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Month: March 2022

Tiger Solar installs nearly 100 kW of solar on Virginia car dealership’s rooftop

McDonough Toyota, a car dealership and service center in Staunton, Virginia, recently added solar to the top of its showroom. The family owned and operated business with 45 years of service selected Tiger Solar (formerly Altenergy) to design, build and install the 96.625-kW system, expected to offset 100% of the electricity needs in the dealership’s …

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DOE names 22 communities to receive energy assistance through the Communities LEAP program

Communities LEAP Program aims to provide supportive services valued at up to $16M for community-driven clean energy transitions. March 31, 2022 The US Department of Energy (DOE) Local Energy Action Program, also called Communities LEAP, is an initiative designed to help energy-overburdened communities take direct control of their clean energy futures. The DOE just announced …

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Americans used more electricity generated from renewables than from nuclear and coal in 2021

Domestic production and consumption of renewable energy reached an all-time high in 2021, according to a SUN DAY Campaign analysis of new data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The latest issue of EIA’s “Monthly Energy Review” report (with data through December 31, 2021) reveals that renewable sources accounted for more than one-eighth …

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First AiON energy storage system from LS-ES to be deployed in New Jersey

The first deployment of the AiON Energy Storage System from LS Energy Solutions will be in PJM territory in New Jersey. Project developer V20 Energy will install a 14.6-MW/13.7-MWh system using 17 AiON-ESS containers. The project is being commissioned and is expected to be interconnected to the grid in Q2 in New Jersey. LS-ES launched …

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Sunrise brief: US solar manufacturers request tax credits in letter to Congress

US solar manufacturers request tax credits in letter to Congress Manufacturers in every leg of the solar value chain are requesting long-term PV tax credits in the budget reconciliation legislation. PVEL teams up with drone inspection specialist to provide aerial inspection as a service Using electroluminescent imaging the team can perform an inspection of an …

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Solar advocates reaffirm their approval of Duke Energy’s proposed net metering successor in North Carolina

While the proposal includes policies that have been considered harmful in the past, the market certainty it provides is immensely more valuable to the health of the state’s market than a worst-case scenario where the incentive program expires entirely, according to advocates. March 30, 2022 A coterie of clean energy advocates, including the North Carolina …

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Infiniti Equity Fund awards inaugural grant to environmental justice program at Bergen Community College

The Infiniti Equity Fund (IEF), which was recently launched by solar developer Infiniti Energy, has awarded its inaugural $10,000 grant to the Environmental Justice and Sustainability Program (EJSP) at Bergen Community College (BCC) in New Jersey. Bergen STEM students working on a solar energy project. The Infiniti Equity Fund supports and empowers organizations and communities …

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Greenskies completes 6.1 MW solar array to benefit five Connecticut colleges

Greenskies Clean Focus completed the second of nine offsite solar systems planned for the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU). The 6.1-MW ground-mounted solar array in North Stonington, Conn., will save CSCU an estimated $9.4 million in energy costs within the first 20 years. Utilizing virtual net metering (VNM), the North Stonington solar farm will …

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Borrego to develop solar + storage projects co-sited at hydropower facilities in New England

Borrego announced it will develop solar and storage projects to site at hydropower facilities in Massachusetts and Connecticut owned by FirstLight Power. “I am thrilled to partner with Borrego to accelerate New England’s path to a fully decarbonized electric grid by advancing innovative new solar and energy storage offerings to customers in Massachusetts and Connecticut,” …

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DESRI, Ranger Power bring Assembly II and III solar arrays online in Michigan

D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) in partnership with Ranger Power have reached commercial operation of the Assembly II and Assembly III solar projects. Assembly Solar II is a 110 MWac solar facility and Assembly Solar III is a 79 MWac solar facility, both of which are located in Shiawassee County, Michigan. The Assembly II project …

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