Clean energy tech accounted for almost 87% of net new electric power generation jobs in America last year. There were more than 340,000 solar jobs nationally, with CA accounting for over one-third and MA coming in second with over 16,000. Next are TX and NY, with 15,000 jobs each.

DOE has launched the Community Energy Resilience Investment program, $200 million for grid improvements with $67.5 million going to CA for added energy storage, investment in efficiency, and improvement to the electric grid.

This article discusses how and why conflicting data in PAN files can increase risk and adversely impact project success. It breaks down what constitutes a PAN file and looks at best practices for doing the needed evaluation and analysis to ensure project performance.

A Colorado State University study determined that even with a 38% reduction in light availability, a C3 semi-arid grassland only reduced aboveground productivity and photosynthesis with solar arrays by 6%. This shows that grassland agrivoltaics show minimal difference in forage yield when compared with traditional growth.

As a result of IRA incentives, Enphase will begin manufacturing microinverters in the US via a contract manufacturing partnership with Flex. They unveiled a factory in South Carolina, one of three Flex US manufacturing hubs set to come online for Enphase this year. Capacity is expected to reach 4.8- to 7.2-GW annually. Their kickoff event on July 6 was attended by Biden.

Solar Builder’s The Pitch talks with SunModo’s CEO to look at best practices for mounting solar on metal roofs – in a way that gets around the miasma of matching attachment SKUs to metal roof profiles. They talk about R&D, the NanoBit, installing and adjusting MRB, a new rail-less system, and more. The video is below.

In the eighth of a ten-part (and second portion of a 3 part series) SunCast/SolarAcademy solar conversation solar industry veteran Jon Bonanno and Ted Thomas, founder of Energized Strategies and former chair of the Arkansas Public Service Commission, explore the complexities of pricing, assets, and returns for investor-owned utilities in a regulated industry. The video is below.