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2023 is on track to be a “record year” for solar PV installations in the US; through August, 8.4GW of utility-scale solar was installed, 50% more than the equivalent point in 2022. In those deployments, some trends have emerged.

Soltec has signed an agreement to provide a new solar project in the US state of Missouri with 302MW of its SF7 tracker.

National Grid Renewables has begun operations on the 247MW Yellowbud solar PV project, delivering power to Amazon under a pre-arranged PPA.

The EIA's latest figures reveal 6% decline in the average cost of building a new solar facility in the US between 2020 and 2021.

TotalEnergies has signed a PPA with Saint-Gobain to supply the latter with electricity from its Danish Fields solar farm in Texas.

The PV CellTech USA conference gets underway in San Francisco today, to explore the opportunities for PV manufacturing in the US.

Ashtrom Renewable Energy has raised US$270 million in funding for its 400MWdc Tierra Bonita solar project in the US state of Texas.

The US Department of Energy has agreed to supply up to US$3.3 billion in loan funding to US residential solar developer Sunnova.

The US Energy Information Administration has published its latest monthly report into the country’s energy mix.

US solar manufacturer Toledo Solar has settled its lawsuit with cadmium-telluride (CadTel) thin film solar manufacturer First Solar for an undisclosed amount.