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BYD overtakes Tesla as China’s EV giants dominate global sales

Electrek

JUNE 16, 2025

For the wider global auto industry, this is no longer just about meeting future goals – it’s about remaining competitive today in a market that’s charging up.” They have hundreds of pre-vetted solar installers competing for your business, ensuring you get high-quality solutions and save 20 to 30% compared to going it alone.

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T1 Energy’s (FKA FREYR) new 5 GW US solar factory leaps forward

Electrek

JUNE 16, 2025

T1 Energy has chosen Yates Construction as the contractor for preconstruction services and site preparations for its planned $850 million, G2_Austin 5 GW Solar Cell Facility. There are currently far fewer solar cell manufacturing sites in the US than solar module factories, according to the SEIA.

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Minnesota’s largest coal plant goes solar: Sherco Solar comes online

Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Photo: Xcel Energy Xcel Energy has started delivering clean energy from one of the US’s largest solar farms: Sherco Solar in Minnesota. Sherco Solar, which recently began generating power, will eventually have a massive capacity of 710 megawatts (MW). Sherco Solar is expected to cost around $1.1

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Tesla officially starts autonomous ‘testing’ phase in Austin days before planned launch

Electrek

JUNE 9, 2025

In the past, Tesla has managed to get around self-driving test reporting by claiming that its system is a level ADAS system and not actual “self-driving” – leaving the person in the driver’s seat responsible for the vehicle at all times. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. It is worrisome.

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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

Creative Greenius

APRIL 25, 2021

After taking solar installation classes and volunteering with GRID Alternatives for several years and learning to install racking systems, PV modules and inverters, and how to wire them up – including bending conduit – in 2015 I installed a solar PV system on my own roof with a crew of GRID experts. Installing the 5.2

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EGEB: The world’s most powerful wind turbine passes the typhoon test

Electrek

MAY 3, 2021

United Auto Workers union says only US-made EVs should get tax incentives. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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EV Standouts at the 2021 LA Auto Show

EV Match

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Below is an overview of the November 2021 LA auto show, where electric vehicles (EVs) stole the spotlight! That’s why we were excited to learn about the electric vehicles introduced at last month’s LA Auto Show. Most of us on the team at EVmatch are EV drivers, and we all are EV enthusiasts! . Photo courtesty of dot.LA.

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BCG forecasts electrified vehicles to take half of global auto market by 2030; hybrids to dominate

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NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Only when alternative energy sources—nuclear, wind, and solar, for example—become major factors in electricity generation will electric powertrains materially contribute to lowering atmospheric levels of greenhouse gases. Regional Market Variations.

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IIT Madras offers 12 weeks free online course on ‘Electrical Autos & Renewable Vitality

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JULY 21, 2021

IIT Madras offers 12 weeks free online course on ‘Electrical Autos & Renewable Vitality. The Indian Institute of Expertise, Madras (IIT-M) is offering a free online course on ‘Electrical Autos and Renewable Vitality.’ a Solar and Wind energy in India: Economics of centralized generation. Storage options for Energy.

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One of Texas’ dirtiest coal plants will swap to solar with help from US grant

Baua Electric

DECEMBER 21, 2024

A coal plant in South Texas will shut down and convert to a solar + battery electricity generation facility, with the help of a $1.4 The grant money will be used to convert the plant away from coal power and replace it with solar and battery storage. ad* FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. Get started here.

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Ohio’s largest solar farm just came online

Baua Electric

JANUARY 7, 2025

Photo: EDF Renewables North America The largest solar farm in Ohio, Fox Squirrel Solar, is now fully online and delivering clean electricity to the PJM grid. Developed by EDF Renewables andowned in partnership with Canadian energy company Enbridge, the 577-megawatt (MW) Fox Squirrel Solar is in Madison County, west of Columbus.

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The US’s largest battery-grade lithium refinery will be in Oklahoma

Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

Read more: A California lake has enough lithium to power 375 million EVs Photo: Port Muskogee If you’re an electric vehicle owner, charge up your car at home with rooftop solar panels. Your personalized solar quotes are easy to compare online and you’ll get access to unbiased Energy Advisers to help you every step of the way.

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US solar module production capacity reaches 50+ GW

Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Photo: First Solar The US solar manufacturing industry just hit a historic milestone: Domestic solar module production capacity has surpassed 50 gigawatts (GW). If all these factories ran at full capacity, they could produce enough modules to meet the countrys entire solar demand.

