Author: LEED Blogger

  • kWh Analytics: Solar assets continued to underperform P50 estimates

    Climate insurance and renewable energy risk management experts at kWh Analytics released their 2022 Solar Generation Index report. Utilizing operating data provided by industry collaborators and their proprietary Heliostats database, the company identified a persistent pattern of solar asset underproduction across the country. This year’s report finds that solar assets broadly continued to perform well……

  • New Mexico makes key changes to interconnection rules

    The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission is updating and improving the state’s interconnection rules. The changes will be a relief for solar and storage installers and developers as they remove common pain points, allow for speedier (more informed) reviews and take more advantage of advanced technology. “New Mexico’s rules had not been updated in over……

  • Power Forward! | Update on solar modules detained at the border, 2023 outlook for DG module supply

    The solar industry had many big storylines in 2022, but nothing was perhaps more pressing than solar module supply. We have clarity on AD/CVD. Next up to figure out is the Uyghur Force Labor Protection Act (UFLPA). Reuters reported ~1,000 module shipments had been detained this year under the act, but some of the backlog……

  • PanelClaw completes UL 3741 listing that includes 23 inverter models

    PanelClaw, an Esdec Solar Group Company and a renowned flat-roof solar racking company, has completed the UL 3741 listing process for its flagship flat roof racking platform, clawFR, with a slew of inverter models. The UL 3741 listing is the most comprehensive flat-roof listing we’ve seen so far with 23 inverter models from Chint, Sungrow,……

  • Renewable Properties expands in Maine with another NextGrid portfolio acquisition

    Renewable Properties, a developer and investor in small-scale utility and community solar projects, will be adding over 42 MW of Maine community solar, via NextGrid in three tranches. This adds to Renewable Properties’ growing pipeline of community solar projects across the US. In the Northeast, the company already owns projects in New York and Massachusetts……