Tag: projects

  • Empact launches software to maximize IRA tax incentives on solar projects 

    Empact Technologies is making it easier to take advantage of Inflation Reduction Act tax incentives when developing solar projects. The company provides software solutions to manage clean energy tax incentives and has just launched a new platform specifically designed to maximize project incentives under the IRA. Empact combines powerful software with incentive compliance expertise into the industry’s……

  • Study: Climate change is impacting U.S. solar energy generation

    A new study conducted by climate and energy analytics company Sunairio found that climate change is increasingly impacting U.S. solar energy generation. Traditional, industry-standard solar production risk assessment approaches are based on decades-old methods that use historical data and which crucially omit the growing influence of climate trends. As a result, pre-construction energy models over-predict……

  • BREAKING: FERC issues final rule on reforming interconnection process for renewable energy

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a final rule today to improve the interconnection process and address the growing backlog of renewable energy projects — mostly wind, solar and storage resources — waiting in queues nationwide. FERC’s historic ruling marks a step toward the modernization of the U.S. energy grid by streamlining the interconnection……

  • SolarBank awards 10 MW in contracts to Polar Racking for N.Y. landfill solar projects

    Developer SolarBank Corp. has awarded a contract to Polar Racking to supply ground mounting solutions for two landfill solar projects in New York, totaling 10 MWdc. According to the agreement, Polar Racking will supply its CORE fixed tilt ground mount solar mounting solution and ballasted foundations for SolarBank’s Manlius and Geddes projects. The Manlius project is being developed for……

  • TVA secures 279 MW in First Solar panels from for Alabama project

    The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has secured 279 MWdc of advanced thin film solar panels from First Solar for its Lawrence County Solar Project in Lawrence County, Alabama, which is expected to commence commercial operation in 2027. The project reflects TVA’s growing emphasis on solar in the region, which by 2025 is also expected to become the……