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Rolling News [20261026]

Writer: Josh R
Josh R
7 hours ago
3 min read

New sites are coming online and technical notices are moving fast. Here is what field teams need to know this week, plus open jobs worth a look.



Sites Coming Online


  • Mammoth Solar, Pulaski County, IN. Doral Renewables commercialized the final 900 MWac (South, Central I & II) and held a switch-flip ceremony on Oct 20. EPC: Bechtel. Tracker: Nextracker. Inverter and module not disclosed. Source: Pulaski Post →


  • Black Hollow Sun, Weld County, CO. ContourGlobal reached full COD four months early on 257 MWac / 324 MWp. Hanwha Qcells supplied the modules and was also the EPC. The tracker is single-axis (maker not disclosed). The PPA is with Platte River Power Authority. Source: ColoradoBiz →


  • Aramis Solar & Storage, Alameda County, CA. IPX Power's 100 MWac + 400 MWh project reached COD on Aug 20, and contract deliveries began Oct 1. It uses First Solar modules and 118 Tesla Megapacks and supports four permanent operations roles. Source: IPX Power →


  • Bocanova 2 BESS, Brazoria County, TX (ERCOT). Nightpeak Energy brought 150 MW / 300 MWh of standalone storage online on Tesla Megapack 2 XL (COD Sep 17, announced Oct 13). The site now totals 300 MW / 600 MWh. Source: PR Newswire →


  • Abroad: Villameca, Castilla y León, Spain. Recurrent Energy (Canadian Solar) announced COD on Oct 15 for 200 MWp, with BESS hybridization planned. Source: PR Newswire →


  • Abroad: Kōwhai Park, Christchurch, New Zealand. The Contact Energy / Lightsource bp joint venture officially opened 150 MWac / 168 MWdc on Oct 15. It is the South Island's largest solar farm. Source: Lightsource bp →




Technical Bulletins & Reports


  • EPRI: BESS failures down 98% since 2018. Failure incidents per deployed GWh fell 98% from 2018 to 2025. Annual failure rates are 0.04–0.14%, on par with oil-filled transformers. O&M takeaway: put pre-2021 systems first in risk reviews and retrofit budgets. Source: Utility Dive →


  • UL 9540 pathway for modular DC BESS. UL Solutions launched a certification pathway for modular DC BESS. Certified subsystem combinations are listed in UL Product iQ. O&M takeaway: check certified combinations before you swap DC blocks. Source: Energy-Storage.news →


  • NextEra halts two Long Island BESS sites. East Hampton and Montauk were suspended over PFAS-type groundwater contamination linked to Novec 1230 and water from the 2023 fire. O&M takeaway: audit clean-agent suppression and firewater runoff containment. Source: Energy-Storage.news →


  • Swift Current sues First Solar over modules. The claim covers more than 2.4M Series 6 Plus/7 modules (over $360M), including the 800 MWdc Double Black Diamond site in Illinois. A hearing is set for Nov 16. O&M takeaway: standardize IV-curve testing and chain of custody for pulled modules. Source: pv magazine USA →


  • Sungrow patches iSolarCloud authentication bypass. The flaw was reported Aug 22 and patched Aug 25, with no evidence it was exploited. O&M takeaway: review cloud and remote-access accounts on Sungrow fleets and put firmware updates under change control. Source: PV Tech →


  • NERC PRC-029-2 and PRC-030-1 now in effect. The IBR ride-through and unexpected-output-reduction standards took effect Oct 1, 2026. O&M takeaway: have inverter fault logs, high-resolution SCADA data and event-review procedures ready. Source: NERC →




Now Hiring in the US


Leadership Roles



  • Manager, Operations Control Center · EDF power solutions — Bloomington, MN · Apply → icims.com




Field Technicians



  • Renewable Energy Solar Technician – Multiple Levels · EDF power solutions — Taft, CA · Apply → icims.com



  • Renewables Tech I, II, III – Raleigh Region (applications close Oct 27) · Duke Energy — Elm City, NC · Apply → myworkdayjobs.com





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