Renewable energy developer New Energy Equity along with community leaders and Harlem School District officials and students gathered in Machesney Park, Illinois, on Wednesday to celebrate the energization of a new 5.5-MW community solar project. Operated by New Energy Equity on land owned by the school district, this community solar project will generate 8.3 million… The post New Energy Equity community solar project funds scholarship program appeared first on Solar Power World.

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has made a final decision in a patent infringement case between Shoals Technologies Group and Voltage over trunk bus cable assemblies used on solar projects. Lisa R. Barton, secretary to the ITC, signed the letter that determined Voltage did infringe upon Shoals patents and violated Section 337 of the… The post ITC settles Shoals, Voltage patent dispute appeared first on Solar Power World.

Two critical community facilities in Marin County, California, are safeguarding residents during power outages, reducing energy costs and easing strain on the electric grid with solar and energy storage. The Dance Palace Community and Cultural Center in Point Reyes Station and the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin County in San Rafael have each… The post 2 California community centers strengthen resilience with solar + storage projects appeared first on Solar Power World.

Pearl Crop, a family-run nut processing business, was facing escalating energy prices, so it commissioned Renewable America to build 1.9 MWDC of commercial solar projects to help cover those costs. The agreement between Renewable America and Pearl Crop covers four different projects across three different locations in Ripon, Linden, and Stockton, California. The largest site,… The post Renewable America builds 1.9-MW solar portfolio for California nut company appeared first on Solar Power World.

Earthrise Energy‘s Archtop Solar Project, comprising Gibson City Solar 1 and 2, and totaling 270 MWAC, reached commercial operation on June 9. The project is the first application of Earthrise’s surplus interconnection strategy. Through this approach, 270 MW of new solar generation can use the existing grid infrastructure of Earthrise Energy’s natural gas-fired peaking facility… The post Illinois solar project shortens interconnection by tying into natural gas infrastructure appeared first on Solar Power World.

Federal funding withdrawals and permitting changes contributed to cancelling or halting 7 GW of renewable energy projects on federal land in 2025, with currently another 12 GW threatened on federal lands and 80 GW on private lands, according to an analysis by Wood Mackenzie. That is more than $121 billion in renewable energy investments at… The post WoodMac: Federal changes halted gigawatts of renewable energy development in 2025 appeared first on Solar Power World.

Sabanci Renewables, a subsidiary of Turkish energy company Sabanci Holding, has entered a power purchase agreement with Facebook parent company Meta for 100% output of its 100 MWAC/130 MWDC Lucky 7 Solar and 120 MWAC/156 MWDC Pepper Solar projects in Texas. Both projects are scheduled to be completed in the second half of 2027. They’re… The post Meta data center PPA spurs another 220 MW of Texas solar appeared first on Solar Power World.

OpSun has debuted the SunRail Inverter Rack, a mounting solution for inverters on commercial flat roof projects. Inverter Rack can accommodate one to six inverters per row. It ships to project sites preassembled and uses one type of nut for attachment. Inverter components are mounted to SunRail’s multiple rail channels, which can help avoid roof… The post OpSun develops mounting solution for commercial solar inverters appeared first on Solar Power World.

New data recently released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), and reviewed by the SUN DAY Campaign, reveals growth of more than 10% in electrical generation by renewable energy sources in the first third of 2026. Moreover, utility-scale solar, wind, and battery storage are projected to add more than 78.5 gigawatts (GW) of new… The post Solar could overtake US natural gas capacity in 2027 appeared first on Solar Power World.

A recently built 480-kWAC solar array in southern Ann Arbor, Michigan, is now the city’s largest PV project. This array at Steere Farm Wells is helping power vital water pumping facilities at one of Ann Arbor’s biggest electricity users. This collaboration resulted from a collaboration between Ann Arbor Water, Information Technology and Office of Sustainability… The post Ann Arbor finishes its largest solar project to date appeared first on Solar Power World.

Coyote Valley Casino & Hotel, located on the Coyote Valley Reservation in Redwood Valley, California, has completed a 2.23-MW solar carport system. The system, developed by Watthub Renewables and constructed by SunRenu Solar, has a PPA through Sunrock Distributed Generation with no upfront capital investment from the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians. The project includes a… The post Coyote Valley Casino completes 2.23-MW solar carport project appeared first on Solar Power World.

The SB 13-2 community solar project is now online in upstate New York. The 7-MWDC array was developed and constructed by PowerBank for Honeywell International. The project is built on an industrial brownfield owned by Honeywell and regulated by the New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation. PowerBank developed SB 13-2 as part of a three-project… The post PowerBank brings online NY community solar project built for Honeywell appeared first on Solar Power World.