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Leyline Renewable Capital Provides Financing to GSCE
Eric Rubinstein Leyline Renewable Capital has announced a $28 million financing package for Golden State Clean Energy (GSCE). The funding, which comprises…
SolarBank Project Under Development for Fiera Real Estate Nears Completion
SolarBank’s rooftop solar project for Fiera Real Estate nears completion (CNW Group/SolarBank Corporation Source: PR Newswire) SolarBank is nearing completion of construction…
Standard Solar, Trinasolar to Transform New Jersey Landfill into Community Solar
Mike Streams Standard Solar has acquired a 5.7 MW solar project on a landfill in Pennsville, N.J., in partnership with Trinasolar Development…
Import duties imposed on aluminum solar racking from 14 countries
By | September 30, 2024 On Friday, the U.S. Dept. of Commerce made final determinations that producers in 14 countries — China,…
Q&A: The Northeast takes the lead on energy storage legislation
This summer, Rhode Island joined its New England neighbors in passing legislation specifically aimed at energy storage development. The state has an…
California governor vetoes bill that would have reversed CPUC’s multi-meter solar rules
By | September 30, 2024 Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed legislation on Friday that would have allowed schools and apartment buildings to use…
Puget Sound Energy adding large solar + storage projects to portfolio
Puget Sound Energy (PSE) announced two large projects in Washington state that will help add more clean energy to its portfolio. The…
Artemis solar software uses AI to generate instant proposals
Solar sales company Monalee is now making its proprietary software available to other solar companies. Artemis by Monalee is designed for agile…
OpenSolar releases payment system specifically for solar installers
OpenSolar, a software company that empowers solar installers with free-of-charge solar design, sales and project management platform, announced a new innovation designed…
Construction begins on 160-MW Unbridled Solar Project in Kentucky
Last week, National Grid Renewables hosted an event to celebrate construction of its Unbridled Solar Project located in Henderson and Webster Counties,…
First Solar opens 3.5-GW solar panel factory in Alabama
First Solar has held the grand-opening of its new 3.5-GW solar panel manufacturing facility in Lawrence County, Alabama. The $1.1 billion fully…
New 135-MW Illinois solar project will support three major corporations
Through Sustainability Roundtable’s Net Zero Consortium for Buyers (NZCB), Akamai Technologies, Teradyne and Wayfair have signed an aggregated virtual power purchase agreement…
Think Your Surveys Are Perfectly Accurate? You Might Still Be Missing Something
Takeaway: Even if manual surveying methods work today, they may not work tomorrow (or any day your star Surveyor is sick, takes…
Why Solar Shade Analysis is so Subjective & How to Fix It
Takeaway: Solar Contractors often rely on potentially outdated or incomplete satellite, aerial, or LiDAR imagery for shade analysis. This results in subjective…
What Makes a Good (or Bad) Plan Set?
Takeaway: Plan sets require comprehensive on-site data, including measurements of every roof plane, internal surveying analysis, and details regarding any niche AHJ…
California storage installation licensing rule put on hold as trial continues
A coalition of clean energy, consumer protection and environmental groups are celebrating a preliminary injunction ruling on September 26 that will halt…
Illinois democrats introduce bill to set new 8.5-GW energy storage goal
Three years after the landmark Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) was signed into law, Illinois state lawmakers and solar energy industry…
DTE breaks ground on three new solar projects funded by voluntary customers
DTE Energy announced that it has broken ground on three new solar projects in the last four months, in response to growing…
Solar could soon become the second-largest source of U.S. generating capacity
A review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data in two new reports just released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)…
Octopus Energy Invests in U.S. Solar
(Source: Octopus Energy) Octopus Energy has invested in solar farm developer Circal, with a target of creating 600 MW of new solar…
TotalEnergies Starts Commercial Operations of Texas Solar+Storage Projects
(Source: TotalEnergies) TotalEnergies has commenced commercial operations of Danish Fields and Cottonwood, two utility-scale solar farms with integrated battery storage located in…
Ameresco, Mountain Regional Water Complete Signal Hill Floating Solar Project
Ribbon cutting ceremony was held at Signal Hill, marking the launch of innovative floating solar project. (Photo: Business Wire) Ameresco has completed…
Greif Signs VPPA with Enel Green Power Espana
Ole Rosgaard Greif has signed a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with Endesa’s renewal subsidiarity, Enel Green Power España (EGPE). The solar…
Transsolar, WattCarbon Partner on Decarbonizing Coal Country
Tommaso Bitossi Transsolar and WattCarbon are partnering to invest in rooftop solar projects in West Virginia, with the aim of reducing 200…
Court Approves Complete Solar Purchase of SunPower Assets
