Pepco approved ConnectDER‘s meter collar products for solar, battery storage and EV charging installations for installation across its service territory in Washington, D.C. D.C. joins ConnectDER’s national footprint of 54 utilities reaching nearly 40 million households, with further utility expansion in progress. ConnectDER’s adapters plug directly into the existing meter socket on the outside of… The post DC utility operator approves ConnectDER meter collars for capital’s grid appeared first on Solar Power World.

Commercial and community solar design service Solesca is launching the second version of its software, which will now add terrain variability and slopes for designing ground-mounted and rooftop solar projects. “A lot of the expensive surprises on solar projects come from decisions made early with incomplete information,” said Sam Schierloh, CEO and co-founder of Solesca.… The post Solesca adds 3D terrain modeling to latest design software appeared first on Solar Power World.

JinkoSolar has unveiled Tiger Neo 5.0, an all-black residential solar module built on its all-new TAC technology — a combination of TOPCon and HJT. The first version to reach the market, an all-black 48-cell module, delivers a maximum power output of 510 W with a module efficiency of 25.52%. It was designed to redefine the… The post Jinko unveils 510-W all-black residential solar panel appeared first on Solar Power World.

Duke Energy Florida recently completed construction on the 74.9-MW Bailey Mill Solar Center, a solar site located near Monticello in Jefferson County. “The launch of Bailey Mill is another step toward lowering long-term energy costs for our customers,” said Melissa Seixas, Duke Energy Florida state president. “Every solar site we bring online reduces the amount… The post Duke Energy Florida completes 75-MW Bailey Mill solar site appeared first on Solar Power World.

Qcells announced it will offer new versions of its residential solar panels that feature aluminum frames extruded, anodized and fabricated in Tennessee. Qcells will offer domestic-frame options for its Q.TRON AC and Q.PEAK DUO AC panels in the United States. The frames will help meet minimum domestic content requirements for certain third-party owned solar projects.… The post Qcells residential solar panels to feature aluminum frames made in Tennessee appeared first on Solar Power World.

Pisgah Energy has finished a third solar project for Vanguard Furniture, continuing a multi-year partnership between the North Carolina-based businesses. Building on two earlier solar investments in Conover, North Carolina, Pisgah has completed a 848-kW rooftop system at Vanguard’s manufacturing facility in Hillsville, Virginia. The project should offset 95% of the craft furniture building’s electricity… The post Pisgah Energy installs third solar project for craft furniture maker appeared first on Solar Power World.

The N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) today released its Q3 2026 edition of “The 50 States of Solar” report. The quarterly series provides insights on state regulatory and legislative discussions and actions on distributed solar policy, with a focus on net metering, distributed solar valuation, interconnection rules, community solar, residential fixed charges, residential demand… The post 221 distributed solar policy actions were taken in Q3 all across country appeared first on Solar Power World.

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has found that the domestic solar panel manufacturing industry has been harmed by unfairly priced imports from India, Indonesia and Laos. The affirmative final determination by the ITC means that antidumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) will be placed on silicon solar cells and modules imported from the three countries.… The post Solar imports from India, Indonesia, Laos get official AD/CVD appeared first on Solar Power World.

Allied Facility Partners, a design-build and performance contracting firm serving K-12, municipal and public-sector organizations across Illinois and Wisconsin, has completed a districtwide rooftop solar project for Cary Community Consolidated School District 26 in Illinois. The completed project includes rooftop solar installations at three district facilities, with a combined system capacity of 843 kW. The… The post Illinois school district invests in solar on three school buildings appeared first on Solar Power World.

A 295-kW rooftop solar system is now producing power at Adelphi University in Long Island, New York. Along with its commercial operation, the school announced a new solar energy initiative for its 75-acre main campus. This solar system was built on Adelphi’s LEED-certified Center for Recreation and Sports, offsetting a portion of the facility’s energy… The post Adelphi University covers sports facility with new roof and solar project appeared first on Solar Power World.

Ameresco has completed a solar-plus-storage project at the main office of the Roseburg Urban Sanitary Authority (RUSA) in Oregon. The $1 million project is the beginning of a multi-phase transformative energy program aimed at enhancing the resilience, sustainability and cost-effectiveness of RUSA’s key facilities, which include its main office, wastewater treatment plant and natural treatment… The post Ameresco solar + storage project meets 100% of Oregon wastewater site’s energy needs appeared first on Solar Power World.

Standard Solar has acquired two solar projects in Washington from OneEnergy Renewables, marking the companies’ first projects together in the state. The projects — Palouse Junction in Connell and Cunningham in Othello — will bring a combined 15.79 MW of new ground-mounted solar capacity to eastern Washington. The acquisitions reflect Standard Solar’s continued growth in distributed… The post Standard Solar acquires two Washington projects from OneEnergy appeared first on Solar Power World.