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US home improvement company Lowe’s plans to procure renewable energy from a solar project for the first time after securing a deal with developer Swift Current Energy.

US independent power producer Silicon Ranch Corporation has closed an investment round that attracted US$225 million in new equity capital.

Arizona Public Service (APS) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for 300-400MW of renewables capacity and for energy storage to be retrofitted at its solar plants.

New solar capacity installations in the US are expected to rise 43% this year as the industry recovers from the worst impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie.

sPower has purchased nine solar parks in New York State from the US renewable energy business of UK transmission grid operator National Grid.

The latest edition of PV Tech Power – PV Tech Power 25 – is now available to download from the PV Tech Store.

Enel Green Power has signed an agreement that will see energy from one of its US solar projects converted into green hydrogen to be supplied to a bio-refinery.

Engie North America has partnered with renewables investor Hannon Armstrong to secure US$172 million in funding for a portfolio of distributed solar and solar-plus-storage projects in the US.

LG Chem has voluntarily recalled some of its residential battery products in the US amid concerns surrounding fire safety.

A round-up of the latest news from the US solar market, including developments from Capital Dynamics, ReneSola and Cypress Creek.