While the possible rollback of tax credits has spurred plenty of industry anxiety, Enverus found that a full 284 GWs of solar and wind projects sitting in today’s interconnection queue can still go forward without tax credits.
ANSI has approved SEIA’s two new standards on consumer protection and solar O&M. SEIA launched an online platform to access the full suite of standards and implementation resources for ANSI/SEIA 401 (outlines training requirements) and ANSI/SEIA 301 (educates technical pros on standards).
SolarEdge has begun shipping U.S.-made batteries from its new Salt Lake City, Utah facility to go to the Florida, Texas and Utah markets. The battery is their ‘USA Edition’ Home Battery that is a DC-coupled, lithium-ion battery with 9.7 kWh capacity and an estimated 94.5% roundtrip efficiency.
New England and Mid-Atlantic states broke records re energy demand this past week during the heat wave. However, most utilities in the areas are not tapping battery storage – tech that can mitigate this issue. Reasons include very long wait times to connect to the grid and pending restrictions coming with the BBB.
In daily operations, AI solar tools offer some value to installers. This comes in the form of smart solar inverters, drone-based inspection systems and predictive analytics platforms. They all help companies design faster, better troubleshoot remotely and lower the number of truck rolls.
Apparently, energy demand at data centers grew 12 percent annually from 2017 to 2024. However, a recent report found that while Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta and Microsoft have growth plans for AI, they also have outdated greenhouse gas accounting practices. The think tanks state that “tech companies’ GHG emissions targets appear to have lost their meaning and relevance.”
Founder of Shoals Technologies talks about his new venture, Create Energy, and his intent to rewrite what he perceives as solar’s bloated, outdated playbook. He talks on SunCast about his take on labor, logistics, and why the industry is too slow – and discusses current innovations, challenges and opportunities in the industry, manufacturing myths, and more. The video is below.
