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By Contributing Author July 7, 2026 By Will White | Anyone in the solar industry knows that sites are built to withstand challenging weather conditions. Wind, heat, hail, standing water, freeze-thaw cycles – none of this is unusual, and none of it automatically becomes an outage that costs you production. The problem is what these harsh conditions leave behind. The obvious damage gets attention first. The quieter damage often doesn’t occur: insulation worn out at a contact point, a ground fault that only occurs in wet conditions, a wire that remains offline because the team can’t justify hours of disruptive…

UK battery storage developer Field has reached financial close on two new battery energy storage systems (BESS) projects in Britain, adding 239MW/1GWh of flexible capacity to its construction pipeline.One of the projects, called Keith, a 39MW/200MWh battery storage facility, is one of the longest running BESS projects to reach financial completion in the UK to date. The project is expected to help manage Scotland’s heavily restricted B4 transmission border, a key transmission restricted area in central Scotland.The battery system for Keith will be supplied by Chinese energy storage supplier Sungrow, while the remainder of the factory works will be supplied…

By ESS news Battery asset owners trading in Britain’s frequency response markets faced a mixed outcome after Ofgem ruled in favor of some rewrites of the terms and conditions for its Dynamic Response range of frequency services, while rejecting others. Network operator NESO originally submitted ten amendments for industry consultation between November 20 and December 19, 2025, later withdrawing two before final submission to Ofgem. The regulator has approved six of the remaining eight proposed changes, spread over two effective dates. The first approved changes will come into effect from 31 July 2026 and include a new link between the…

By Martin McConnell July 6, 2026 Continue this week Projects weeklyindependent energy producer IPX Power has secured billions in financing for a series of massive solar and storage projects near Fresno, California. Elsewhere in the Golden State, two community facilities in Marin County are getting battery installations to help with growing concerns about power grid strain. Renewable America has also completed a series of locations for nut processing company Pearl Crop. In Illinois, New Energy Equity and the Harlem School District have powered a new community solar project and launched a new grant program for the district. Finally, Alaska is…

By Martin McConnell July 6, 2026 The Coyote Valley Casino & Hotel California’s Redwood Valley is home to the Golden State’s newest solar carport installation, with a 2.23 MW system scheduled for completion on June 29. The new system has 1,500 YES solar energy modules and 10 inverters from Chint Power Systemssay representatives, and will generate only 3.5 GWh per year. The casino says the new energy generation will save more than $450,000 in the first year alone Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians ownership group. All told, the project includes a 1.41 MW solar carport installation in the casino…

Governor Kathy Hochul announced that 8 GW of distributed solar has been installed in New York State, putting the state ahead of schedule to reach 10 GW by 2030. This growth in the distributed solar market has generated approximately $12.2 billion in private investment in New York and created more than 16,000 jobs statewide. A solar project in Westchester County, New York, owned by DSD Renewables, operated by Perch Energy. Photo credit: DSD Renewables “New York continues to raise the bar as we mark another milestone for solar energy in our communities across the state,” said Hochul. “This is low-cost,…

The third round of grants under the Massachusetts’ Dept. of Energy Resources’ Solar Program for Low Income Services (LISSP) have been awarded. Grants totaling $2.4 million will help ten nonprofits install rooftop solar systems that will reduce each organization’s electricity costs by 70 to 100%, resulting in more resources for the nonprofits’ critical work. “We are thrilled to award grants to this newest group of nonprofits and add more than 600 kW of new solar energy to Massachusetts,” said Energy Resources Commissioner Elizabeth Mahony. “Together, these organizations will pay nearly $275,000 less in electricity costs each year, providing them with…

UK-based clean energy developer Island Green Power (IGP) has closed a £315 million HoldCo debt financing to support its transition to an independent power producer (IPP).The financing package was arranged by Barclays Bank and Tokyo-based financial services firm Nomura, who acted as joint-lead underwriters and bookrunners. It will enable IGP to refinance existing debt and provide capital to support the company’s growth and enable the construction of IGP’s first projects.IGP, which previously operated as a pure development company, is behind the West Burton solar power station, the largest Nationally Significant Solar Infrastructure Project (NSIP) to receive a Contract for Difference…

The Chinese Module Marker (CMM), OPIS’ benchmark rating for TOPCon modules FOB China, remained stable this week at $0.113/W, with spot price indications ranging between $0.110/W and $0.117/W, according to the OPIS Global Solar Markets Report published on June 30. However, sentiment for longer-term deliveries weakened, with prices for freight falling sharply in the fourth quarter of 2026 and 2027 as expectations for second-half demand weakened and upstream cell and wafer prices continued to decline. China forward FOB prices for Q4 2026 freights fell 0.88% week on week to $0.113/W, while Q1 and Q3 2027 freights fell 0.87% to $0.114/W.…

TCL Zhonghuan completed the acquisition of the Chinese module maker Das Solar on July 2. According to previously disclosed information, the deal gives TCL Zhonghuan access to 20 GW of advanced n-type TOPCon cell capacity, mainly TOPCon 3.0, and 50 GW of module capacity. TCL Zhonghuan also announced a technology upgrade plan, investing CNY 1.4 billion ($206 million) to convert the entire 20 GW of cell capacity to back-contact (BC) production lines and CNY 1.2 billion ($176 million) to upgrade 25 GW of module capacity to BC module assembly lines. Once completed, the upgrades will provide TCL Zhonghuan with 20…