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Residential electricity prices rise by 2% in the United States at the end of June 2023
Published on Sunday 17 September 2023 - n° 457
The US information website EnergySage estimates that the average price of residential solar electricity over the period June 2022 to July 2023 will reach $2.90/W in the first half of 2023, an increase of 1.8%.
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Solar energy prices rise again in the United States
Published on Saturday 16 September 2023 - n° 457
Solar energy prices in the United States have risen to reach 2.9 dollars per watt in the first half of 2023, representing an increase of
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Solar installations in the first half of the year in the United States
Published on Sunday 10 September 2023 - n° 456
The United States installed 12 GW in the first half of 2023, of which
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The use of panels in the United States in 2022 + investment in production
Published on Saturday 26 August 2023 - n° 454
Five million panels were produced in the United States in 2022 (one million more than in 2021, or +25%). The country used 31.6 million panels
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An update on the impact of the US inflation reduction law
Published on Friday 25 August 2023 - n° 454
The US solar industry added 2.7 GW of capacity in the second quarter of the year, more than half of all clean energy installations, according to the American Clean Power Association (ACP). This organisation puts the total at 5.2 GW
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After the publication of the US Department of Commerce and the 2-year suspension of duties
Published on Friday 25 August 2023 - n° 454
The US Department of Commerce has published its findings on the circumvention of US trade law:
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The demand for energy in California requires increasing production
Published on Saturday 8 July 2023 - n° 453
In California, peak solar production and peak demand are increasing because of the need for air conditioning. This increase at different times has to be balanced by energy storage.
The "duck curve" is an illustration of how the electricity network works. It reflects the mismatch between peak solar production (from midday to the afternoon) and peak electricity demand (in the late afternoon and evening).
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Time analysis for modernising or building a US PV installation
Published on Sunday 2 July 2023 - n° 458
Retrofitting a roof-integrated photovoltaic system requires 7% less labour than a conventional system.
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Decline in storage facilities in the United States in the 1st quarter
Published on Saturday 1 July 2023 - n° 452
Installed storage capacity in the United States in the1st quarter fell to 0.8 GW (-11%) and 2.1 GWh (-22%) compared with the same period last year.
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India puts an industrial foot in the US
Published on Saturday 24 June 2023 - n° 451
India's Vikram Solar has set up a subsidiary with US financiers Phalanx Impact Partners and Das & Co, to develop vertically integrated solar manufacturing in the United States. This joint venture
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In brief from the United States: Baywa r.e. places order with Meyer Burger to produce wafers, Canadian Solar plant
Published on Sunday 18 June 2023 - n° 450
In brief from the USA: Baywa r.e. places order with Meyer Burger, wafer production, Canadian Solar plant
German developer Baywa r.e. places order for 1.25 GW of panels
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The financial benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act
Published on Saturday 17 June 2023 - n° 450
Some Americans wanted to determine the financial benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Projects benefiting from the Clean Energy Production Tax Credit could see their tax exemptions increase considerably.
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Strong growth in US installations in Q1
Published on Saturday 10 June 2023 - n° 449
In the first quarter of 2023, the US solar industry experienced the strongest growth of any quarter in its history. Projects delayed from 2022 have come online. Supply chain constraints have been eased.
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US installer survey: high level of confidence
Published on Saturday 10 June 2023 - n° 449
A survey of US developers conducted by the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) shows that :
All renewable energy players will increase their renewable energy installations this year, 58% will do so moderately
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The US tax credit in the light of the national content requirement
Published on Monday 5 June 2023 - n° 448
On May 12, 2023, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued guidance on how project developers can obtain the tax credit from the Domestic Content Requirement (DCR) for their renewable energy projects.
Firstly, the benefits of the DCR tax credit vary depending on the technology