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Deals•Feb 25, 2026
MacLean‑Fogg Acquires OMCO Solar and Roll‑forming Businesses
Global industrial firm MacLean‑Fogg announced the acquisition of domestic roll‑forming manufacturer OMCO and its solar racking and tracker businesses, now operating as OMCO Solar. The deal expands MacLean‑Fogg’s presence in the solar and industrial markets, with OMCO Solar retaining its brand and leadership.
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Deals•Feb 23, 2026
Gibraltar Industries Sells eBOS Business to GameChange Energy for $70M
Gibraltar Industries, the parent of Terrasmart, announced the sale of its renewables electrical balance‑of‑systems (eBOS) business to a subsidiary of GameChange Energy for $70 million. The divestiture is the first step in a two‑step plan to align Gibraltar’s renewables assets with...
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News•Feb 19, 2026
Talon PV Secures German Wafer Supply for American-Made Solar Cells
U.S. solar‑cell maker Talon PV has signed a long‑term supply agreement with German wafer producer NexWafe. The deal provides approximately 7 GW of NexWafe’s EpiNex silicon wafers through 2032 to fuel Talon’s planned 4.8‑GW TOPCon manufacturing facility in Baytown, Texas. The...
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News•Feb 19, 2026
ProEnergy Supply, OpenSolar Partner on Distributor Inventory Platform
ProEnergy Supply (PES) has launched an AI‑driven transactional gateway that integrates directly with OpenSolar’s new Shop platform, allowing solar designers to purchase equipment in real time. The solution connects live inventory to distributors’ ERP systems, reaching over 28,000 active solar...
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Deals•Feb 19, 2026
ESS Inc. Acquires Additional Iron-Flow Battery IP
ESS Inc., a leading energy storage company, announced the acquisition of additional iron‑flow battery intellectual property to strengthen its technology portfolio. The deal, announced on February 19, 2026, expands ESS’s capabilities in iron‑flow battery solutions, though financial terms were not...
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News•Feb 18, 2026
Perch Energy Acquires Community Solar Management Company Solstice
Perch Energy announced the acquisition of Solstice, a community‑solar customer acquisition and management firm. The deal expands Perch’s portfolio to over 3 GW of capacity across more than 1,000 projects in 16 states, serving roughly 450,000 residential equivalents. Solstice contributes an...
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News•Feb 18, 2026
What It Takes to Thrive in Residential Solar for 20 Years
Residential solar has shifted from simple ownership to complex financing, inflating soft costs despite falling panel prices. Companies that prioritize operational discipline, lean processes, and transparent pricing are better equipped to survive policy volatility. Reducing soft costs through workflow consolidation...
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Deals•Feb 18, 2026
Perch Energy Acquires Solstice to Expand Community Solar Portfolio
Community solar platform Perch Energy announced the acquisition of Solstice, a customer acquisition and management firm. The deal adds 550 MW of contracted solar projects and expands Perch’s portfolio to over 3 GW across 1,000+ projects in 16 states. Financial terms were...
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News•Feb 17, 2026
EKO Launches Pyranometer Calibration Service for US Solar Players
EKO Instruments USA has introduced a U.S.-based pyranometer calibration service using its new Indoor Calibration Facility (ICF‑02). The automated system meets ISO 9847:2023 and IEC 61724‑1:2021 standards, offering faster turnaround, lower cost, and traceable accuracy for utility‑scale, commercial, and industrial solar projects....
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News•Feb 17, 2026
Connecticut Toyota Dealership Installs Solar Carport with C-PACE Financing
Earthlight Technologies installed a 300‑kW solar carport at Lynch Toyota in Manchester, Connecticut. The project was financed through Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C‑PACE) with backing from the Connecticut Green Bank. The dealership expects the solar canopy to lower operating...
