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London-based renewables fund NextEnergy Capital (NEC) has bought a 100MW solar PV plant in Florida, US, marking the first acquisition under its NextEra ESG V investment fund.

The Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) along with 20 municipal utilities and solar developer Origis Energy have expanded their municipal solar PV portfolio to 600MW.

Utility Duke Energy has completed two more solar PV projects in northern Florida, adding 150MW to its portfolio.

US utility Duke Energy has added 150MW worth of community solar to its Florida portfolio as part of its Clean Energy Connection programme.

US utility Duke Energy has completed the final project in its 10 project PV portfolio in Florida, with a total combined capacity of 700MW.

US shipments of PV modules reached a new high last year amid continued demand for new solar capacity.

A round-up of the latest news from the US solar market, including developments from Pivot Energy, Duke Energy and Engie NA.

Florida’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has vetoed controversial legislation to change the state’s net metering laws that would have significantly stripped down the benefits of having residential solar and allowed utilities to add additional charges to customers’ energy bills.

Florida lawmakers have passed a bill that will remove credits for households with PV systems, amid warnings that the legislation could undercut the state’s rooftop solar sector.

US utility Florida Power & Light (FPL) has picked Cummins to supply a 25MW electrolyser system for what's claimed to be the first green hydrogen plant in Florida.