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Markets & Policy
US policy uncertainty leads to $1.4 billion in clean energy cancellations Around $1.4 billion in US clean energy manufacturing investments were canceled in May 2025 due to policy uncertainty, according to research group E2. Republican districts saw the greatest impact, with more than $9 billion in projects canceled, delayed or shut down so far this year.
Anne Fischer
Jun 24, 2025
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Applications & Installations
California fast-tracks 4.6 GW battery project with 1.1 GW of solar The California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved the Darden Clean Energy Project, the first development to receive fast-track approval under its Opt-In Certification program. The project includes 1.1 GW of solar capacity and a battery energy storage system (BESS), designed to power 850,000 homes for four hours.
Anne Fischer
Jun 16, 2025
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Solar companies adapt in changing times pv magazine USA speaks with Solar Insure’s Dean Chiaravallotti about how solar companies can adapt business models, innovate product offerings, and deploy strategic tools to remain competitive in a shifting US market.
Anne Fischer
Jun 13, 2025
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Sunnova files for bankruptcy US residential solar company Sunnova has entered into asset and power purchase agreements to support operations while it seeks a buyer.
Anne Fischer
Jun 10, 2025
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US solar manufacturing surges in Q1 amid policy fears, trade risks US solar manufacturing ramped up sharply in the first quarter of 2025, supporting record levels of new capacity as solar and storage made up 82% of additions to the grid. But proposed legislation and rising import tariffs could cloud growth prospects.
Anne Fischer
Jun 10, 2025
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Qcells expands into solar panel recycling business Qcells says its new EcoRecycle facility in the US state of Georgia will remove aluminum, glass, silver and copper from used solar modules and process them for re-use.
Anne Fischer
Jun 09, 2025
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Heliene expands solar module capacity with new 500 MW Minnesota plant Heliene has opened a 500 MW solar module manufacturing line in Rogers, Minnesota, bringing its total US capacity to 1.3 GW. The facility has been operational since April.
Anne Fischer
Jun 04, 2025
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Tariffs could drive US solar, storage costs up 50% A recent Wood Mackenzie report examines two possible tariff scenarios and concludes that costs will skyrocket for both utility-scale solar development and battery energy storage systems.
Anne Fischer
Jun 03, 2025
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Meyer Burger lays off 283 solar production workers in Arizona Meyer Burger began manufacturing heterojunction (HJT) modules in the United States nearly one year ago, but ran into trouble less than six months later after a large purchase agreement was terminated.
Anne Fischer
May 29, 2025