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Day: January 23, 2023

140-MW Texas solar project powers Houston area grid

Advanced Power’s 140-MW Cutlass Solar project has achieved full commercial operations and is supplying renewable power to the Greater Houston area. The completed project began delivering power into the ERCOT system in July 2022. Credit: Advanced Power Cutlass Solar sits on a 700-acre site located approximately 40 miles southwest of Houston in Fort Bend County. …

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Vertical PV for clean energy and crop production

Agrivoltaics, the practice of co-locating solar facilities with cropland, is increasingly being adopted worldwide as a way to introduced distributed clean energy while not compromising land use. Research by Oregon State University found that solar and agricultural co-location could provide 20% of the total electricity generation in the United States. Wide-scale installation of agrivoltaics could …

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Home Depot to install 13 MW rooftop solar portfolio across California stores

The national retailer operates 141.7 MW of installed solar capacity across its North American store locations January 23, 2023 DSD Renewables, a commercial and industrial solar developer,  partnered with the Home Depot to install 13 MW of rooftop solar across a 25-store portfolio in California. The project portfolio represents a continued commitment to leverage roof …

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Solar total installed capacity to grow 84% in two years

Solar and wind generation are expected to reach 16% of the grid’s supply this year, doubling the 2018 total, said the Energy Information Administration. By 2024, renewables will account for more than one quarter of electricity generation in the U.S. January 23, 2023 The Energy Information Administration (EIA) shared that renewable energy in the U.S. …

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USDA $9.7 billion program for rural electric cooperatives will focus on renewables

The program will support investments by rural electric systems to improve service while reducing costs and climate pollution. Two smaller programs will support rural electric systems to deploy renewables and storage, and to improve resiliency. January 23, 2023 The U.S. Department of Agriculture has invited rural electric cooperative utilities and stakeholders to help design a …

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Sonoco turns on 1 MW rooftop solar array at New Jersey warehouse

As part of its 2022 sustainability report, the company has reviewed energy efficiency and renewable energy resources such as solar generation across 300 global manufacturing centers. January 23, 2023 Packaging company Sonoco Products flipped the switch on for a 1 MW rooftop solar array this past week at a Dayton, N.J. warehouse facility.  The new …

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Sunrise brief: New York grid operator advances 3 GW of solar, storage projects

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