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1. New Hampshire hopes to be a model for nationwide interconnection reform

   For years, New Hampshire solar developers and their customers have faced one regulatory roadblock after another, making it much harder to connect solar projects to the grid than in neighboring states. New Hampshire is last in the Northeast for solar deployment, mostly due to its outdated interconnection procedures. These rules govern how clean energy projects…

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2. Tesla claims it’s making solar panels again at its Buffalo factory

   After years of relative quiet, Tesla’s factory in Buffalo, New York, has been repurposed back to its original purpose: to make solar panels. The 1.2 million ft2 facility received a nearly $1 billion investment from New York State, and local organizations have been questioning Tesla’s employment figures since Day 1. Originally built for Silevo in…

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3. Tigo GO Battery can now interact in US VPP programs

   Tigo Energy announced today that the Tigo GO Battery now qualifies for participation in select virtual power plant (VPP) programs across the country. The GO Battery has also been added to the EnergyHub and Uplight distributed energy resource management (DERM) platforms. The Tigo GO Battery is fully compatible with the latest energy products from the Tigo GO Optimized…

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4. SolarCycle begins solar panel recycling in Georgia

   SolarCycle has begun recycling solar panels at its new facility in Cedartown, Georgia. The 255,000-ft2 recycling facility is home to SolarCycle’s proprietary next-generation advanced recycling technology, which delivers more than double the throughput of the company’s first-generation recycling lines. The new process allows for 100% landfill diversion and recovers 96% of the value from the…

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5. Solar Battle of the Bands rocks again at Intersolar this February

   The California Solar & Storage Association (CALSSA) announced the line-up for Solar Battle of the Bands (SBOB), a semi-regular music competition with groups composed of U.S. solar workers. The event will return on Thursday, February 19 to Moonshine Flats in San Diego, following the second day of the Intersolar & Energy Storage North America (IESNA).…

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