T.J. Rodgers Complete Solar Holdings says the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware has approved the sale of substantially…
Illinois’ Prairie Solar Gains Three New VPPA Partners
Mike Mattera Through Sustainability Roundtable’s Net Zero Consortium for Buyers (NZCB), Akamai Technologies, Teradyne and Wayfair have signed an aggregated virtual power…
First Solar Opens Major Alabama Facility
First Solar inaugurated its new $1.1 billion fully vertically integrated thin-film solar manufacturing facility in Lawrence County, Ala. (Photo: Business Wire) First…
Dairyland Receives USDA PACE Award for Solar+Storage
Brent Ridge Dairyland has received a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) award under the Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) program for two…
DTE Energy Breaks Ground on Three Solar Parks
Joe Musallam DTE Energy has broken ground on three solar parks in the last four months, with the Fish Creek and Mission…
Renewable Land Acquires Ohio Property Leased to Solar Farm
Alex Stone Renewable Land has acquired a 435-acre property in Putnam County, Ohio, leased to the Blue Harvest Solar Park. The property…
QE Solar Acquires S3 Power
James Swansey QE Solar has acquired S3 Power, a Massachusetts-based provider of commissioning, testing, specialized construction and maintenance services for medium-voltage power…
Emeren Group, Luxshare Connect Solar Plant to Grid
Yumin Liu Emeren Group has connected a 4.5 MW solar power plant at Luxshare iTech, located in Zhejiang Province, China, to the…
Heliene Bolstering Solar Manufacturing with Tax Credit Sale
Martin Pochtaruk Heliene has announced the sale of a $50 million Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credit, facilitated by Basis Climate….
Drone-in-a-Box Technology: Balancing Promises and Challenges for Utility-Scale Solar Projects
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Origis Energy, TVA Expand Mississippi Renewable Energy Portfolio
Johan Vanhee Origis Energy and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) have announced a PPA to expand their solar and storage portfolio in…
Catalyze Completes Community Solar Project in Frankfort, New York
4.8 MW Community Solar Project in Frankfort, NY (Photo: Business Wire) Catalyze has launched a 4.8 MW community solar project in Frankfort,…
Puget Sound Energy Adds Solar, BESS Projects in Washington
Ron Roberts, Puget Sound Energy (PSE) has announced two renewable projects in Washington state. The first is the development of the utility-scale…
Siting Permits Issued for Large-Scale Solar, Wind Projects in NYS
Jessica Waldorf The New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting and Electric Transmission (ORES) has issued final siting permits for the…
Construction begins on massive solar project on roof of new JFK Airport terminal
By | September 24, 2024 Construction has begun on a new terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), which will host a 13,000-panel…
Bipartisan energy permitting bill could bring solar power where it’s needed most
Permitting and transmission for utility solar projects has been a challenge for the industry that has only intensified as installations get larger…
New fund for advancement of tribal clean energy sets $100 million goal
By | September 24, 2024 A tribal solar project. Terrasmart Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy, in collaboration with the John D. and…
CS Energy, Luminace cover freshly capped New Jersey landfill with community solar
By | September 24, 2024 CS Energy and Luminace have completed two 5-MW landfill community solar projects located in Berkeley, New Jersey….
Catalyze completes 4.8-MW community solar project in New York
By | September 24, 2024 Catalyze, a renewable energy developer, launched a 4.8-MW community solar project in Frankfort, New York. This project…
Origis Energy enters 200-MW solar + storage PPA in Mississippi
By | September 24, 2024 Another Origis Energy project. Origis Energy and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) have announced a power purchase agreement to expand their…
Interplay Learning launches new online solar training programs
By | September 24, 2024 Interplay Learning announced the launch of two new Academy programs, Clean Energy and Solar. Additionally, Interplay’s AI-powered…
Vaisala launches new weather-based decision-making platform for renewable energy
By | September 24, 2024 Vaisala today launched Vaisala Compass, a weather-based decision-making platform for the renewable energy industry. The Vaisala Compass…
CS Energy, Luminace Complete New Jersey Landfill Community Solar Projects
(Source: PR Newswire) CS Energy and Luminace have completed two 5 MW landfill community solar projects located in Berkeley, N.J. These co-located…
SolarBank to Develop Upstate New York Community Solar Project
(Credit: Andrew Fogg) SolarBank has announced that it intends to develop a 7 MW ground-mounted solar power project known as the Hwy…
Construction Commences on JFK Airport Solar Array
Rick Cotton The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the New Terminal One consortium that was selected to design,…
Valley Children’s Breaks Ground on Microgrid Project
Rendering of Valley Children’s solar field, designed in the shape of the hospital’s mascot, George the Giraffe. (Source: PR Newswire) Valley Children’s…