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Empower Energies builds multi-structure 7.6-MW solar project in Ohio

Empower Energies has completed construction of a 7.6-MW solar installation for a Fortune 100 client at a commercial office park in Columbus, Ohio. Credit: Empower Energies The project, designed and constructed by Empower Energies, includes a solar canopy across several parking lots as well as rooftop solar atop four and five-story buildings. Both elements of …

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Is your project underperformance caused by trackers?

Installation / By Staff

In a perfect world, trackers in solar installations track the sun and perfectly minimize row to row shading; however, this is not always the case, as described in examples in which trackers deviate from the idealized tracking angles, go offline and stow down due to high wind speeds. June 28, 2023 Solar projects around the …

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Statewide RPS platforms require 300 TWh of clean energy by 2030, 800 TWh by 2050

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Renewable portfolio standard policies require total non-hydro renewables generation to reach 28% of electricity sales by 2050 compared to 17% today, according to a Berkeley Lab report. June 28, 2023 Roughly half of all growth in U.S. renewable energy generation and capacity since 2000 is associated with state renewable portfolio standard (RPS) requirements, although that …

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50 states of solar incentives: Hawaii

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Hawaii is the eighth smallest state by land area, but with 1.4 million residents, it ranks 13th in the country by population density. The 50th U.S. state has just 10,931 square miles of land mass, with sloped volcano ridges not ideal for sprawling utility solar development. However, Hawaii, or the Aloha State, has embraced the …

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GM Energy unveils bidirectional charger and stationary battery options

Industry / By Staff

GM Energy has unveiled its Ultium Home product offerings that will allow customers to participate in grid services. Rendering of a 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV RST in a residential garage with anticipated Ultium Home offerings. Simulated products shown. Actual production model may vary. Simulated vehicle shown. Actual production model may vary. “As GM Energy’s ecosystem …

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Greenskies installs 3.31 MW in solar to save N.J. school district $240,000 in energy costs

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Greenskies Clean Focus has completed seven rooftop solar systems totaling 3.31 MW for the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District in New Jersey. The projects are expected to save the district about $240,000 per year in energy costs. Greenskies partnered with Pfister Energy, a top commercial solar developer and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor based …

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People on the move: DC Green Bank, Nova Clean Energy, Hydrostor and more

Finance / By Staff

Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy transition finance. June 28, 2023 The D.C. Green Bank announced the hiring of Trisha Miller as its next chief executive officer. Miller joins the green bank after recent service in the Biden – Harris Administration, where she was senior director in the White House Domestic Policy …

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New solar portfolio will offset 21% of electricity for New Jersey school district

Industry / By Staff

Greenskies Clean Focus announced it has completed seven rooftop solar systems totaling 3.31 MW for the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. Greenskies’ partnered with EPC Pfister Energy, based in Hawthorne, New Jersey, to install more than 8,600 solar panels on the roofs at: Dutch Neck Elementary School (108.57 kW) Maurice Hawk Elementary School (487.02 kW) …

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Catalyst Power launches 3.6 GWh community solar in Oneida County, New York

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Catalyst Power Holdings LLC is opening subscriber enrollment for the Westmoreland Community Solar Farm to small businesses and residents of Oneida County, New York. With more than 3.6 GWh of availability, the new clean energy supply creates a significant opportunity for central New York small businesses, houses of worship, farms and residential customers to save on their …

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Solar group petitions to suspend Dominion Energy interconnection rules

Policy / By Staff

A coalition of distributed solar installers have petitioned to throw out an interconnection cost allocation rule in Virginia that has led to project delays and cost increases. June 27, 2023 A group of solar installers called the Distributed Solar Alliance have filed a petition with the Virginia State Corporation Commission against Dominion Energy for what …

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Month: June 2023