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The California Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee has amended Assembly Bill 942 (AB 942) and removed a net metering amendment that would have affected residential solar owners’ rates when acquiring a home or property.

Geronimo Power, Avangrid and DTE Energy have all reached crucial milestones at solar projects in Ohio, California and Michigan, respectively.

Solar and wind curtailment have increased by 29% between 2023 and 2024 in California, according to the US Energy Information Administration.

The California State Assembly’s Appropriations Committee has passed a net metering bill that could worsen residential solar owners’ rates when acquiring a property.

The Scarlet II Solar Energy Park currently features 200MW of solar capacity paired with a 40MW/160MWh BESS.

Enlight Renewable Energy has secured US$773 million in debt financing for its Country Acres solar-plus-storage project in California.

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has forecast 63GW of new utility-scale additions in 2025, led by solar PV.

Three project stories have come out of the US this week, including EDF Renewables in Ohio, EDP Renewables in California and Origis in Florida.

Arevon said the project, in Kern County, brings its operational renewable energy capacity in California alone to over 3GW.

A roundup of three solar project announcements in the US states of Texas, California and Illinois from three developers.