Ryan Kennedy

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Grid operators are tasked with balancing electricity supply and demand to ensure a stable and safe electric system. When power generation significantly exceeds demand, grid operators must intentionally reduce production in a process called curtailment. In California, curtailment of solar power has been rising for years, reaching new highs in 2024, said the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

1 week ago | pv-magazine-usa.com | Ryan Kennedy

Solar continues to dominate new electricity generation capacity added to the grid in the United States, according to the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest release of its Electric Power Monthly report with data through March 2025. Utility-scale solar capacity reached 128.6 GW in March 2025, growing from 96.9 GW in March 2024, while small-scale solar, projects of 1 MW or less, reached 55.7 GW in March 2025, growing from 49 GW in March 2024.

1 week ago | pv-magazine.com | Ryan Kennedy

From pv magazine USAThe American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee sent a letter to the US International Trade Commission urging the agency to make a final determination on anti-dumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) tariffs by June 2 to ensure tariffs are in effect before a window of duty-free imports opens. The letter warned that “significant quantities” of solar cells and modules are “being held in bonded warehouses or otherwise prepared to enter the United States” duty-free.

1 week ago | pv-magazine-usa.com | Ryan Kennedy

The American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee sent a letter to the U.S. International Trade Commission urging the agency to make a final determination on anti-dumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) tariffs by June 2 to ensure tariffs are in effect before a window of duty-free imports opens. The letter warned that “significant quantities” of solar cells and modules are “being held in bonded warehouses or otherwise prepared to enter the United States” duty-free.

1 week ago | pv-magazine-usa.com | Ryan Kennedy

Solar Landscape, a developer of rooftop commercial solar projects, secured a $175 million long-term shelf financing from PGIM Private Capital, a $1.4 trillion investment management business of Prudential Financial. The funding is expected to initially support Solar Landscape’s buildout of distributed commercial solar projects in Maryland and Illinois.