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The US’s largest solar + storage project gets the green light

Baua Electric

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Photo: Shutterstock/Pine Gate Renewables The USs largest proposed solar and storage project, the 2.4 gigawatt (GW) Sunstone Solar, just got the go-ahead from Oregon regulators. Pine Gate also works closely with Morrow County and agricultural groups to offset Sunstone Solars impact on the local agricultural economy.

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A $2-3 billion battery factory for electric trucks is headed to Mississippi

Baua Electric

JANUARY 18, 2024

Read more: Uber Freight and Greenlane team up to electrify America’s trucking routes Photo: Daimler Truck North America To limit power outages and make your home more resilient, consider going solar with a battery storage system. ad* FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. Get started here. –

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This is New Jersey’s largest high-rise residential rooftop solar array

Baua Electric

JANUARY 31, 2025

Photo: LeFrak New York-based real estate developer LeFrak has installed the largest rooftop solar array on a high-rise multifamily residential building inNew Jersey. Sunkeeper Solar, aBrooklyn-based solar energy company, installed the nearly $1 million system. Get started here.

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China powers up the world’s largest open-sea offshore solar farm

Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Image: China Energy China’s CHN Energy has connected the first solar units from its 1-gigawatt (GW) offshore solar farm – the world’s first and largest of its kind – to the grid. it aims to serve as a benchmark for future large-scale offshore solar farms. Once completed, this offshore solar farm is expected to generate 1.78

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A 100-MW solar farm just broke ground in Wisconsin

Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Image: National Grid Renewables National Grid Renewables has broken ground on its 100 MW Apple River Solar Project in Polk County, Wisconsin. The Wisconsin solar farm, which will use US-made First Solar Series 6 Plus bifacial modules, will be constructed by The Boldt Company, creating 150 construction and service jobs.

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A huge $2 billion solar + storage project in California powers up

Baua Electric

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Photo: Arevon One of the USs largest solar + battery storage projects is now online in Mojave, California. Arevon Energy s Eland 1 Solar-plus-Storage Project combines a 384-megawatt (MW) solar farm with a 150-MW/600 MWh battery storage system. trusted affiliate link* FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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These solar streetlights can withstand Category 5 hurricanes

Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Photo: Streetleaf Streetleafs solar-powered streetlights can withstand Category 5 hurricanes, and the company aims to deploy them across Florida to boost storm resilience. Since Tampa-based Streetleaf was founded in 2019, its installed over 8,000 solar streetlights across the US. Get started here.

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The world’s largest solar + storage project will deliver power 24/7

Baua Electric

JANUARY 23, 2025

Photo: Masdar The United Arab Emirates is building the worlds largest solar and battery storage project that will dispatch clean energy 24/7. Emirati Renewable energy company Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company) and Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) are developing the trailblazing solar and battery storage project.

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Five solar farms come online in Maine, slashing electricity costs

Baua Electric

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Photo: Ampion Renewable Energy Ampion Renewable Energy has brought five community solar farms in Maine online, adding nearly 25 megawatts (MW) of clean energy to the grid annually and generating over 28 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity. Ampion has signed 1,700 households and 70 businesses to these new community solar projects.

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The world’s highest solar + storage project is online in Tibet

Baua Electric

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Photo: China Huadian At 5,228 meters (17,152 feet) above sea level, phase two of the worlds highest-altitude solar plus storage project has begun generating power, setting a new benchmark for renewable energy in extreme conditions. It features 170,000 solar panels paired with a 20 MW/80 MWh energy storage system. Get started here.

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Wisconsin’s most powerful solar farm just got the go-ahead

Baua Electric

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Photo: Vista Sand Solar Farm The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) has approved Vista Sands Solar Farm , which will become the most powerful solar farm in the state. Doral Renewables Portage County project will be the most powerful solar farm in Wisconsin and among the most powerful in the US, generating nearly 1.3

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This Florida solar farm is supplying clean energy to 12 cities

Baua Electric

JANUARY 8, 2025

Photo: Florida Municipal Power Agency Floridas Rice Creek Solar Energy Center is now online, delivering nearly 75 megawatts (MW) of clean electricity to 12 cities across the state. The solar farm is part of the Florida Municipal Solar Project, one of the largest municipal solar initiatives in the US.

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A vast 600 MW Texas solar farm just hit a major milestone

Baua Electric

JANUARY 30, 2025

million solar panels covering six square miles at Hornet Solar in Swisher County, Texas. Once its online, Hornet Solar will generate 600 megawatts (MW) of clean energy enough to power 160,000 homes annually. Hornet Solar uses bifacial solar panels mounted on a single-axis tracking system to maximize efficiency.

