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Month: November 2022

Signature Health signs PPA with Siemens for solar + storage microgrid

Signature Healthcare recently entered into a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) solution with Siemens to help broaden its energy management efforts at Brockton Hospital in Massachusetts. As part of the agreement, Siemens will install and operate the renewable energy system that will include solar panels, a battery energy storage system (BESS), and microgrid controls. “When …

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Pineapple Energy acquires Long Island solar contractor SUNation Energy

Pineapple Energy, a solar + storage contractor, acquired SUNation Energy, a New York-based solar installer for residential and small commercial customers. The transaction closed on November 9, 2022. SUNation has served Long Island for 19 years, offering a range of solar energy solutions including residential, commercial, battery storage, and roofing, and currently services over 12,000 …

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South Portland, Maine, completes multi-phase solar project at capped landfill site

The City of South Portland, Maine, and ReVision Energy completed a 4.7 MW solar project at a capped landfill, estimated to offset 63 percent of the city’s municipal electric load. In total, more than 80% of the City’s municipal electric load will now be offset by solar. The three-phase project began way back in 2017 …

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Are sheep eligible for the ITC?

pv magazine USA published an interview with BayWa r.e., discussing recent developments they have made in managing the sheep that assist with site upkeep. During the course of that interview, an interesting question arose: “Are sheep Investment Tax Credit (ITC) eligible?” While BayWa r.e. didn’t share their opinion on the topic (our interview discussed O&M, …

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Sunrise brief: U.S. solar capacity to double in three years 

Solar tracker provider Array Technologies reports Q3 earnings surprise, chosen for 750 MW project  A 750 MW project in Ohio will make use of the company’s DuraTrack mounts. Plus, Array released its Q3 earnings. Eos Energy and Invinity to supply batteries to tribal association’s 60 MWh solar and storage facility  The solar plus storage microgrid …

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FTC Solar reveals updated Voyager clamping system, posts Q3 results

The updated Voyager module clamp for attaching First Solar modules builds off the Slide and Glide, using a fastener to secure and ground modules to the rail. November 9, 2022 FTC Solar, a solar tracking equipment provider, announced a new Voyager clamping product that enables a quicker installation of First Solar Series 6 and Series …

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Eos Energy and Invinity to supply batteries to tribal association’s 60 MWh solar and storage facility

The solar plus storage microgrid is the first project to receive funding from the California Energy Commission’s $140 million Long-Duration Energy Storage Program. November 9, 2022 Eos Energy Enterprises and Invinity Energy Systems were selected to provide battery systems to a 60 MWh solar plus storage microgrid developed by Indian Energy, a Native American-owned company …

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Agrivoltaic solar tracker uses cables instead of buried steel

Rute Suntracker system, designed for utility-scale, high clearance solar, may reduce steel use by 30%. November 9, 2022 Rute Foundation Systems, founded in Oregon in 2015, specializes in modular foundations for renewable energy. But in 2021 it focused its sites above ground, designing the patent-pending Suntracker for high-clearance solar installations like agrivoltaics. Agrivoltaics, the practice …

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Solar tracker provider Array Technologies reports Q3 earnings surprise, chosen for 750 MW project

A 750 MW project in Ohio will make use of the company’s DuraTrack mounts. Plus, Array beats Q3 earning estimates. November 9, 2022 Array Technologies announced that its DuraTrack solar trackers were selected for a 750 MW solar project in Ohio. The project, among the largest in the United States, will cover 4,500 acres, mounting …

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