AVANGRID, a sustainable energy company, started construction on two new solar farms in Texas and Ohio, which will generate 523.5 MW of clean and affordable power to these states. True North, under development in Falls County, Texas, and AVANGRID’s first solar project in the state, will generate 321 MW of renewable energy once it reaches …
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Community solar developer Lightstar Renewables has joined forces with the American Farmland Trust’s (AFT) mission to protect farmland, promote sound farming practices and keep farmers on their land. Through this partnership, AFT will use its Smart Solar principles to lend expertise and guidance to Lightstar on policy innovation, research and farmer engagement to accelerate agriculturally …
Scheduled home charging of EVs reduces the cost for hosting more electric vehicles on a utility’s distribution circuit, according to a national laboratory analysis. March 15, 2023 Shifting the home charging hours of electric vehicles to the middle of the night could reduce upgrade costs on a single distribution circuit by almost $400,000 through 2050, …
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DSD Renewables recently secured $155 million in debt financing for the first commercial and industrial (C&I) solar asset-backed securitization (ABS) with a significant concentration of community solar assets. The transaction, which is DSD’s first issuance of asset-backed securities, was structured and underwritten by Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC. Solar asset-backed securities represent a growing opportunity to package …
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Solar + storage providers are making special offers and system tweaks for California homeowners in response to the upcoming net energy metering (NEM 3.0) rate changes. Example: Sunnova Energy International is offering a free battery for new customers in California who lease a solar + storage system under the Sunnova Easy Plan. In addition to …
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Like much of the central Midwest states, solar capacity in Missouri is measured in hundreds of megawatts, as opposed to gigawatts in Illinois, Minnesota and further east. Missouri currently ranks 35th in the United States for solar, with 472 MW of installed capacity through the end of 2022, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association …
Allume Energy announced the successful commissioning of its SolShare clean energy technology at a multifamily building owned and operated by Belhaven Residential in Jackson, Mississippi. This latest U.S. SolShare deployment will help advance solar and behind-the-meter technologies in a market underserved by renewable energy projects. Solar Alternatives, a Louisiana-based solar contractor, installed the 22-kW array …
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Berkeley Lab examines potential negative impacts of large-scale PV projects on nearby home sale prices across six states. March 14, 2023 A report from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) looks at local economic impacts from large-scale photovoltaic projects (LSPVPs) on home sale prices. These LSPVPs are defined here as ground mounted PV generation facilities …
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CPS America announced at its 2023 Product Innovation Day that the CPS 250/275-kW three-phase string inverter received a 20% price cut to start 2023. In a time of rising prices, the CPS America team has applied innovative solutions to this flagship product to continue cost reductions and decrease the price without compromising on quality. Nearly …
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Carlson Machine Control, a company specializing in land development and associated machine programming, released both a new automated solution for placing structural piles and a new upgrade to its PD Grade Solution for accurate pile placement, PD Grade 3Z. The former, the Pile Placement solution, includes Carlson’s specialized Grade software that provides real-time on-screen views …
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