Day: November 19, 2024

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is reporting that U.S. corporations are commissioning record levels of solar and energy storage, according to the organization’s annual “Solar Means Business” report. “Some of the largest industrial and data operations in the world continue turning to solar and storage as a reliable, low-cost way to power their operations,” …

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Xcel Energy is now delivering carbon-free electricity from one of the country’s largest solar projects to customers across the Upper Midwest, representing a significant milestone in the company’s clean energy transition and the first of several major investments at the Sherco site in central Minnesota. “Our progress at Sherco Solar shows we’re not just talking …

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Salt River Project (SRP) and Flatland Storage, a subsidiary of EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) have entered into an agreement to provide 200 MW of new energy storage to Arizona’s grid. The Flatland Energy Storage Project will be a 200-MW/800-MWh battery energy storage system located near Coolidge, Arizona. The project will use Tesla lithium-ion …

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Adapture Renewables has announced the completion and commercial operation of Rivanna Solar, a new 14.6-MW solar project in Charlottesville, Virginia. Rivanna Solar is the company’s first project in Virginia and within Dominion Energy’s and PJM’s territories. Power demand in Virginia is growing at higher levels than any time since World War II, in large part …

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The Penobscot Nation selected Sunnova Energy International to deploy a 500-kW battery energy storage system (BESS) for the tribe’s community and commerce facilities. This BESS will better prepare Maine’s electrical grid to withstand adverse weather. The system will capture excess solar production estimated at 549,678 kWh per year and provide resiliency enabled by load management. …

Sunnova building solar + storage microgrid for Penobscot Nation in Maine Read More »

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS released final regulations for the direct pay provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act that will help entities that co-own clean energy projects access clean energy tax credits. Prior to the Inflation Reduction Act, many entities — like state and local governments, Tribes and territories, public school …

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