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Civic Renewables launches as new residential solar dealer network

By | June 12, 2024 A new residential solar dealership program launches today in the United States. Civic Renewables, founded by former…

PV Hardware supplying trackers for 200-MW Texas solar project

By | June 12, 2024 PV Hardware USA, a developer of solar trackers, structures and control solutions for utility-scale solar power plants,…

Hoymiles releases 5,000-W microinverter for C&I, large residential solar projects

By | June 12, 2024 Hoymiles MiT Hoymiles has released a new 5,000-W microinverter designed for industrial, commercial and large residential projects….

200-MW New Mexico solar project replaces retired coal plant

Origis Energy and Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association have completed construction and reached commercial operation on Escalante Solar, a 200-MW PV project…

MREA now an accredited training provider for six solar roles

The Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) has been awarded Training Provider Accreditation for six renewable energy programs from the Interstate Renewable Energy…

Burns & McDonnell breaks ground on a utility’s first large-scale solar project

Burns & McDonnell has broken ground on a new 297-MWDC solar facility for Consumers Energy, the utility’s first large-scale solar project. Scheduled…

Questions to ask ground-mount system partners to increase project profitability

One thing solar project developers, EPCs and investors have in common – everyone wants their project to be as profitable as possible….

RWE Starts Construction on Illinois Utility-Scale Solar Project

Casey Fork Solar Project (Source: RWE) RWE is building its first utility-scale solar project in Illinois, the 150 MW Casey Fork Solar…

Escalante Solar Reaches Commercial Operation

Escalante Solar near Grants, N.M. (Source: PR Newswire) Origis Energy and the Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association have put the 200 MW…

Vesper Energy Finalizes $592M Hornet Solar Debt Syndication

Robert Scheuermann Vesper Energy has finalized construction and term loan syndication, representing $592 million in investments, for its 600 MW Hornet Solar…

BLM Completes Final EA for Nevada Transmission Lines

Tracy Stone-Manning The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has completed the final environmental analysis of the proposed Greenlink West Transmission Project, a…

SunVest Acquires, Begins Construction on Illinois and Maine Community Solar Projects

Bram Walters SunVest Solar has closed the acquisition and project financing for a 50 MW portfolio of community solar projects in Illinois…

GameChange Solar Integrates Genius Tracker with Robotic Cleaners

(Credit: GameChange Solar) GameChange Solar’s flagship Genius Tracker 1P and 1P-2Row products have been designed to integrate with solar module robotic cleaning…

Stem, AEPCO Deploy Arizona Co-Op Storage Project

John Carrington Stem and Arizona Electric Power Cooperative (AEPCO), in partnership with Prometheus Power, have deployed a co-located storage and solar project…

Trade Commission says solar imports from Southeast Asia are harming domestic manufacturers

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that there is a reasonable indication that the U.S. solar panel manufacturing industry is…

Redeux Energy Sells 450 MW Solar Portfolio to Pine Gate Renewables

Rob Masinter Redeux Energy has sold a 450 MW project portfolio to Pine Gate Renewables comprising three projects located in the MISO…

EDPR NA Acquires Renewable Properties Community Solar Portfolio

Joao Barreto EDPR NA Distributed Generation has acquired a portfolio of four Illinois community solar projects under development from Renewable Properties. The…

DTE Energy to Build BESS at Converted Michigan Coal Plant

Jerry Norcia DTE Energy is converting a portion of its retired Trenton Channel coal power plant site to house a 220 MW…

Solaris Closes CAD $54M Equity Offering

Credit: Ryan Gallup Solaris Resources has closed on its bought deal equity offering, where it issued 8,222,500 common shares of the company….

Revolve Achieves Bouse Solar and Storage Project Milestone

Steve Dalton Revolve Renewable Power has completed the interconnection milestone related to the 1,000 MW Bouse Solar and Storage Project, located in La…

Arevia, NV Energy Sign PPA for Nevada’s Largest Solar + BESS

Mark Boyadjian Arevia Power has signed a PPA with NV Energy for what it calls the largest solar energy and battery storage…

CPA Board Approves Solar, BESS Deal with BHE Renewables

Ted Bardacke The Clean Power Alliance (CPA) board of directors has approved two 20-year PPAs with BHE Renewables for solar+storage projects co-located…

The Catholic University of America Completes Community Solar Project

(Credit: Catholic University) The Catholic University of America has completed its 7.5 MW West Campus Solar Array, developed in collaboration with Standard…

NYSERDA Allots $5M for Demo Projects Co-Locating Solar and Agriculture

Doreen M. Harris The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has made $5 million available for demonstration projects that…

Aurora adds whole-home electrification tools to sales platform

Solar sales and design platform Aurora Solar is expanding into whole-home electrification and energy needs. Aurora’s new tools can aid with energy…

Entergy and NextEra Energy Resources enter agreement for up to 4.5 GW of new solar + storage

Credit: NextEra Energy Entergy and NextEra Energy Resources, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, today announced a five-year joint development agreement that will…

NYSERDA offering $5 million for agrivoltaic demo projects

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority today announced $5 million is now available for demonstration projects that co-locate solar…