totaling 27.3 MW for dual-use agrivoltaic solar in New Jersey’s first pilot—boosting community solar while pairing power with farming.

Aug 26, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, New Jersey, North America, Lightstar Renewables

Invenergy and Grant PUD Break Ground on 120-MW Solar

Invenergy and Grant County PUD break ground on a 120MW solar project near Moses Lake, kicking off Washington’s utility-scale development phase—bringing clean energy closer, though timing and terms remain unannounced.

Aug 26, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, Invenergy, North America, PV Power Plant, Grant County PUD

Distributed Sun Backs Trutility to Scale Grid Assets

Distributed Sun powers trutility, a US platform developing and operating front- and behind-the-meter energy assets—batteries, community solar, microgrids—backed by gigawatt-scale IP, cash flows, and faster automation.

Aug 20, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Software, USA, North America, PV Power Plant, Distributed Sun

EDF Wins 25-Year NV Energy Solar-Storage Deals

EDF Power Solutions inks two 25-year deals for Winston Energy: 400MW solar plus 400MW/1,600MWh storage. Deliveries start Oct 2029—fueling 100,000 homes and $100M local tax revenue.

Aug 19, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, North America, PV Power Plant, EDF Power Solutions

Osaka Gas Exits 150-MW US Solar Portfolio

Osaka Gas USA sold its nearly 150-MW community-solar portfolio to Apollo-managed funds, transferring assets to Virtus Power for nationwide operation—plus Maine and Illinois projects backed by Summit Ridge.

Aug 18, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Osaka Gas

Eolus Secures Milestone Payments for Arizona Solar+Storage

Eolus’ Centennial Flats reaches key milestones in Arizona—500 MW solar plus 267 MW storage—after a 2022 sale, triggering progress-based payments tied to its landmark solar-plus-storage deal.

Aug 14, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, North America, PV Power Plant, Eolus

SunScout Eyes Texas Growth After US IPO

SunScout’s NZ clean-tech push goes US: after its IPO, it plans Texas manufacturing for faster, cheaper solar-powered robotic mowers—boosting cleaner land management with AI-driven automation.

Aug 13, 2026 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, SunScout

SEG Solar Expands US PV Output With Tomball #1

SEG Solar opens Tomball #1, a 4GW U.S. solar module plant near Houston—$200M investment, up to 800 jobs, and tech-ready for HJT upgrades—boosting capacity to 10.6GW.

Aug 12, 2026 // Manufacturing News, USA, North America, SEG

BLM Seeks Input on Clearway’s 500-MW Nevada Solar

Nevada’s proposed 500MW Mosey Solar project is open for public comment—BLM will shape its Resource Management Plan and EIS through Aug. 28, plus 850MW storage.

Aug 10, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Grids, Policy, USA, North America, PV Power Plant, BLM

RWE Signs 155-MW Oklahoma Solar PPA with Google

RWE inks a 15-year power deal with Google for its 155-MW Crooked Creek Solar in Oklahoma—starting construction soon, powering Google by 2028, and boosting local jobs and tax revenue.

Aug 4, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Google, rwe, PV Power Plant

ComEd to Expand Illinois Rooftop Community Solar 44MW

ComEd teams with Solar Landscape and Public Storage to deploy 44 MW of community rooftop solar across Northern Illinois—powering 6,150 homes and targeting $36M in subscriber savings.

Aug 3, 2026 // BIPV, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, USA, North America, PV Power Plant, ComEd

Origis Boosts Texas Rockhound Solar to 1 GW

Origis Energy launches three more Rockhound Solar phases in Ector County, Texas—adding 500 MWdc. The complex now operates at nearly 1 GWdc, boosting clean energy output.

Jul 31, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Origis Energy, PV Power Plant

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