Q2: US Residential Solar Adds 1.1 GW, Lowest Growth in Three Years Updated On Wed, Sep 11th, 2024 by Saurenergy United States (US) solar module manufacturing capacity now exceeds 31 gigawatts (GW). Solar manufacturing received nearly a four-fold increase since the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) became law in 2022. According to the US Solar Market Insight Q3 2024 report released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie, federal clean energy policies […] Read more
Hitachi Energy Inks 3.5 GW Wind Power Transmission Deal In US Updated On Wed, May 15th, 2024 by Saurenergy Hitachi Energy announced that it has signed a multi-year agreement with Pattern Energy to support its high-voltage direct current (HVDC) technologies for the SunZia Transmission Project. The link will connect the 3,515-megawatt (MW) SunZia Wind project in New Mexico to Arizona and Western states, which will be one of the world’s largest transmission links delivering […] Read more
Strata Clean Energy Commences 1GW Battery Storage Project in Arizona Updated On Thu, Feb 1st, 2024 by Saurenergy US-based Strata Clean Energy, the grid-scale renewable energy solutions company, initiated the works for for its Scatter Wash battery storage complex in Phoenix, Arizona. The 255 MW / 1,020 MWh facility is expected to become operational in April 2025. The project’s batteries can store enough electricity to power more than 250,000 homes for 4 hours […] Read more
Nextracker to Supply 810 MW Solar Trackers to US Solar & Storage Projects Updated On Wed, Mar 29th, 2023 by Saurenergy Solar tracking and software solutions provider Nextracker has signed a multi-year volume commitment agreement with solar and storage PV projects developer Strata Clean Energy to supply 810 MW of trackers for large-scale solar power projects in Texas, Arizona, and Virginia of USA. Nextracker said that consistent with its years-long campaign to grow its partnerships with […] Read more
Meyer Burger to Build 400MW Solar Module Mfg Facility in U.S. Updated On Tue, Dec 28th, 2021 by Saurenergy Switzerland-based Meyer Burger Technology has announced that it will build a production facility for high-performance solar modules in Goodyear, Arizona. The establishment of production in Arizona offers Meyer Burger customers in the growing North American market faster and direct access to solar modules and makes them less dependent on imports, says the firm. The Arizona […] Read more
FTC Solar to Supply Solar Trackers for 504 MW Project in Arizona Updated On Wed, Nov 10th, 2021 by Saurenergy FTC Solar, a provider of solar tracker systems, technology, software, and engineering services, has been awarded a 504 megawatts DC project in Arizona. FTC Solar will be providing its Voyager tracker to Moss Solar, an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company, which has been contracted by a Tier 1 U.S. developer to construct the solar plus […] Read more
APS in Arizona Issues RfP for 400 MW of Solar and Wind Energy Resources Updated On Mon, Sep 16th, 2019 by Saurenergy The Arizona Public Service Co. (APS) has announced that it has issued two separate RfP for solar and wind energy resources worth a combined 400 MW The Arizona Public Service Co. (APS), the largest and longest-serving electric company in the state has announced that it has issued two separate Request for Proposals (RfP) for solar […] Read more
APS Teams with First Solar on Plant with Battery Storage Updated On Tue, Feb 13th, 2018 by Saurenergy Arizona is considered a big solar state with close to 300 days of sunshine annually. Arizona’s largest electric utility is teaming with one of the leading US-based solar panel makers to develop a solar power field matched with battery storage. Arizona Public Service Co. and Tempe-based First Solar have announced they will build the solar […] Read more
5500 Schools Use Solar Power in US as Costs Fall Updated On Thu, Dec 21st, 2017 by Saurenergy According to a report prepared by the Solar Foundation, Generation 180 and the Solar Energy Industries Association, solar power in K-12 schools has increased by 86 percent in three years. More than 5,500 American schools have incorporated solar technology with a total capacity of 910 megawatts, enough to power 190,000 homes, according to the study. […] Read more
