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Month: April 2023

Google partners for 500 MW environmental justice-focused distributed solar portfolio

The largest corporate backing of distributed solar in the United States, in partnership with EDP Renewables, will be funded in part through Google’s purchase of renewable energy credits called the ImpactREC. April 24, 2023 Google and EDPR NA Distributed Generation (EDPR NA DG), the distributed generation business unit of EDP Renewables North America, signed a …

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Google signs deal to support 500-MW low-income solar portfolio

A North Carolina solar project in which Google is the sole off-taker. The system was installed and developed by Cypress Creek Renewables. Google and EDPR NA Distributed Generation have announced the signing of a framework agreement supporting more than 80 distributed solar PV projects totaling 500 MWAC. The deal aligns with an environmental justice program …

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Biden Administration establishes Office of Environmental Justice

Under a new executive order, environmental justice will be embedded into the work of federal agencies with special focus on communities most affected by toxic pollution and disproportionate environmental harms. April 24, 2023 President Biden signed the executive order, Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice for All, further embedding environmental justice into the work …

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Sunrise brief: U.S. warehouses can host enough solar to power nearly 20 million homes 

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Con Edison sustainability report highlights investment in 3 GW of renewables

The utility’s 2022 report highlights milestones the New York company is making to procure distributed solar, storage, energy storage resources, EV charging and heat pumps in the coming decade, as it strives to become fully net zero by 2040. April 21, 2023 In conjunction with Earth Day week, New York utility Con Edison filed its …

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Puerto Rico moves into seventh place for residential solar per capita

Luma Energy supports more than 54,000 customer connections in its 21 months as grid operator. April 21, 2023 Luma Energy, the company responsible for power transmission in Puerto Rico, announced that it has supported more than 54,000 customer connections to rooftop solar in 21 months, representing 330 MW added to the grid. As a result …

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U.S. warehouses can host enough solar to power nearly 20 million homes

A report from two environmental groups shows how the roofs of warehouses and distribution centers offer 16.4 billion square feet of installation planes. April 21, 2023 Nationwide, over 450,000 warehouses and distribution centers have 16.4 billion square feet of roof space. A report by Environment California and the Frontier Group estimates this offers the potential to …

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Montana city flips switch on 545 kW municipal solar facility

At a “flip the switch” event held in the Montana city this week, officials christened a 545 kW municipal solar project, which Ameresco will maintain under a 25-year solar energy agreement which had zero upfront cost to the municipality, the companies said. April 21, 2023 Ameresco, an energy efficiency and renewable energy system installer, announced …

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