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With flexible demand appliance standards for pool controls set to take effect in California next year, the state is now developing standards for electric storage water heaters, to be followed by standards for five more types of appliances.

With the introduction of the American Tax Dollars for American Solar Manufacturing Act earlier this month, senators are trying to close this work-around and put American manufacturing back on a level playing field. 

pv magazine USA spotlights news of the past week including market trends, project updates, policy changes and more.

pv magazine USA spotlights news of the past week including market trends, project updates, policy changes and more.

Conceived by an international research team, the new bidding strategy applies to the day-after and the intraday markets. It uses a technique that transforms results from probabilistic models into actual scenarios. Their method showed its ability to yield increased revenues and reduced imbalance.

The motorsports club with an F1-style track is installing a solar array that is expected to power about 60% of its operations.

Also on the rise: Global energy spending is set to surpass $3 trillion for the first time this year. Generac acquires microgrid controller specialist Ageto. And more.

The company previously known for generators and battery backup systems, moves further into the C&I market with the acquisition of Ageto.

The International Energy Agency projects that solar will attract more investment than all other electricity generation sources combined. Global energy spending is set to surpass $3 trillion for the first time this year.

Also on the rise: IEA PVPS certifies that floating PV systems have small carbon footprint. Students from University of Michigan win solar car race. And more.