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Castillo Engineering, Recon Corporation Partner on Illinois Community Solar Projects

(Source: Castillo Engineering) Castillo Engineering has been selected by Recon Corporation to provide design and engineering services on two new community solar…

SEIA: US corporations set new solar + storage deployment records

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is reporting that U.S. corporations are commissioning record levels of solar and energy storage, according to…

Largest Solar Project in the Upper Midwest Begins Delivering Energy

Sherco Solar (Source: Xcel Energy) Xcel Energy’s Sherco Solar, which the company says is the Upper Midwest’s largest solar project, has begun…

Developer Secures Project Financing for Shallow Basket Project

Bill Whitlock National Renewable Solutions (NRS) has closed on $145 million in project financing for its Shallow Basket Project, a 140 MW…

Genie Energy Closes on Solar Generation Project Financing

Michael Stein Energy solutions provider Genie Energy has closed on a loan financing for a portfolio of operating solar generation assets. The…

Agilitas Energy Secures Strategic Financing from 1st Source Bank

Ryan Fenstermaker Agilitas Energy has secured both a construction loan and tax equity financing from 1st Source Bank, to be used towards…

Salt River Project and Flatland Storage plan 200-MW BESS in Arizona

By | November 19, 2024 Salt River Project (SRP) and Flatland Storage, a subsidiary of EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) have…

Sunnova building solar + storage microgrid for Penobscot Nation in Maine

By | November 19, 2024 The Penobscot Nation selected Sunnova Energy International to deploy a 500-kW battery energy storage system (BESS) for…

Fronius GEN24 hybrid software upgrade now available

By | November 19, 2024 Fronius USA announced the launch of both Fronius GEN24 Plus and UP.storage, an upgrade that transforms the…

Final IRA direct pay rules allow co-owned solar projects to collect benefits

By | November 19, 2024 Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS released final regulations for the direct pay provisions…

5 ways AI can boost solar O&M

Matt Brocklehurst, EVP of Product & Technology, Sitetracker Deploy, deploy, deploy. That has been the mantra in solar development, and deploying quickly…

Adapture Renewables completes 14.6-MW Virginia solar project

By | November 19, 2024 Adapture Renewables has announced the completion and commercial operation of Rivanna Solar, a new 14.6-MW solar project…

Xcel Energy completes first phase of 710-MW Minnesota solar project

By | November 19, 2024 Xcel Energy is now delivering carbon-free electricity from one of the country’s largest solar projects to customers…

Rivanna Solar Project Begins Commercial Operation in Virginia

Rivanna Solar (Photo: Business Wire) Adapture Renewables has commenced commercial operation of Rivanna Solar, a 14.6 MW project in Charlottesville, Va. This…

Sunnova Awarded Maine Microgrid Project for Penobscot Nation

Michael Grasso Sunnova Energy International has been selected by the Penobscot Nation in Maine to deploy a 0.5 MW battery energy storage…

RIC Energy, Rosemawr Partner on Project Deployment Financing

Jonathan Rappe RIC Development (RIC Energy) and investment firm Rosemawr Management are partnering financially to fund interconnection deposits that aim to help…

Penske Truck Solar-Powers Leasing Facility

Penske Truck Leasing facility with solar panels (Source: PR Newswire) Penske Truck Leasing has installed and activated its first rooftop solar-powered systems,…

SRP, EDP to Provide Arizona with New Energy Storage System

(Source: EDPR NA) Salt River Project (SRP) and Flatland Storage, a subsidiary of EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA), have entered into…

Enphase Energy Starts Shipping Domestically Produced IQ Battery 5Ps

IQ Battery 5P (Source: Enphase Energy) Enphase Energy has begun shipping the company’s IQ Battery 5Ps, produced in the United States, that…

Complete Solar Signs Installation Agreement with Sunder Energy

Cole Farmer Blue Raven Solar, a division of Complete Solar (CSLR), has signed an installation sales agreement with national residential solar company…

Massachusetts legislature passes new climate bill that includes siting, permitting reform

By | November 15, 2024 On November 14, the Massachusetts legislature passed S.2967, “An Act promoting a clean energy grid, advancing equity…

Intersolar & Energy Storage North America acquires Midwest Solar Expo

By | November 15, 2024 Intersolar & Energy Storage North America (IESNA) announced the acquisition of Midwest Solar Expo (MWSE). The acquisition…

Maryland to soon require contractor applications for new Solar Access Program

By | November 15, 2024 As the Maryland Energy Administration prepares to debut the new Maryland Solar Access Program for Fiscal Year…

Ameresco, UCI Health Collaborate on All-Electric Hospital Campus

Rendering of the solar photovoltaic (PV) arrays atop new parking structures (Photo: Business Wire) Ameresco has collaborated with the University of California,…

Intersolar Acquires Midwest Solar Expo

(Credit: Angela Marie) Intersolar & Energy Storage North America (IESNA) has acquired the Midwest Solar Expo (MWSE). Jake Rozmaryn, former Midwest Solar…