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A record $847M raise powers a commercial rooftop solar wave

Baua Electric

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Photo: Solar Landscape Commercialrooftop solar developer Solar Landscape secured a record-breaking $847 million in 2024 to fund its largest-ever portfolio of commercial rooftop solar projects. Why commercial rooftop solar in 2024? million square feet.

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These solar-roofed electric school buses are V2X

Baua Electric

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Student transport company First Student and utility Con Edison have launched a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) hub with 12 solar-roofed electric school buses in Brooklyn. The panels, along with solar arrays on the rooftop of the facility, will create a clean energy generation, battery storage, and power delivery system. Get started here.

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Walmart and Nexamp are rolling out 31 solar farms in 5 states

Baua Electric

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Photo: Nexamp Walmart is working with community solar developer and operator Nexamp to build 31 community solar farms across the US. This isnt Walmarts first collaboration with Nexamp in 2021, they worked together on a group of solar projects in New York. trusted affiliate link* FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Toyota to buy clean power from a $1.1 billion solar farm in Texas

Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

[link] Enbridge, a Canadian energy company, just announced it’s moving forward with an 815-megawatt (MW) solar project called Sequoia in Texas. When it’s done, it’ll be one of the largest solar farms in North America. trusted affiliate link* FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. The project’s price tag is a hefty $1.1

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New York’s largest solar farm is a go with $950 million in funding

Baua Electric

JANUARY 28, 2025

[link] Clean energy investment manager Greenbacker Renewable Energy has secured $950 million to build what will be New York States largest solar farm. The Solar Energy Industries Association ranks New York 8th nationally for solar capacity. With 6,493 megawatts, it has enough solar to power 1,127,865 homes.

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China’s 3GW Gobi Desert solar farm can power 2 million households

Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

China just connected its largest single-capacity solar farm built on a former coal mining area, which is in the Gobi Desert, to the grid. million solar panels, the plant will generate around 5.7 Your personalized solar quotes are easy to compare online and you’ll get access to unbiased Energy Advisers to help you every step of the way.

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This 3GW Gobi Desert solar farm can power 2 million households

Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

China just connected its largest single-capacity solar farm built on a former coal mining area, which is in the Gobi Desert, to the grid. million solar panels, the plant will generate around 5.7 Your personalized solar quotes are easy to compare online and you’ll get access to unbiased Energy Advisers to help you every step of the way.

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Solar farms generating 724 MW in Oklahoma will power Google AI

Baua Electric

JANUARY 15, 2025

Photo: Leeward Renewable Energy A group of Oklahoma solar farms collectively generating a whopping 724 megawatts (MW) will power Googles data center operations and artificial intelligence (AI) with long-term power purchase agreements. trusted affiliate link* FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. Together with the 152.5

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New York’s largest solar farm is a go with $950 million in funding

Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

[link] Clean energy investment manager Greenbacker Renewable Energy has secured $950 million to build what will be New York States largest solar farm. The Solar Energy Industries Association ranks New York 8th nationally for solar capacity. With 6,493 megawatts, it has enough solar to power 1,127,865 homes.

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This new solar + storage site will help power the Las Vegas Strip

Baua Electric

JANUARY 9, 2025

By Almc1217 – Own work, CC BY 3.0, [link] The Escape Solar and Storage project inLincoln County, Nevada, will send clean power to big resort customers on the Las Vegas Strip. Reno-based Estuary Power , Escapes developer, closed a$340 millionfinancing package for the solar and storage project in late December 2024.

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Tesla Cybertruck gets $10,000 solar panel wrap that gives you more range

Baua Electric

JANUARY 13, 2025

A company managed to wrap a Tesla Cybertruck with solar cells that power an on-board battery pack. In 2017, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that he pushed his engineers to look into integrating solar cells on Model 3 , but they concluded that it wasnt worth it at the time. kW of solar power. It costs about $10,000. Is it worth it?

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Ørsted’s largest solar farm in the world is now online in Texas

Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Photo: Ørsted The Mockingbird Solar Center, Ørsted’s largest solar project globally, is now online, next to protected prairie donated by the renewable energy giant. This massive 468-megawatt (MW) solar farm is set to power 80,000 homes and businesses, providing a major boost to the Texas grid. Get started here.

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Corporate America is investing in record levels of solar and storage

Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Corporate America is investing in clean energy at record levels, with tech giants taking the top spots for users of solar. Meta, Google, and Amazon are leading the charge in solar and battery storage adoption, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association’s ( SEIA’s ) latest “Solar Means Business” report.

