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Month: January 2023

Hawaiian island grassroots organization designs two community solar + storage projects

Hawaiian Electric and Ho‘āhu Energy Cooperative Molokai are moving ahead with the state’s first two community-owned and -designed solar + storage projects. These projects could meet over 20% of Molokai’s energy needs and serve an estimated 1,500 households on the island. The Ho‘āhu Community-Based Renewable Energy Projects, Pālā‘au Solar and Kualapu‘u Solar, will be the …

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Massachusetts 1.9 MW rooftop solar array deployed on recycling facility

The 150,000 square foot rooftop array uses CSUN modules, Solectria inverters, and PVKIT rail-less racking hardware and mini clamps from S-5! Inc. January 13, 2023 Parallel Products, a consumer products recycling business, recently completed a 1.9 MW rooftop solar array on a 150,000 square foot warehouse in New Bedford, Mass. The solar facility provides power …

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Norwich Solar moves forward with 500-kW project hosted by Tibetan Buddhist retreat center

Norwich Solar announced it has received a Certificate of Public Good (CPG) from the Vermont Public Utility Commission for a 500-kWAC solar array in Barnet, Vermont. The ground-mounted system will generate enough renewable clean energy to power approximately 135 homes per year, and offset the carbon emission equivalent of almost 150 cars per year. Milarepa …

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2022 saw a drop in solar funding, strong rise in acquisitions

Mercom reports that it was the second highest year for solar mergers and acquisitions, with an estimated 66 GW of solar projects sold to new buyers in 2022. January 13, 2023 In a report that tracks solar funding for the full year 2022, Mercom Capital Group reported that total equity, debt and public market financing totaled $24.1 billion …

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Green Mountain Power launches solar program for low-income residents

Two programs aim to bring solar energy to those who often find it unaffordable. January 13, 2023 Green Mountain Power (GMP) Green Mountain Power is a utility in Vermont that serves more than 270,000 residential and business customers with electricity that’s 100% carbon free and 78% renewable. It is the first utility in the world …

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Sol-REIT sets goal to fund $175 million in community solar projects by 2025

Sol-REIT has joined the Department of Energy’s National Community Solar Partnership (NCSP) as part of the firm’s commitment to fund more than $175 million in community solar projects by 2025. For solar developers with projects at or beyond their notice to proceed, Sol-REIT provides construction capital and/or permanent debt that matches an asset’s operational life …

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Clearway completes second solar + storage project on Kamehameha Schools land in O’ahu

Clearway Energy Group’s 36-MW solar farm with 144 MWh of battery storage on Kamehameha Schools’ lands in Waiawa in Central O’ahu recently achieved commercial operations after passing all of its necessary commissioning tests. “We are proud to help Hawai’i reach its climate goals and invest in renewable energy in the state,” said Craig Cornelius, CEO …

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New Columbia Solar adds rooftop solar system to D.C.’s historic Kimpton Hotel Monaco

Kimpton Hotel Monaco Washington DC has partnered with New Columbia Solar to bring renewable energy to the National Historic Landmark building at 700 F St. NW in Penn Quarter. The Washington, D.C.-based solar energy company added a 265 kW rooftop system to the hotel. This partnership highlights Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants’ commitment to clean energy and sets a …

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Duke Energy carbon plan sells ratepayers short

By unreasonably limiting Duke’s near-term procurement of clean, low-cost solar resources, the Commission’s order will increase costs for ratepayers and delay reductions in Duke’s carbon emissions. January 12, 2023 On December 30, 2022, the North Carolina Utilities Commission issued its long-awaited order in the Duke Energy Carbon Plan proceeding. By unreasonably limiting Duke’s near-term procurement …

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