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Avantus Secures $300 Million for Aratina 1 Solar and Storage Project

Avantus, a developer of utility-scale solar and solar-plus-storage projects, secured $300 million tax equity financing from Truist Bank to support the development of the...

December 22, 2025

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Daily News Wrap-Up: West Bengal Tenders 10 MW Rooftop Solar Projects

The West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency issued a request for proposal to set up rooftop solar projects with a cumulative capacity of 10 MW across multiple...

July 22, 2025

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Daily Wrap-up
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California Amends Bill to Protect Residential Solar Net Metering Contracts

The California Senate Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee has amended Assembly Bill 942, which affects the rates residential solar owners pay when selling...

July 21, 2025

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Tina Freese

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California Approves 4,600 MWh Darden Battery Energy Storage Project

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved the Darden Clean Energy Project’s 4,600 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Fresno County’s western region....

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Aypa Power Secures $535 Million for 320 MW Solar and Storage Project

Aypa Power, a Blackstone portfolio company and developer of utility-scale energy storage and hybrid renewable energy projects, announced the closing of $535 million in...

May 16, 2025

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EDPR Sells 49% Stake in Solar Portfolio and Storage Project

EDP Renováveis (EDPR), a renewable energy power producer, announced the signing of a sale and purchase agreement with a global energy company to sell a 49% equity stake...

January 7, 2025

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Standard Solar Acquires 25 MW Solar Project from Balanced Rock Power

Standard Solar, a developer and owner of commercial and community solar projects, acquired 25 MWdc of the Windhub Solar B solar project in Kern County, California, from...

November 18, 2024

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esVolta Secures $110 Million Financing for Hummingbird Energy Storage Project

esVolta, an energy storage project developer, completed a $110 million tax equity transaction with Greenprint Capital Management to develop and construct the 300 MWh...

November 14, 2024

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Renu

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Storage
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Top Solar Module Mounting Firms in 2023

Goodluck India, Arctech, and GameChange Solar were the top three module mounting structure suppliers to the Indian solar market in the calendar year 2023. Raydean...

May 17, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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US Energy Storage Grows at Record Pace with 8.7 GW, Nearly Doubling in 2023

The U.S. energy storage market saw breakneck growth in 2023, shattering previous installation records across multiple segments, as the country added 8.7 GW of new energy...

March 22, 2024

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Arshreet Singh

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US to Add 43 GW of Solar and 30 GW of Battery Capacity in 2025: EIA

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) predicts that solar power will emerge as the primary driver of electricity generation growth in 2024 and 2025, with the...

January 15, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy
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US Solar Power Capacity Soars to 6.5 GW in Q3 2023, Reflecting 35% YoY Rise

The U.S. installed 6.5 GWdc of solar power project capacity in the third quarter (Q3) of 2023, a 35% year-over-year (YoY) increase and a 1% rise from the previous...

December 12, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Gore Street Energy Secures $60 Million Financing for Energy Storage Project

Gore Street Energy Storage Fund, a UK-based energy storage fund, secured financing for a 200 MW energy storage project in Imperial County, California. The First Citizens...

October 27, 2023

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Utsav Sinha

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Storage
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US Adds 6.4 GW of Small-Scale Solar Capacity in 2022: EIA Report

The U.S. added 6.4 GW of small-scale solar capacity in 2022, which marks the highest annual growth ever recorded in the segment, according to a report by the U.S. Energy...

September 12, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Solar
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First Solar to Invest $1.1 Billion for a New Manufacturing Facility in the US

U.S.-based solar module manufacturer First Solar has announced its plans to construct a fifth manufacturing facility in the United States, with an investment of up to $1....

July 28, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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