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Republic Business Credit Funds Southern Solar Growth
Texas-based solar panel installation company Southern Solar has sought a long-term funding partnership with Republic Business Credit. The terms of the $3…
New Energy Equity Completes Minnesota Public Storage Solar Projects
New Energy Equity has completed 14 Public Storage solar projects across Minnesota, marking a step forward in Public Storage’s commitment to installing…
Utility Completes West Virginia Solar Site
Mon Power and Potomac Edison have completed their second utility-scale solar site in West Virginia, with 14,000 solar panels producing 5.5 MW…
875 MW Orion Solar Projects Commence Commercial Operation
SB Energy Global’s Orion I, Orion II and Orion III solar projects (Orion Solar Belt), located in Milam County, Texas, have reached…
DOE Awards $2B to Expand Transmission, Protect the Grid Against Weather
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $2 billion for 38 projects aimed at protecting the U.S. power grid against growing threats…
New York State Achieves Solar Milestone a Year Early
Six GW of distributed solar have been installed across New York, says the state’s governor, Kathy Hochul, achieving the State’s Climate Leadership…
SparkCognition changes name to Avathon
By | October 17, 2024 Avathon, the AI-driven company formerly known as SparkCognition, has unveiled a new AI platform that should improve…
Solar Liberty installs 600-kW solar portfolio for New York school district
By | October 17, 2024 Leadership from the New York Power Authority (NYPA) and Red Hook Central School District joined together at…
States refine multi-family solar incentives in Q3 2024 This and other trending solar policy topics from the latest NC Clean Tech report.
By | October 17, 2024 A multi-family solar install by Enterprise Electric. The NC Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) released its Q3…
EDPR NA completes two community solar projects in upstate New York
By | October 17, 2024 EDPR NA Distributed Generation has announced the completion of the Morgan East and Morgan West community solar…
Everybody Solar installs 72-kW solar project for Nashville science center
By | October 17, 2024 Everybody Solar has announced the completion of its largest solar installation at Adventure Science Center, a not-for-profit…
14 Public Storage properties in Minnesota get solarized
By | October 17, 2024 New Energy Equity has completed 14 solar project in Minnesota for Public Storage. Public Storage has committed…
New York reaches 6-GW solar deployment goal early
By | October 17, 2024 New York has reached 6 GW of distributed solar built in the state, marking an early achievement…
Primergy Secures Additional $350M for Ash Creek Solar Project
Primergy Solar has closed commitments for $350 million in tax equity financing for the 408 MW Ash Creek Solar project in Hill…
Greening to Construct Indiana Solar Plant
Greening has been awarded the construction of a 60 MW PV power generation plant that is expected to supply renewable energy to…
Aspen Power Completes Two Maine Solar Projects
Aspen Power has completed two community solar sites in Corinth and Prospect, Maine, which together deliver 8.5 MW of capacity. The projects…
Lightsource bp Indiana Solar Project Goes Online
(Source: Lightsource bp) Lightsource bp’s 188 MW Honeysuckle solar project in St. Joseph County, Ind., has entered commercial operation. “With our project…
EDPR NA Distributed Generation Completes New York Community Solar Projects
Joao Barreto EDPR NA Distributed Generation (EDPR NA DG), the distributed generation business unit of EDP Renewables North America, has completed the…
ARCO/Murray to Build North Carolina Solar Manufacturing Hub
(Source: ARCO/Murray) ARCO/Murray has been selected to lead the design and construction of Boviet Solar’s 1.1 million square-foot solar module and solar…
NYPA Completes Rooftop Installation for Red Hook Central School District
(Source: New York Power Authority) Leadership from the New York Power Authority (NYPA) and Red Hook Central School District joined together at…
CrewMate Semi-Autonomous Panel Installation Vehicle Completes Field Trial
(Source: Moog Construction) CrewMate, a semi-autonomous lift-assist vehicle developed by Moog Construction, has completed a field trial near Niagara Falls, N.Y., demonstrating…
Redeux Energy Sells Solar and Storage Development Project to Scout Clean Energy
(Source: Redeux Energy Partners) Redeux Energy Partners has sold its hybrid solar and battery storage development project to Scout Clean Energy. The…
DOE Guarantees $860M Loan for Puerto Rico Solar, Battery Storage
Jennifer M. Granholm The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through its Loan Programs Office (LPO), is set to guarantee an $861.3 million…
Quinbrook Secures Tesco, Shell Offtake Agreements
(Source: Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners) Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has inked two long-term offtake agreements with Tesco and Shell, covering 100% of the solar…
CleanChoice Energy Doubles Solar Generation Assets with Project Acquisition
Zoë Gamble CleanChoice Energy has acquired its second fully owned and operated solar project, located in Kylertown, Pa. Construction of the 150-acre,…
Q&A: What you need to know about the switch to Smart Solar Billing in Illinois
Illinois is phasing out full retail net metering and transitioning to a new solar incentive structure called Smart Solar Billing on January…
California university installs Paired Power solar EV chargers for electric maintenance vehicles
By | October 15, 2024 Paired Power and Santa Clara University have partnered to provide direct clean energy for the first time…
New AI-powered solar asset management tool features digital “agent”
By | October 15, 2024 Excelsior Energy Capital announced it has entered a multiyear partnership with Proximal Energy, an AI-powered asset management…
Runergy to use SolarCycle solar glass at Alabama solar panel factory
By | October 15, 2024 Runergy joins Silfab and Heliene as U.S. solar panel assemblers agreeing to purchase glass made by SolarCycle….