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News•Feb 17, 2026
UL Solutions Develops New Certification Program for Solar Inverter Cybersecurity
UL Solutions has introduced a new certification program that establishes the first industry‑wide cybersecurity baseline for distributed energy resources (DER) and inverter‑based devices. The program follows UL 2941, a standard covering access management, cryptography, and data handling, and complements the existing...
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News•Feb 17, 2026
Roofit.Solar Building-Integrated PV Enters US Market
Roofit.Solar launched its building‑integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) line in the United States with a 12.32 kW Velario system installed on a residence in Kalamazoo, Michigan, by Agathon Solar. The project marks the first U.S. deployment of Roofit.Solar’s metal‑sheet‑based BIPV, a technology already...
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News•Feb 17, 2026
Capped Rhode Island Landfill Adds 5.74 MW of Solar Power to Grid
Ameresco partnered with Luminace to finish a 5.74‑MW solar farm on the capped Coventry Landfill in Rhode Island. The project, built on a CERCLA‑designated brownfield, converts previously idle land into a clean‑energy source. It is projected to generate about $4.4 million...
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News•Feb 17, 2026
Nextpower to Supply Steel Frames to Jinko’s US Panel Assembly Operations
Nextpower has signed a multi‑year agreement to supply Jinko Solar (U.S.) with more than 1 GW of steel frames, scalable to 3 GW over three years, for the Jacksonville, Florida, module assembly line slated for mid‑2026. The deal adds 6 % domestic content...
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News•Feb 17, 2026
American Steel and Aluminum Debuts Ground Screw for Large-Scale Solar
American Steel and Aluminum (ASA) has launched a domestically produced steel ground screw for solar project foundations, manufactured in New England with a fully traceable supply chain. The product is slated for the 2026 construction season and is compatible with...
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News•Feb 17, 2026
Applications Now Being Accepted for 15th Anniversary Top Solar Contractors List
Solar Power World has opened applications for its 15th anniversary Top Solar Contractors List, with submissions accepted through May 22, 2026. The ranking will be based on kilowatt capacity installed in 2025 across utility, commercial, community, and residential markets, and will also...
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News•Feb 13, 2026
California Power Aggregators Sign on for 50-MW Slice of Compressed-Air Long-Duration Energy Storage
Hydrostor has secured a 50‑MW offtake agreement with California Community Power for its Willow Rock Energy Storage Center, a 500‑MW/4,000‑MWh advanced compressed‑air energy storage (A‑CAES) project. The facility will provide eight hours of continuous discharge, delivering firm capacity to six...
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News•Feb 12, 2026
Commerce Releases Final AD/CVD Amounts in Battery Anode Case
The U.S. Department of Commerce issued final antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) rates for Chinese active anode material (AAM). AD margins remain at 93.5% for major exporters and 102.72% for others, while CVD rates settle around 66.86% for most...
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News•Feb 12, 2026
Monitoring Made Inverters More Essential to Solar Project Performance
Solar inverter manufacturers have turned inverters into intelligent power‑management platforms with granular monitoring across loads, storage, EV chargers, and the grid. Companies such as Enphase and SMA now deliver module‑level data, temperature and irradiance metrics, and AI‑driven predictive maintenance. This...
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News•Feb 12, 2026
Plus Power Brings Online 350-MWh Cross Town BESS in Maine
Plus Power has commissioned the 175‑MW, 350‑MWh Cross Town Energy Storage facility in Gorham, Maine, marking the largest battery energy storage system on the ISO New England grid. The plant uses 156 Sungrow PowerTitan modules on a five‑acre site adjacent...
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News•Feb 11, 2026
Aggreko Finishes Solar Projects on Two US Service Centers
Aggreko has installed rooftop solar systems at two U.S. service centers—a 100‑kW array in St. Louis that meets about 40 % of the site’s electricity and an 87.3‑kW array in Bridgeport covering roughly 64 % of its power needs. The installations cut...
