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Illinois Shines opens 800 MW of new solar capacity for 2025-26 program year
Illinois Shines (statutorily known as the Adjustable Block Program) opened today for the 2025-26 Program Year, offering 800 MW of capacity across its six project categories. The state-administered solar incentive program, implemented by the Illinois Power Agency (IPA), supports development of new distributed generation and community solar projects across Illinois, with a focus on equity…
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Heliene opens 500-MW solar panel assembly facility in Minneapolis area
Heliene officially cut the ribbon on its new solar module assemble facility in Rogers, Minnesota. The 500-MW site has been operational since April 29. Heliene also operates two panel assembly lines in Mountain Iron, Minnesota, with a capacity of 800 MW. The company’s total U.S. manufacturing capacity is now 1.3 GW annually. “Heliene is experiencing…
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California Supreme Court to hear oral arguments against NEM 3.0 this week
The California Supreme Court will hear oral arguments at 9 a.m. PT on Wednesday, June 4, in a lawsuit challenging the California Public Utility Commission’s decision to significantly slash the credit new solar users get for sharing excess energy with the grid. The commission’s updated net-metering policy, which took effect in April 2023, slashes customer…
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DOE reduces remaining capacity of Sunnova’s solar + storage loan guarantees
In an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 29, 2025, Sunnova Energy Corporation disclosed that it had amended its Loan Guarantee Agreement with the U.S. Dept. of Energy on May 22, 2025. The amendment reduced the maximum aggregate amount of partial guarantees from $3 billion to $371.6 million. This is equal…
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ESS Inc. almost closed its Oregon battery manufacturing plant last week
Oregon-based iron-flow long-duration energy storage system manufacturer ESS Tech Inc. almost closed last week if not for an unexpected financial boost. ESS announced last week that it may need to take “workforce actions” if unable to raise enough capital to allow the company to avoid a shutdown. “ESS subsequently received sufficient capital not anticipated in…
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