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NextEra and the load growth upside

In light of the data center boom, the developer added three gigawatts of renewables to its project backlog last quarter.

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The reshoring of American solar trackers

After Covid upended solar supply chains, Nextracker CEO Dan Shugar was determined to bring production back to America.

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Global solar capacity expected to quadruple in the next decade

Even more solar is coming down the pipe — and storage is also slated to boom.

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The transformational challenge of deploying Solar For All dollars

The level of excitement for the program’s potential is high, but making sure the money is used efficiently comes with challenges.

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Can data-sharing solve residential solar's PR problem?

Backed by solar’s largest trade group, startup Recheck is betting that a registry can rein in bad behavior in rooftop solar sales.

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Solar's unlikeliest billionaire has a new venture

Helmed by industry veteran Dean Solon and Recom Technologies CEO Hamlet Tunyan, the project aims to reshore solar manufacturing.

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Swift Solar is betting perovskite can loosen China's grip on the solar supply

The startup's $27 million Series A is aimed at finetuning their tandem panels and building out a domestic perovskite supply chain.

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Frontier Forum: Why ditching aluminum is key to securing the US solar supply chain

We tease out the geopolitical, environmental, and economic case for replacing aluminum PV frames with recycled US steel.

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Why DOE is funding a wiring company you've never heard of

CelLink initially pitched DOE on wiring for solar panels. Today, federal funding is helping the start-up build an EV component — and manufacture it in the U.S.

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Regulation
At long last, technology-neutral tax credits are here

The rework of the credits is the IRA's "single most consequential and beneficial change," said EDP Renewables' Inurreta Acero.

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Jigar Shah: It's time for VPPs to get simpler

The Energy Department’s LPO director lays out a blueprint for how VPPs can help the grid handle massive load growth.

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Could VPPs save rooftop solar?

Jigar Shah, director of the DOE’s Loans Programs Office, said VPPs and batteries could boost the struggling rooftop solar market.

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Why isn’t the solar sector prioritizing repowering?

Aging infrastructure can make a comeback by upgrading existing systems.

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How Albuquerque secured Array's new solar factory

Both tax credits from the IRA and local-level incentives spurred the solar tracker company’s plans.