California utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) has issued a request for offers (RFO) for solar projects sized between 500 kW and 20 MW, seeking a total of 176.15 MW of capacity. The RFO is issued as part of the utility’s Green Tariff Shared Renewables (GTSR) program, which aims to procure front-of-the-meter solar projects. The …
RFP Alert: PG&E seeks 176 MW of front-of-the-meter solar Read More »
The California grid operator said that interconnection requests for projects in the zones specified in its transmission plan would receive priority in its interconnection study process. May 22, 2023 The California grid operator CAISO has recommended in its 2022-2023 Transmission Plan 45 transmission system expansion and upgrade projects that will allow interconnection of more solar, wind …
CAISO transmission plan to support 17 GW of solar within a decade Read More »
The Michaels Organization is expected to cover 20% of its electricity needs with the rooftop solar arrays. May 22, 2023 Distributed solar installer Aspen Power announced it has completed the initial phase of solar projects for The Michaels Organization, covering a new multifamily housing construction with rooftop PV. The Davis, California site is expected to …
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ESA has finished the first phase of a new 3.6 MW solar project in Central Florida. This three-phase solar farm project is part of the company’s ongoing efforts to provide pathways to decarbonization for companies and communities across the United States. The project will consist of three 1.2 MWdc systems. These systems will be used …
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Shaw Industries, a building products company, is developing an industrial solar project on a steep slope grade at a carpet tile manufacturing facility in Adairsville, Ga. The project incorporates brownfield capping and artificial membrane technologies designed for landfill solar use. May 22, 2023 Landfills, refineries, and designated Superfund sites have become popular sites for solar development based …
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Aspen Power, a distributed generation company, has completed a rooftop solar project with partner The Michaels Organization, a residential real estate developer. The PV system is located at a newly constructed multifamily complex in Davis, California. The first in a pipeline of projects for Aspen Power with The Michaels Organization, this solar array serves as …
Aspen Power develops and builds rooftop solar project across California apartments Read More »
Community solar capacity in the United States is expected to double by 2027, according to Wood Mackenzie. Having grown 166% from 2021 to 2022 alone, Illinois is now ranked as the fourth largest U.S. state in terms of community solar operating capacity. Over the past two years, Castillo Engineering, a national design and engineering firm …
Steel solar panel frame manufacturer Origami Solar announced that its second-generation frame is now ready for evaluation and certification testing. This second version is lighter and provides enhanced structural performance compared to the first-generation prototype. The steel solar module frame represents a significant opportunity to disrupt high-risk Asian supply chains by leveraging regional steelmaking resources to …
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Catalyze announced it celebrated the operation of its Amherst solar farm with a ribbon cutting attended by local officials. The 6.4-MW solar farm will produce the entirety of its clean energy on behalf of the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority, which serves low-to-moderate income residential customers. The Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority project was enrolled by Ampion, …
New 6.4-MW community solar project will power Buffalo housing authority Read More »
Aggreko Energy Transition Solutions will be the capital partner to the Farmers Powering Communities collective that plans to build out community solar projects over the next decade on rural farmland. May 22, 2023 The Great Plains Institute (GPI), a farming research non-profit group, found that of the 2,870 counties in the lower 48 U.S. states, …
Community solar collective to deploy 500 MW of projects on farmland Read More »
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