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US president Donald Trump has brought in new tariffs on China with 10% and Canada with 25%, while Mexico tariffs have been halted for a month.

The average solar power purchase agreement (PPA) price remained constant between the third and fourth quarters of 2024 in North America.

Under its Home Renovation Savings Program the state government will offer rebates for 30% of the cost of adding solar modules or BESS.

Westbridge has agreed to divest from a 332MW solar project to a subsidiary of Greek firm METLEN Energy & Metals, for C$41.4 million.

Canada has announced up to C$500 million in finance for the country’s Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways (SREPs) programme.

Ontario’s request for proposal will seek nearly all technologies – solar PV, wind, nuclear, natural gas, biomass and hydroelectric – while limiting solar PV’s deployment on agricultural land.

The 58MW Scotford solar project near Edmonton, Alberta, will provide power to Shell’s nearby Scotford oil refinery, chemicals plant and carbon capture complex.

The US generated 236.12TWh of power last year, while in Germany over 12% of power was produced by solar, the highest among all G7 countries.

Aggreko Energy Transition Solutions, a division of power generation equipment supplier Aggreko, has acquired US-based commercial and industrial solar company Infiniti Energy from private equity firm Upper Bay Infrastructure Partners.

Solar developer SolarBank has partnered with Canadian engineering services and consulting firm TriMac Engineering to develop a 31MW community solar portfolio in the eastern region of Nova Scotia, Canada.