Solar Power World

2 days ago | solarpowerworldonline.com | Kelsey Misbrener

As the Senate takes up the House reconciliation bill this week, the solar industry is searching for any clues that the major proposed cuts to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) could be tempered in the final version. On June 4, Utah Sen. John Curtis wrote an op-ed in the Deseret News seeking a “scalpel vs. sledgehammer” approach to reconciliation — especially when it comes to IRA incentives. Sen.

3 days ago | solarpowerworldonline.com | Kelsey Misbrener

Crux has released its first debt capital report on lending and investment dynamics in the U.S. clean energy and manufacturing sector. This report comes at a time when surging energy demand and policy uncertainty presents both opportunities and challenges for American developers and manufacturers. Crux is addressing today’s critical need for greater transparency into capital costs, project availability and investor appetite.

3 days ago | solarpowerworldonline.com | Billy Ludt

Gas pipeline company Enbridge marked the completion of the 130-MW Orange Grove Solar project, its first solar facility in the Lone Star State, with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Telecom giant AT&T has signed a long-term virtual power purchase agreement for the output of the project. The array is composed of 300,000 solar panels that sit on 920 acres.

3 days ago | solarpowerworldonline.com | Kelsey Misbrener

Invenergy announced on June 4 that the 250-MW Hardin III Solar Energy Center recently commenced operations. The energy center is the third Invenergy-developed solar facility completed in Hardin County, Ohio. WEC Energy Group is the majority owner of Hardin III and Microsoft will purchase the electricity and renewable energy credits (RECs) generated at the facility through a PPA.

3 days ago | solarpowerworldonline.com | Kelsey Misbrener

Navisun has announced a strategic partnership with GreenPowerMonitor (GPM), an asset management software provider, that will strengthen the company’s capabilities as a true independent power producer. The collaboration will see Navisun integrate GPM Horizon software into the management of its ~150 MWDC fleet of operating and under-construction solar and storage assets, in addition to its development pipeline of future solar and storage assets.