EDF plans sheep grazing for vegetation management on 220-MW Ohio solar project
By | October 15, 2024 AgriSolar Clearinghouse Today, the Eastern Cottontail Solar Project announced it will implement sheep grazing to assist with…
Power Factors taps AI for enhanced solar asset management offerings
By | October 15, 2024 Power Factors has announced the availability of Unity Asset Performance Management (APM) and Unity AI Insights, two…
Dominion Energy Virginia Eyes 12 GW of Solar
Ed Baine In its 2024 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) filed with the Virginia State Corporation Commission and the North Carolina Utilities Commission,…
Cordelio Power Advances Solar, Storage Projects to Construction
Paul Rapp Cordelio Power has advanced two solar projects from development to construction, the 150 MW Winfield solar project in Lincoln County,…
Sumitomo Group Establishes Joint Venture to Develop Virginia Renewable Energy
Ryan Yoshizawa Sumitomo, through Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (SCOA) and SCOA subsidiary Perennial Power Holdings, has formed a joint venture with CEP…
Community Choice Aggregators Celebrate Added Capacity
Ribbon cutting event in Riverside County, Calif. (Source: Clean Power Alliance) Central Coast Community Energy (3CE), Clean Power Alliance (CPA), Peninsula Clean…
Fluke Designs Tools For High-Voltage Solar Environments
Fluke 283 FC Digital Multimeter (Source: Globe Newswire) Fluke has introduced its 283 FC Solar Digital Multimeter and a283 FC True-RMS Wireless…
Excelsior, Proximal Partner on AI-Powered Asset Management
Chris Frantz Excelsior Energy Capital has entered into a multiyear partnership with Proximal Energy, with the aim of utilizing Proximal’s AI platform…
SOLARCYCLE Partners with Runergy Alabama as Glass Supplier, Recycling Partner
Suvi Sharma Runergy Alabama has entered into a strategic partnership with SOLARCYCLE, in which SOLARCYCLE will be the company’s major glass supplier…
SolarBank to Develop 7 MW Pennsylvania Project
Dr. Richard Lu SolarBank plans to develop a 7 MW ground-mounted solar installation, known as the Stauffer project, on a site located…
BrightNight Receives Financing from J.P. Morgan, Capital One for Arizona Project
Martin Hermann BrightNight has closed on a $260 million tax-equity financing commitment, including deferred contributions, for the 300 MW Box Canyon Solar…
Enphase IQ batteries now eligible for VPP programs in three more states
By | October 11, 2024 Enphase Energy announced that it is expanding its support for grid services programs — or virtual power…
RWE Awards Trading Software Framework Agreement to Arenko
Arenko has agreed to a framework deal with RWE Supply and Trading, in which RWE is set to use Arenko’s Nimbus Trade…
All 50 states now have access to GM Energy’s stationary energy storage system
By | October 11, 2024 GM Energy has officially launched its stationary energy storage product to all 50 states. The GM Energy…
Ørsted completes 300-MW solar + storage project in Arizona
By | October 10, 2024 Ørsted and Salt River Project (SRP) celebrated the official commencement of the Eleven Mile Solar Center, a…
Eaton smart breaker now compatible with Lunar Energy battery systems
By | October 10, 2024 Intelligent power management company Eaton has announced a collaboration with Lunar Energy to simplify the installation and…
Orsted, SRP Celebrate Commencement of 300 MW Solar Project
Eleven Mile (Source: Ørsted) Ørsted and Salt River Project (SRP) have commenced operations at the Eleven Mile Solar Center, a 300 MW…
Eaton, Lunar Energy Collaborate on Residential Energy Storage
(Photo: Business Wire) Power management company Eaton has collaborated with Lunar Energy, with the aim of simplifying the installation and maximizing the…
Runergy Asks USPTO to Cancel Trina Solar TOPCon Technology Patents
(Source: Runergy) Runergy has initiated actions at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to cancel two patents by Trina Solar, US9,722,104…
D3Energy Powers Utah Water Utilities with Floating Solar
D3Energy’s floating solar array for Park City, Utah (Source: PR Newswire) D3Energy has cut the ribbon on what it calls Utah’s first…
Walmart invests in 74 rooftop community solar projects in two states
By | October 10, 2024 Walmart announced it will invest in 74 Solar Landscape community solar projects in Maryland and Illinois. The…