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Legislative inaction on raising net metering caps has halted construction on more than 500 solar projects valued at US$617 in Massachusetts.

US residential and commercial PV provider SolarCity has raised US$131 million through a new tax equity fund in order to finance residential, commercial and military solar projects.

US-based residential solar firm Sunnova Energy has secured US$300 million from private equity firm Energy Capital Partners (ECP) to continue its growth in the residential solar sector.

Germany-based renewables firm Juwi plans to construct three utility-scale solar projects with a combined capacity of 90MW in Colorado via its US-based subsidiary.

US installer Vivint Solar saw its quarterly installs fall for the second successive quarter in the wake of its failed merger with SunEdison.

The US trade body formerly known as the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) is to undergo a rebranding and drop ‘solar’ from its new name.

A decision is due next week on whether or not SolarCity’s Silevo modules should be included in the scope of US trade duties on Chinese solar products.

Record installations expected in 2016 will put the US within a stone’s throw of challenging China’s position as the world number one solar market this year.

Recent shipment guidance from two leading members of the ‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL), Trina Solar and JinkoSolar highlighted that the US solar PV market in 2016 was expected to show considerable growth but raised concerns over the possibility of a module oversupply situation when compiling a list of suppliers with their own US ambitions.

The Southern Company has acquired a 120MW project in Texas currently being built by First Solar.