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News•Feb 11, 2026
SolarEdge Partners with WeaveGrid to Expand Utility Support for VPPs
SolarEdge Technologies announced a partnership with grid‑software firm WeaveGrid to bring its residential battery systems into the utility‑focused Distribution‑Integrated System Capacity Orchestration (DISCO) platform. DISCO, originally built for large‑scale EV charging management, will now coordinate both electric vehicles and home...
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News•Feb 11, 2026
National Laboratory of the Rockies (Formerly NREL) Lays Off 134 People
The National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR), formerly NREL, announced a second major workforce reduction this year, cutting 134 employees. The layoffs follow a prior round of 114 cuts nine months earlier and are attributed to adjusted funding levels and...
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News•Feb 11, 2026
Intellirent Opens Regional Service Center in Phoenix
Intellirent has launched a new regional service center in Phoenix, Arizona, slated to begin operations on February 23, 2026. The facility is positioned to serve power, utility, industrial and infrastructure customers with faster access to electrical testing equipment and local...
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News•Feb 11, 2026
Solar + Storage Project Comes Online in Shadow of Indiana Coal-Fired Plant
AES Indiana has brought online a 250‑MW solar farm paired with 180 MWh of battery storage at the Petersburg Generating Station, a 2‑GW coal facility in Pike County. The new Petersburg Energy Center replaces two coal units that date back to...
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News•Feb 11, 2026
SOLRITE Energy + Sonnen VPP Offers Texas Battery Owners a 12¢/kWh Rate
SOLRITE Energy and sonnen have launched a battery‑only virtual power plant (VPP) product for Texas homeowners, offering up to 60 kWh of storage at a flat 12¢ per kWh all‑in rate. The service costs a modest $20 per month and is limited...
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News•Feb 11, 2026
Anonymous Donor Helps Philadelphia Habitat for Humanity Homes Go Solar Solar Power World’s Projects of Impact.
Solar Power World’s first “Projects of Impact” highlights a 17.6 kW solar installation on five Habitat for Humanity homes in Philadelphia’s historic Strawberry Mansion neighborhood. The project, funded by an anonymous donor, was built by Exact Solar in partnership with Habitat homeowners...
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News•Feb 10, 2026
Michigan Unions Launch Coalition to Create Clean Energy Jobs
Michigan labor leaders announced the Michigan Climate Jobs (MICJ) coalition, a union‑driven effort to build clean‑energy projects and apprenticeships across the state. Guided by the Climate Jobs Institute’s Blueprint, MICJ targets grid modernization, public‑infrastructure decarbonization, and the creation of union‑filled,...
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News•Feb 10, 2026
Oregon Awards $12 Million to 24 Projects in Community Renewable Energy Grant Program
The Oregon Department of Energy has allocated nearly $12 million to 24 community renewable energy projects, spanning solar, battery storage, micro‑hydro, and floating‑solar installations. The fourth‑round grant received 76 applications requesting over $46 million, underscoring strong statewide demand. Awards target tribes, public...
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News•Feb 9, 2026
End of an Era: Sec. 201 Tariffs on Imported Solar Panels Expire
Imported solar panels are no longer subject to Section 201 tariffs after they expired on February 6, 2026, ending an eight‑year protection regime that began under the Trump administration. The tariffs, which started at 30 % and gradually declined to 14 % by 2025, were...
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News•Feb 9, 2026
ITC Makes Initial Determination in Latest Shoals Vs. Voltage Patent Drama
The U.S. International Trade Commission’s Administrative Law Judge Doris Johnson Hines issued an initial determination that Voltage’s LYNX trunk‑bus products infringe two Shoals Technologies Group patents (Nos. 12,015,375 and 12,015,376) under Section 337 of the Tariff Act. The finding follows a series of...
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News•Feb 6, 2026
PG&E Will Try Out SPAN Edge Customer Meter Upgrade Device
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) announced it will pilot the SPAN Edge at‑the‑meter device through its new PanelBoost program, allowing customers to add electric appliances and EV chargers without costly panel upgrades. The technology provides real‑time load management and dynamic...
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