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Penske Truck Leasing kicks off a US rooftop solar rollout in Illinois

Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Image: Penske Truck Leasing Penske Truck Leasing is rolling out rooftop solar on its US truck leasing, rental, and maintenance buildings, starting in Illinois. The next Penske Truck Leasing rooftop solar system to come online will be in Grand Rapids, Michigan, “in the coming months,” followed by another in Linden, New Jersey, in 2025.

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One of the US’s first solar peaker plants – with Tesla Megapacks – just came online

Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Photo: Arevon Arevon Energy has kicked off operations at Vikings Solar-plus-Storage – one of the US’s first utility-scale solar peaker plants. The $529 million project in Imperial County, California, near Holtville, features 157 megawatts of solar power paired with 150 megawatts/600 megawatt hours of battery storage.

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Tesla plans mini Oasis Supercharger with solar and batteries near its giant project

Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Tesla appears to be doubling down on its new “Oasis” Supercharger station concept, which consists of larger stations powered by solar and a microgrid battery system. The site will also include restrooms, as well as a large solar array and battery storage. Oasis has 11 MW of planned solar power and 39 MWh of energy storage.

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Tesla’s energy storage business is booming, but solar is gone

Baua Electric

OCTOBER 25, 2024

However, the beginning of Tesla’s energy storage growth also appears to be the end of Tesla’s solar business. Tesla’s “energy generation” business has been solar, but it’s now going away. Over the last few years, we have reported on how Tesla has been phasing out this solar business. That would be truly impressive.

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6 ways to get the best range from your EV in winter

Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

Photo: Thomas Nilsen To limit power outages and make your home more resilient, consider going solar with a battery storage system. In order to find a trusted, reliable solar installer near you that offers competitive pricing, check out EnergySage , a free service that makes it easy for you to go solar. Get started here. –

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BYD overtakes Tesla as China’s EV giants dominate global sales

T1 Energy’s (FKA FREYR) new 5 GW US solar factory leaps forward

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Minnesota’s largest coal plant goes solar: Sherco Solar comes online

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Tesla officially starts autonomous ‘testing’ phase in Austin days before planned launch

CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

EGEB: The world’s most powerful wind turbine passes the typhoon test

EV Standouts at the 2021 LA Auto Show

BCG forecasts electrified vehicles to take half of global auto market by 2030; hybrids to dominate

IIT Madras offers 12 weeks free online course on ‘Electrical Autos & Renewable Vitality

One of Texas’ dirtiest coal plants will swap to solar with help from US grant

Ohio’s largest solar farm just came online

The US’s largest battery-grade lithium refinery will be in Oklahoma

US solar module production capacity reaches 50+ GW

The US’s largest solar + storage project gets the green light

A $2-3 billion battery factory for electric trucks is headed to Mississippi

This is New Jersey’s largest high-rise residential rooftop solar array

China powers up the world’s largest open-sea offshore solar farm

A 100-MW solar farm just broke ground in Wisconsin

A huge $2 billion solar + storage project in California powers up

These solar streetlights can withstand Category 5 hurricanes

The world’s largest solar + storage project will deliver power 24/7

Five solar farms come online in Maine, slashing electricity costs

The world’s highest solar + storage project is online in Tibet

Wisconsin’s most powerful solar farm just got the go-ahead

This Florida solar farm is supplying clean energy to 12 cities

A vast 600 MW Texas solar farm just hit a major milestone

A record $847M raise powers a commercial rooftop solar wave

These solar-roofed electric school buses are V2X

Walmart and Nexamp are rolling out 31 solar farms in 5 states

Toyota to buy clean power from a $1.1 billion solar farm in Texas

New York’s largest solar farm is a go with $950 million in funding

China’s 3GW Gobi Desert solar farm can power 2 million households

This 3GW Gobi Desert solar farm can power 2 million households

Solar farms generating 724 MW in Oklahoma will power Google AI

New York’s largest solar farm is a go with $950 million in funding

This new solar + storage site will help power the Las Vegas Strip

Tesla Cybertruck gets $10,000 solar panel wrap that gives you more range

Ørsted’s largest solar farm in the world is now online in Texas

Corporate America is investing in record levels of solar and storage

Penske Truck Leasing kicks off a US rooftop solar rollout in Illinois

One of the US’s first solar peaker plants – with Tesla Megapacks – just came online

Tesla plans mini Oasis Supercharger with solar and batteries near its giant project

Tesla’s energy storage business is booming, but solar is gone

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