Ampacity Amplifies Solar Tracker Installation Training Services
Utility‑scale solar distributor Ampacity is expanding its Customer Success training services to include comprehensive solar tracker installation programs. The curriculum combines classroom instruction with hands‑on field training, covering row builds, foundation work, mechanical installation and operations‑and‑maintenance. Sessions last one to five days and can be delivered on‑site, with trainers able to construct demonstration trackers at client locations. The initiative aims to help EPCs and developers complete solar projects faster, cheaper, and with higher quality.
Electrification with Equity: Solving the Peak Demand Problem in Massachusetts
Electrification in Massachusetts could double peak electricity demand by 2050, pressuring the grid to expand capacity. State planners hope renewable build‑out will meet the need, but federal solar tax credits are ending and offshore wind projects face permitting delays. Two...
ARRAY Increases Angling on Terrain-Following Solar Tracker
ARRAY Technologies announced an upgraded OmniTrack terrain‑following single‑axis solar tracker that can now adjust rows up to 2° between foundations, double the previous 1° range. The enhancement targets uneven, sloped sites, allowing developers to avoid costly grading and accelerate project...
SEG Solar Is Building a Third Solar Panel Assembly Facility in Texas
SEG Solar announced a third solar‑panel assembly plant in Texas, adding 4.6 GW of capacity and bringing total U.S. manufacturing output to 10.6 GW annually. The 1.15‑million‑square‑foot facility, located next to the 4 GW Tomball site, will be completed in March 2027 with production...
New York Prioritizes Solar in 2027 State Budget
Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature approved the FY 2027 budget, earmarking $200 million for NYSERDA’s NY‑Sun program to expand rooftop and community solar. The funding is projected to generate about 1 GW of new solar capacity across the state....
Matrix Renewables and SOLV Start Construction on 457-MW Texas Solar Project
Matrix Renewables and EPC contractor SOLV Energy have broken ground on the 457‑MW DC Tormes Solar Project in Navarro County, Texas. The development is expected to generate roughly 450 construction jobs and will add significant clean‑energy capacity to the ERCOT...
SUNPURE Automated Module Installers Compatible with GameChange Solar Trackers
GameChange Solar announced that its single‑axis Genius Tracker is now compatible with SUNPURE’s Saturn automated module‑installation system. Saturn can lay 600 to 1,000 solar modules per day on uneven terrain, and has already helped construct more than 2.36 GW of solar...
Mango Power Modular Microinverter Hits US Residential Solar Market
Mango Power has entered the U.S. residential solar market with its S Pro Microinverter 5000 W, sold as a ten‑unit pack of 500‑W devices. The inverter performs direct DC‑to‑AC conversion, eliminating the traditional DC‑DC stage and includes built‑in Wi‑Fi mesh for seamless...
1-MW Solar Project Comes Online at CU Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder has commissioned a 1.1‑MW ground‑mounted solar array on its East Campus, spanning two acres near a parking lot. Installed by McKinstry, the system is expected to offset roughly 1 % of the university’s total electricity use. The...
Sunformance Launches as ‘Recovery’ Division of Solar Installation Arm Sunstall
Solar contractor Sunstall has created Sunformance, a dedicated recovery division focused on underperforming solar assets. Sunformance provides end‑to‑end services—including diagnostics, repair, repowering, retrofit and insurance remediation—using Sunstall’s field crews trained for performance recovery rather than new construction. The division targets...
Otovo Acquires Solar O&M Brand SunSystem Technology
Otovo announced the acquisition of SunSystem Technology, a solar operations‑and‑maintenance (O&M) provider, for $770,000 in cash plus a $1.3 million three‑year earn‑out. SunSystem brings a decade of service experience across residential and commercial portfolios in 14 states. The deal is the...
University of Michigan Adds Solar Through ‘Maize Rays’ Initiative
The University of Michigan has brought two new solar projects online—a 730 kW rooftop and carport at the North Campus Administrative Complex and a 1.2 MW array at the Dean Road Transportation Facility. These installations are part of the Maize Rays initiative,...
Toyota and Pepsi Buy Power From 400-MW Sequoia Solar Project in Texas
Enbridge’s 400‑MW Sequoia Solar project in Callahan County, Texas, has entered full operation, supplying clean electricity to corporate off‑takers AT&T, Toyota, PepsiCo and Donaldson Company under long‑term power purchase agreements. The first phase marks the start of a two‑phase development,...
Op-Ed: Passive Solar Commissioning Is Dead Long Live Active Solar Commissioning
Solar now supplies most new U.S. generation capacity, and installations routinely bundle storage, EV chargers and smart controls. The legacy static‑passive commissioning model, which validates systems only after installation, is increasingly mismatched with this complexity, leading to slower jobs and...
75-MW Jumper Creek Solar Site Now Online in Florida
Duke Energy Florida has brought the 74.9‑MW Jumper Creek Solar Complex online in Sumter County, marking the latest addition to its expanding solar portfolio. The utility estimates the project will save its two million customers roughly $250 million over the plant’s service...