Castillo Engineering was selected by Recon Corporation to provide design and engineering services on two new community solar projects in Illinois, totaling 15 MWDC. Part of the Illinois Shines or Adjustable Block Program, the two 7.5-MW projects are located in the cities of Pontiac and Odell and will use single axis trackers. Credit: Castillo Engineering …
Leaders from Middletown, Connecticut, and clean energy stakeholders gathered on November 19 to celebrate the completion of a solar energy project at a former landfill site. Developed by West Hartford-based Verogy, the 809-kWDC solar energy system will generate over 1 million kWh of clean energy annually, enough to power an estimated 105 homes per year. …
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SolBank 3.0 from e-STORAGE Canadian Solar subsidiary e-STORAGE announced this week its intentions to open a 3-GWh energy storage manufacturing plant in Shelbyville, Kentucky. e-STORAGE will operate out of an existing 1 million-ft2 factory that previously was slated to house EnerVenue’s metal-hydrogen battery manufacturing operations, as first confirmed to Energy Storage News. EnerVenue exited the …
Canadian Solar subsidiary to manufacture utility-scale BESS in Kentucky Read More »
Brightcore Energy and Luminace jointly announced a new 6.6-MW community solar project portfolio to be installed on eight commercial rooftops in New Jersey. “Luminace is pleased to add the Brightcore Energy team to our strategic channel partnership network this year, and simultaneously announce the closing of our first portfolio of projects together,” stated Brendon Quinlivan, …
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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 …
Xcel Energy completes first phase of 710-MW Minnesota solar project Read More »
Texas is quickly adding solar, wind and storage to its grid by using a relatively simple interconnection process, and now 24 industry participants have expressed support for the use of a similarly streamlined process across the nation. November 19, 2024 Twenty-four industry participants support a more flexible interconnection process similar to the “connect and manage” approach …
A fast interconnection process like that used in Texas is widely supported Read More »
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS released final regulations designed to help entities access clean energy tax credits through elective pay, also known as direct pay. Direct pay makes certain clean energy tax credits refundable as direct payments for entities, such as non-profits, that don’t have the tax liability to make use of credits. …
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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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