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Desert Garden United Church of Christ (UCC), in partnership with RE-volv, recently held a solar energy celebration for its new 47-kW solar array, sized to generate 100% of the church’s energy needs. The celebration of the church in Sun City West, Arizona, included a ribbon-cutting ceremony, brief remarks from the church pastor, installer Capital Energy …

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Fluence energy storage systems. Illinois families and businesses could see lower energy bills under HB3758/SB2497, a newly filed bill by Sen. Bill Cunningham (D-Chicago) and Rep. Marcus Evans (D-Chicago). The bill would save consumers $2.4 billion on energy bills over the next 20 years by establishing a target for Illinois to build 15 GW of …

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SPAN has announced two new models of smart panels, SPAN Panel MAIN 40 +MID and SPAN Panel MLO 48. The panels have 25 to 50% more breaker spaces than the original SPAN Panel and include SPAN PowerUp software, making any new home all-electric ready with a flexible electrical foundation for their evolving needs. According to …

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Clearloop, the carbon solutions platform for Silicon Ranch, announced a new multi-year agreement with Microsoft to deploy up to 100 MWAC of solar projects over the next three years in historically underinvested communities. The new agreement accelerates decarbonization and drives capital investment in approximately 20 socioeconomically diverse American communities. Working with environmental tech nonprofit WattTime, …

Microsoft investing in 100-MW solar portfolio for underserved communities in Arkansas, Louisiana Read More »

Rooftop solar on homes on the Fort Riley base. The latest solar installation phase included ground-mount arrays. Onyx Renewables announced the completion of Phase 3 of its onsite solar energy project at U.S. Army Garrison Fort Riley in Kansas. Executed in partnership with sustainable infrastructure solutions provider, Corvias, this latest phase of development will generate …

Kansas army base now powered by 16-MW solar portfolio Read More »

Silicon solar cell manufacturer ES Foundry announced a multi-year agreement to supply 300 MW of U.S.-made solar cells to Bila Solar, a domestic solar module manufacturer. The solar cells will be made in Greenwood, South Carolina. This strategic partnership between ES Foundry and Bila Solar highlights the growing demand for domestically produced solar technology and …

U.S. solar panel manufacturer Bila Solar to purchase domestic cells from ES Foundry Read More »

Large-scale solar installer RP Construction Services (RPCS) announced during Intersolar & Energy Storage North America that the company is rebranding to Ampacity Renewables. The term Ampacity is defined as the maximum amount of current that a conductor can safely carry. Credit: Ampacity Renewables “For over a decade, we have served our customers as a trusted …

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On February 20, 2025, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved the settlement agreement for Xcel Energy’s 2024 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). The settlement represents an important evolution in Xcel’s clean energy transition strategy, emphasizing distributed renewable energy, battery storage and customer savings and participation. The settlement and the commission’s decision include critical agreements that will …

Renewable energy advocates achieve small wins in Xcel Energy’s 2024 IRP Read More »

Solis announced its partnership with Derapi, a cloud-based API platform for Distributed Energy Resources. This partnership is intended to better enable Solis solar energy storage customers to participate in and take advantage of Virtual Power Plant (VPP) programs across the United States and Canada. “The distributed energy landscape is ripe for innovation,” said James Qiao, …

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OCI Energy and Arava Power have entered into their second agreement — forming a joint venture to develop Project SunRoper, a 260-MWAC solar farm in Wharton County, Texas. Located approximately 60 miles southwest of downtown Houston, the project will provide critical clean energy capacity to one of the highest electricity demand areas in Texas and …

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