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Month: March 2023

NYSERDA signs agreements for 2 muni-owned sites for renewable energy development

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has announced agreements on two municipally owned sites for potential renewable energy development. Under these memorandums of understanding (MOU), NYSERDA through its Build-Ready Program will work closely with Tompkins County in the Southern Tier and Orange County in the Hudson Valley to explore the feasibility …

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CPUC To Hold Public Forum on Foresthill and Kerman Telephone Rate Requests

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will hold a remote public forum for customers of Foresthill Telephone Company and Kerman Telephone Company to offer perspective and input about the companies’ rate requests, as follows: WHAT: The public forum will begin with a brief overview of the rate requests of Foresthill and Kerman, then public comments …

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Lightstar Renewables partners with American Farmland Trust to advance agricultural solar

Lightstar Renewables announces its support of the American Farmland Trust’s (AFT) mission to protect farmland, promote sound farming practices and keep farmers on the land. AFT previously announced a partnership called Farmers Powering Communities with community solar developers Edelen Renewables and Arcadia. Through this partnership with Lightstar, AFT will use its Smart Solar principles to lend …

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Built Robotics develops automated pile driver for large-scale solar construction

Built Robotics, construction autonomy company and inventor of the Exosystem, has developed RPD 35, a fully-autonomous solar piling system. RPD 35 is designed to install utility-scale solar foundations faster than manual, traditional means. RPD 35 automated pile driving robot from Built Robotics. Piling at the heart of every utility-scale solar project. Solar piles are generally …

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China-based solar panel maker setting up 1-GW factory in South Carolina

Another China-based solar panel manufacturer says it is starting a crystalline silicon solar panel assembly factory in the United States. Hounen Solar America, the U.S. division of China’s Zhejiang Hounen Photoelectric Co., Ltd., will invest $33 million into an existing 200,000-sq-ft facility in Orangeburg, South Carolina, to eventually support 1 GW of annual solar panel …

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ADP to install NeoVolta batteries at 400+ Orthagenex treatment centers

A peek inside a NeoVolta battery. American Development Partners (ADP), a full-service development, general contractor and private equity firm, announced it will be deploying NeoVolta’s Smart Energy Storage Solutions in “thousands of properties across the country over the next several years,” starting with more than 400 Orthagenex treatment centers nationwide. NeoVolta designs, develops, and manufactures …

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Habitat experts start program to help developers design pollinator-friendly solar projects

The Bee and Butterfly Habitat Fund recently launched its new Solar Synergy program alongside project partner Monarch Joint Venture. The program works directly with solar developers to strategically design and monitor high-quality pollinator habitats within utility-scale renewable energy projects. Through the generous financial support of corporations and foundations, the program is being offered at no …

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Sunrise brief: Silicon Valley Bank reportedly financed 62% of community solar

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Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire announces electricity rates

Electric customers in 10 towns to save at least 22% on electricity supply rates. Through aggregation, the towns have greater purchasing power than individuals buying power on their own. March 13, 2023 The Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire (CPCNH) announced its base electric rate of 15.8 ¢ per kilowatt-hour, which starting in May 2023 will …

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Goin’ mobile: Colorado solar project to benefit manufactured housing

Holy Cross Energy (HCE), a rural electric cooperative in Colorado, is deploying a 450 kW community solar project to serve manufactured housing in Eagle County, in the state’s northwestern region. The project is part of HCE’s Sustainable Solar initiative, which seeks to increase accessibility to renewable energy for low-and-moderate income (LMI) members. “We recognize there …

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