237.3-MWdc Wright Solar Park project in Los Banos, California In another sign of progress toward a carbon-free power grid, the California Independent System Operator (ISO) set a new record on April 3, when 97.6% of electricity on the grid came from clean, renewable energy. The peak, which occurred briefly at 3:39 p.m., broke the previous …
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Wells Fargo and Ameresco hosted “Energize Wells Fargo: A Renewable Energy Generation Media Event” to celebrate the largest behind-the-meter solar PV project in Iowa, offsetting loads at the Wells Fargo campus directly. With this flipping of the switch to activate the solar modules at Wells Fargo’s Jordan Creek campus, 12 percent of the site’s energy …
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More than 600 respond to SEIA anti-circumvention survey, indicating a threat to business profits, careers and a slowing of the tremendous progress that the US solar industry has made toward a clean energy future. April 20, 2022 The Department of Commerce (DOC) decided in March to act on a petition filed by California-based solar module manufacturer …
WASHINGTON – Tapping into $6 billion in subsidies passed as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Department of Energy launched a program on Tuesday to bail out the owners and operators of money-losing nuclear power plants. The bailout represents the largest federal investment aimed at saving financially distressed nuclear reactors in United States history. …
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Solar racking manufacturer Nextracker launched a new facility with JM Steel to produce tracker components for solar power plants throughout the southern United States. A dedicated solar tracker production line is at the new Steel Dynamics facility near Corpus Christi, Texas. Credit: Nextracker “Customers want protection from steel and logistics cost volatility and logistics delays …
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Old Texas rice fields soon will be harvesting something new as a $145 million clean energy project nears completion thanks to a sizable final investment. Twain Financial Partners has closed on $42 million in financing to complete the Longbow Solar project, a massive ground-mounted solar PV system in Brazoria County, Texas, just southwest of Houston. …
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Pictured is a rooftop solar system installed at Amazon’s fulfillment warehouse in Avenel, New Jersey. The company met a goal to install solar at 50 of its distribution centers worldwide. With on-site arrays alone, Amazon has approximately 11,700 modules at its warehouses. P2 Photography Amazon today announced 37 new renewable energy projects around the world, …
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Also on the rise: SunStyle brings its solar shingles to the US market. Urban Electric Power unveils 1 MWh battery system at the San Diego Supercomputer Center. Solar Superstar cities set the pace for solar development in the US. 2nd grader, Neil, gets a response to his letter to John Fitzgerald Weaver. Canadian university to …
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