Construction has begun on a solar farm that will deliver electricity to the Central Maine Power (CMP) grid and energy savings to MaineHealth. Thomas Saliba, a former trustee of MaineHealth, Maine Medical Center and long-time MaineHealth investment committee member, is committing the use of his family’s property for the project that was previously slated for …
PHILADELPHIA – Ahead of the Supreme Court’s decision on West Virginia vs Environmental Protection Agency, a case that will determine the EPA’s authority to regulate climate pollution, Environment America Research & Policy Center and U.S. PIRG Education Fund are releasing a new factsheet ranking America’s dirtiest power plants. Though increased renewable energy generation has led …
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Borrego announced it has completed construction on 15 solar + storage projects in Massachusetts and New York for AES Corporation. The solar installed across the projects totals 96 MW, while the storage portion totals 169 MWh, representing Borrego’s largest storage portfolio built for one customer to date. The solar + storage systems range in size …
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The YMCA of Greater Hartford has partnered with Greenskies Clean Focus, Connecticut’s top commercial solar developer, Titan Energy, and Connecticut Green Bank to install a 137-kW solar energy system on the roof at the Hale YMCA in Putnam, CT. The Y anticipates the array (360 PV panels) will provide up to 20% of its facility’s …
Connecticut YMCA adds rooftop solar via Greenskies, Titan Energy Read More »
Acquired from Black Mountain Energy Storage, the 400 MWh combined projects will serve a growing market with a strong need for energy resiliency. June 16, 2022 Recurrent Energy, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc., announced the acquisition of two standalone energy storage projects from Black Mountain Energy Storage. Black Mountain Energy Storage, …
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Two dozen solar industry executives are in Washington this week urging Congress to pass critical clean energy policies in budget reconciliation legislation. This lobbying blitz comes in the wake of President Biden’s executive actions that paused new solar tariffs for 24 months and invoked the Defense Production Act to help support domestic clean energy manufacturing. …
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The YMCA of Greater Hartford has partnered with Greenskies Clean Focus, Titan Energy and Connecticut Green Bank to install a 137-kW solar energy system on the roof at the Hale YMCA in Putnam, Connecticut. The Y anticipates the array will provide up to 20% of its facility’s annual electricity for a projected yearly savings of …
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Alsym Energy emerges from stealth mode to introduce non-flammable batteries Alsym’s batteries, made from readily available materials without lithium or cobalt, will be produced for electric vehicles, stationary storage, and marine applications. Tin-lead perovskite solar cell achieves 25.5% efficiency, improved stability The National Renewable Energy Laboratory developed a tandem perovskite solar cell that tackles problems …
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in ongoing efforts to hold utilities accountable for safely implementing Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events, today issued proposed Orders imposing corrective actions and more than $22 million in fines to be paid by the shareholders of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE), and San …
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As applications to interconnect solar and storage projects have “skyrocketed,” the national solar trade group recommends ways to speed interconnection on both the transmission and distribution grids. June 15, 2022 Interconnection procedures were designed for the “by-gone thermal generation era,” and need extensive reforms to speed interconnection and meet state and national clean energy goals, …
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