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2 solar projects totaling 198 MW commence operations in Illinois

D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments‘ (DESRI) Prairie State Solar and Dressor Plains Solar projects have reached commercial operation in Illinois. They are each 99 MWac solar facilities, with Prairie located in Perry County and Dressor located in Fayette County. Both projects were developed in partnership with Ranger Power, a Chicago-based utility-scale solar development company. SOLV …

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Flint Hills Resources to build 45 MW solar project to directly power its refinery

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Solar project will lower energy costs and improve energy efficiency for the Upper Midwest’s largest fuel producer. May 11, 2022 Flint Hills Resources reports that it is building what is believed to be the largest direct use of solar power in the United States where all the power being generated is connected directly to a …

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Statement: Cost overruns at Georgia nuclear reactors offer cautionary tale

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ATLANTA – The only nuclear reactors under construction in the United States are now projected to cost more than $30 billion — and the price tag for Plant Vogtle near Augusta, Georgia, doesn’t even include $3.68 billion that the project’s original contractor paid to the owners after going bankrupt. The $34 billion total is $20 …

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New 68-MW solar project will power 30 electric co-ops in Georgia

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Green Power EMC, the renewable energy supplier for 38 Georgia Electric Membership Corporations (EMCs), and Silicon Ranch were joined today by statewide elected officials and leaders from Houston County to dedicate the new 68-MWAC Houston Solar project near Perry, Georgia. Located just off I-75, the Houston Solar site is one of the most visible solar energy …

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Keeping solar project development on track in 2022

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As the country emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, the solar industry continues to grapple with the rippling effects. While last year’s passage of the $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act established programs that help encourage market growth, the stalled Build Back Better bill meant a pivotal step was missed in ensuring a thriving industry …

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Largest direct-use solar array in the U.S. being built at an oil refinery

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Decarbonization is happening in just about every industry. Flint Hills Resources is moving ahead with a solar project at its oil refinery that is believed to be the largest direct use of solar power in the country, meaning all the power being generated is connected directly to a single facility. The 45-MW solar installation will …

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Go local, be free

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Passing through Hartwell, Georgia, one would find it hard to envision the town as the center of the rapidly-evolving transition to renewable energy, at least for the time being. In many ways, Hartwell presents the classic aesthetic of the American South: rolling fields dotted with quaint ranch houses and farmsteads giving way to forests of …

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SolaREIT acquires land assets underneath 350 acres of solar projects

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Solar development is land and capital intensive and is often time consuming and difficult for solar developers to unlock the value of the solar land in their portfolio. This means, creativity is sometimes in order, like this latest concept from solar real estate investment fund SolaREIT. Tracker Month sponsor Power Your Next Project with the …

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Oil pipeline giant’s 164 MW solar project is underway

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Texas’ Buckeye Partners selected Burns & McDonnell to construct the project, expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2023. May 11, 2022 Buckeye Partners, L.P. announced it selected Burns & McDonnell as engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) firm for a 164 MW solar project. Construction is currently taking place between Waco and Dallas, …

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Georgia solar association calls for Georgia Power to add 4 GW of near-term solar

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Higher natural gas prices call for more near-term solar, said Georgia’s solar trade group in testimony on Georgia Power’s proposed resource plan, adding that a utility cap on rooftop solar should be lifted. Two other groups challenged the utility’s modeling choices. May 11, 2022 Georgia’s Public Service Commission should direct Georgia Power to increase its …

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