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Suniva Announces New Facility to Dramatically Increase Solar Cell Manufacturing Capacity in America

LCG, April 15, 2026--Suniva announced yesterday that it has entered agreements to bring a state-of-the-art 4.5 GW solar cell manufacturing facility to Laurens, South Carolina. The new facility, combined with Suniva’s existing facility at its headquarters in metro Atlanta, will bring the company’s total annual domestic solar cell manufacturing capacity to over 5.5 GW.

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U.S. Coal-fired Generating Capacity Retirements in 2025 Are Less Than 20 Percent of Retirements in 2022

LCG, April 13, 2026--The EIA today released an "In-brief Analysis" of U.S. coal-fired generating capacity retirements in 2025. A highlight of the analysis is that, during 2025, the electric power sector retired 2.6 GW of coal-fired generating capacity at four power plants, which is (i) the least since 2010 and (ii) 5.9 GW less than the planned retirement of 8.5 GW at the beginning of 2025.

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Duke Energy Renewables Acquires Solar PV Projects in California

LCG, March 7, 2014--Duke Energy Renewables announced yesterday that it has acquired two, 20-MW solar projects located in California from Infigen Energy. The electricity generated from both projects will be sold through 20-year power purchase agreements (PPA?s) with Southern California Edison.

The Pumpjack Solar and Wildwood Solar projects will use solar photovoltaic (PV) technology and are sited in unincorporated areas near Bakersfield, California. The "construction-ready" projects may be operational within the year.

The two projects are Duke?s third and fourth utility-scale solar projects located in California. Duke Energy Renewables' President stated, "The acquisition of Pumpjack and Wildwood will more than double our solar power capacity in California?. We?re pleased to provide an increasing supply of affordable, clean energy to the nation?s number one solar market."

The Duke Energy Renewables portfolio of commercial renewable assets includes 15 wind and 21 solar facilities operating in 12 states, with a total capacity approaching 1,800 MW.
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