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Growing pains: Grid congestion as a renewables bottleneck

2+ hour, 11+ min ago  (450+ words) The electricity grid is a real bottleneck for energy in the United States, and it's not only utilities and grid operators who are struggling. Grid congestion also puts pressure on renewable energy project owners and is as much a business…...

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New platform feature brings tariff and FEOC risk modeling into BESS procurement

2+ hour, 24+ min ago  (177+ words) Updated offerings from Anza hope to compress energy storage development timelines amid tariff volatility and policy risk. Bureau of Land Management California, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The new tools, which are part of the company's Energy Storage Pro (ES…...

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Otovo announces acquisition of solar service provider EnergyAid

3+ hour, 47+ min ago  (491+ words) The acquisition will expand Otovo's U.S. offerings to three states that rank among the highest in installed watts of small-scale solar per capita. Otovo, a Houston-based home energy service provider, announced on Monday that it has entered into a letter of…...

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A winter survival checklist for residential solar and storage

5+ day, 31+ min ago  (105+ words) Otovo provides tips for solar customers to avoid getting caught with a dead battery or snow-covered panels when the next winter storm hits the grid. Image: 1010 Climate Action, Wikimedia Commons Otovo, a Houston-based home energy provider, has released a comprehensive…...

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Standard Solar Leads With Certainty: 512 MW of Safe-Harbored Solar Modules Ready to Deploy

5+ day, 59+ min ago  (509+ words) Standard Solar procured 512 megawatts (MW) of safe-harbored solar module inventory ready for deployment for development projects, as a strategic move to safe harbor development projects in need. Standard Solar Leads With Certainty: 512 MW of Safe-Harbored Solar Modules Ready to Deploy…...

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Batteries backing up wastewater plant and replacing generators

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (536+ words) Viridi batteries have been deployed in New York to replace diesel generators, accelerating a trend where batteries replace and complement generators of all sizes. Viridi announced a successful replacement of a diesel backup generator by its battery system at a…...

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The future of solar is unwritten

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (279+ words) Whatever decision the U.S. Department of Commerce makes on polysilicon imports, some market segments are in for a bumpy ride in 2026 as the expiration of tax credits and other policy levers change the trading environment faced by residential installers and others....

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Solar and storage to lead record-breaking 86 GW of new U.S. capacity in 2026

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (528+ words) From Texas-sized utility projects to skyrocketing residential battery attach rates, 2026 marks the year solar and storage transition from the electric grid's fastest-growing additions to its foundational pillars. Project developers and utility operators are preparing for a historic expansion of the…...

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U.S. solar assets lose average $5,070 per MW from power losses

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (589+ words) A new report calculates the average power loss of 373 GW of utility-scale and commercial and industrial solar assets in the U.S. at 5.08%, more than double the level five years ago. The power loss average among projects deploying robotics and automation falls…...

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U.S. government sets preliminary countervailing duties on solar imports from India, Indonesia and Laos

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (166+ words) The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued preliminary findings that solar manufacturers in India, Indonesia and Laos benefited from government subsidies, paving the way for countervailing duties of up to 143.30%. U.S. authorities said the investigations found that solar manufacturers in the three…...