WEC Energy Group agreed to acquire an 80% ownership interest in the Maple Flats Solar Energy Center located in Clay County, Ill. The center is a 250-megawatt project developed by Invenergy. The site will host 800,000 solar panels across 1,500 acres. Commercial operation is expected in early 2024. The project will generate renewable energy that …
Project partners Standard Solar, SolarPark Energy and Catalyst Power, along with local decision-makers, business leaders, and state officials, dedicated the completion of a 7.1-MW community solar project in York, New York. The event commemorated the life of the late Thomas Guzek, founder of project developer SolarPark Energy. Standard Solar funded the construction and will own …
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An ENGIE Solar Project in Texas ENGIE North America acquired a 6 GW portfolio of solar, paired and stand-alone battery storage development projects from Belltown Power U.S. The transaction includes 33 projects comprising some 2.7 GW of Solar with 0.7 GW of paired storage and 2.6 GW of stand-alone battery storage. The projects are located …
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Researchers suggest that from 2008 to 2020, the globalization of solar module manufacturing has saved $67 Billion for U.S., German, and Chinese solar installers, even as it was heavily dominated by China’s investments. October 31, 2022 Researchers from UCLA have developed a model that shows how much more the world would pay for solar modules …
U.S. solar modules 107% more expensive without global supply chains Read More »
Nexamp and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 103 celebrated the completion of a solar and energy storage project at IBEW’s headquarters in Dorchester, Mass. The system pairs 220 kWdc of solar generation on IBEW’s roof with a ground-mounted, 200 kWh AC-coupled, lithium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) located behind the meter. The …
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With more than 250 GW of renewables and storage capacity waiting in the PJM interconnection queue, states served by PJM unanimously called for the grid operator to speed up its processing of interconnection requests and its transition to a “cluster study” process. October 31, 2022 The grid operator PJM would not begin processing new interconnection …
All 13 states in PJM grid region call for PJM to make faster progress on interconnection Read More »
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has published its “World Energy Outlook 2022” report. It expects the energy crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to accelerate the global energy transition. October 31, 2022 From pv magazine Germany PV and wind power are the most important way to reduce emissions in the electricity sector, the IEA said …
Annual added PV capacity will more than quadruple to 650 GW in 2030, says IEA Read More »
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Sunrise brief: Canada launches Electricity Transition Hub to assist utilities Read More »
In 2020, 3.7% of U.S. homes generated electricity from small-scale solar arrays, as did 1.6% of commercial buildings, reports the Energy Information Administration. October 28, 2022 According to the 2020 Energy Information Administration (EIA) residential energy consumption survey, about 3.7% of U.S. single-family homes generated electricity from small-scale solar arrays. In EIA’s 2018 commercial energy …
Nearly 4% of U.S. homes have solar panels installed Read More »
Nexamp and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 103 celebrated the completion of a solar and energy storage project at IBEW’s headquarters in Dorchester, Massachusetts. The project will provide IBEW with annual savings on energy costs and supplemental power in the event of a local power outage. Cutting the ribbon to celebrate the …
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