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Ontario opens November capacity auction Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) has opened qualification for November’s capacity auction, where batteries compete for six-month availability obligations.
Brian Publicover
Sep 24, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Canadian province announces PV panel recycling fee The government of Alberta is introducing a fee of CAN 14 ($15.99) to each new solar panel supplied in the province beginning October 1. It says the money raised will go towards collecting, transporting and recycling panels once they reach end of life.
Patrick Jowett
Sep 23, 2026
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Applications & Installations
Chile tests grid-forming tech at 48 MW/275 MWh BESS Chile’s national grid operator has conducted its first field tests of grid-forming technology at Engie’s Los Loros battery energy storage system (BESS) in the Atacama region.
Luis Ini
Sep 22, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Belize gets $23.75 million for solar and battery minigrids A $23.75 million rural electrification program in Belize will deploy battery energy storage systems (BESS) with solar minigrids to bring electricity to around 3,000 households, while expanding distribution networks and smart metering.
Luis Ini
Sep 21, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Suriname tenders solar-storage minigrids A tender is open in Suriname for the design, supply and installation of solar-storage minigrids and water infrastructure for rural communities across the country. The deadline for bids is October 30.
Patrick Jowett
Sep 10, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Colombia’s new government puts $1.35 billion solar program for low-income households under review Colombia’s new energy minister has placed the Colombia Solar program under review, citing a lack of progress on a COP 4.2 trillion ($1.35 billion) agreement that currently has “zero connected users.” The review comes as Colombia and the United States deepen energy cooperation through new agreements on strategic minerals and civil nuclear technology.
Luis Ini
Sep 10, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Chile’s latest power auction decided by razor-thin margins Aurora Energy Research says narrow margins in Chile’s latest regulated electricity auction meant small changes in bid conditions could have altered the outcome. A 0.7% reduction in competing bids could have displaced sole winner Enel Generación Chile.
Luis Ini
Sep 09, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Argentina’s C&I distributed solar growth accelerates Commercial and industrial distributed generation capacity in Argentina reached 132.1 MW in July, more than doubling from 65.6 MW a year earlier. The segment accounts for nearly 80% of the country’s 165.5 MW of capacity registered under the national distributed generation scheme.
Luis Ini
Sep 09, 2026
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Research & Development
Study reveals high-altitude limitations in solar irradiance models Researchers have identified altitude-dependent discrepancies in models used to estimate direct and diffuse irradiance from GHI data in southern Peru. The findings could help improve PV yield assessments in high-altitude Andean regions.
Luis Ini
Sep 04, 2026