April 2024 | Page 14 of 21 | San Diego's Top Solar Company

Nexamp raises $520M to Power Clean Energy Mission | Solar Financing Spotlight

Nexamp enters a new phase of growth with a $520 million capital investment to expand its solar development program. Meanwhile Excelsior Energy has entered a multiyear contract to purchase Heliene solar panels, and Origis Energy has secured $317 million to build two utility-scale projects in this installment of the Solar Financing Spotlight. Nexamp secured $520 …

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Community solar provider secures over half-billion-dollar investment

Finance / By Staff

Nexamp secured a $520 billion capital raise. It serves nearly 80,000 customers nationally and has a $2 billion investment strategy in Illinois. April 10, 2024 Community solar provider Nexamp announced it has secured a $520 million capital raise led by Manulife Investment Management, with participation from existing investors Diamond Generating Corporation and Generate Capital. The …

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Solar-plus-storage agrivoltaic installation commissioned on O’ahu

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Located on University of Hawaii land, AES launched a solar energy installation with an energy storage system, one of a dozen solar projects AES is constructing throughout the state. April 10, 2024 A 12.5 MW solar with 50 MWh energy storage system is now operating on O’ahu, the most populated and third largest of the …

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Sister Margaret seeking solar, a GoFundMe opportunity

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In the fall of 2023, Sister Margaret, a retired nun from the Mission of Chalatenango in El Salvador, reached out to pv magazine USA seeking support in saving electricity costs by installing a small solar power system. The Sister resides in a convent in Santa Ana with nine other sisters who can no longer physically …

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Origami Solar steel panel frames pass mechanical load and corrosion testing

Industry / By Staff

Steel solar panel frame manufacturer Origami Solar announced that after months of independent testing at CFV Labs and the Renewable Energy Test Center (RETC), the company’s steel frames have passed frame-related industry-standard testing, including IEC 61215 static mechanical load testing and IEC 61701 salt-mist corrosion testing and continuity testing of equipotential bonding. This testing proves …

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Virginia governor signs legislation establishing community solar

Policy / By Staff

Virginia targets 30% renewable energy by 2030, and 100% by 2050. While much of the buildout thus far has been at the utility-scale, this legislation now opens a market for the buildout of shared solar for Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power . April 10, 2024 Governor Glenn Youngkin signed legislation that creates a community solar …

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West O‘ahu solar + storage project completed by AES Hawaiʻi

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AES Hawaiʻi has completed the West O‘ahu solar + storage project in Kapolei – the company’s first facility to combine solar generation and battery energy storage on O‘ahu. The launch was commemorated with a blessing ceremony at the project site and reception at the nearby University of Hawai‘i-West O‘ahu campus. Located on 66 acres of …

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Electrical grid interconnection backlog grew 30% in 2023

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The backlog of new power generation and energy storage seeking transmission connections across the U.S. grew again in 2023, with nearly 2,600 GW of generation and storage capacity now actively seeking grid interconnection, according to new research from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Active capacity in U.S. interconnection queues increased nearly eight-fold over the last decade, …

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Sunrise brief: Naked Energy to manufacture solar electric plus thermal in U.S.

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Virginia expands community solar access with new law

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Credit: Nexamp Governor Glenn Youngkin signed SB 253/HB 106 and SB 255/HB 108, patroned by Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell (D-Fairfax County) and Delegate Rip Sullivan (D-Fairfax County), to improve and expand shared solar access in Dominion Energy territories and create a shared solar program for customers in southwest Virginia. “This legislation enables the continued …

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Month: April 2024