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Day: August 21, 2024

GM signs agreement to match assembly plant power demand with solar

General Motors (GM) announced it has entered a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA), signing on to purchase electricity generated by a 180 MW solar project. The agreement with solar developer NorthStar Clean Energy will enable GM to power three of its assembly plants with clean energy. The project in Newport, Arkansas, will support the electricity …

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U.S. renewable energy capacity set to exceed natural gas within 3 years

EDF Renewables A review by the SUN DAY Campaign of mid-year data just released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reveals that the mix of renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) is now 30% of total U.S. electrical generating capacity. Moreover, June was the tenth month in a row in which …

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PureSky completes over-2-MW community solar project in New York

PureSky Energy has announced the operational launch of a new 2-MW community solar project in Gouverneur, New York, marking PureSky’s 19th site in the state. “We are very excited for our co-located site in Gouverneur to come online,” said Nicholas Topping, VP of community solar at PureSky Energy. “We are immensely proud of all the …

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TMEIC unveils plans to open new central inverter factory in Texas

TMEIC TMEIC Corporation Americas, a subsidiary of TMEIC Corporation (Japan), announced plans to relocate its headquarters to Houston, Texas, in March 2025. Concurrently, underscoring its commitment to U.S.-based PV manufacturing, TMEIC will establish a 144,000 ft2 facility in Brookshire, Texas, dedicated to manufacturing utility-scale PV inverters. The decision to relocate its headquarters from Roanoke, Virginia …

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Environmental justice group Energy Allies now part of Solar United Neighbors

This week, solar practitioners with a combined quarter century of experience, Energy Allies and Solar United Neighbors (SUN) announced the two nonprofit organizations will combine. They are doing so to expand their capacity to help low-and-moderate income families benefit from solar energy. Energy Allies will bring their in-depth community solar expertise to SUN’s deep rooftop solar experience. “The sun shines everywhere, but …

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Enel brings 326-MW solar, 86-MW storage project online for Nestlé in Texas

Enel North America has begun operations at the 326-MWDC Stampede solar + storage project in Hopkins County, Texas. Nestlé is the sole tax equity investor for the project and will also purchase the renewable energy attributes from the entire output of the solar plant. “The Stampede project will add more power generation to the grid …

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Sunrise brief: California advances flexible demand that can absorb renewable power

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