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Luciana Solar Project – Idemitsu Renewables The Luciana solar project, a 73-MW solar project in Tulare County, California, has achieved commercial operation and is expected to generate clean and affordable power equivalent to the needs of over 20,000 California homes. The project, located in Ducor, California, provided jobs for over 200 workers during construction, mainly …

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Renewable energy sources provided 97.4% of new domestic electrical generating capacity and 24.4% of actual generation during the first quarter of 2022, according to a review of FERC and EIA data by the SUN DAY Campaign. According to FERC data, utility-scale solar and wind facilities added 1,639 MW and 4,114 MW, respectively. Hydropower added another …

Only solar and wind projects were added to U.S. grid in March 2022 Read More »

REC Silicon announced in its first quarter results call that plans are in motion to restart production at its Moses Lake, Washington, factory. The Moses Lake production plant “We expect to realize first production during the fourth quarter of 2023 and reach full capacity utilization during 2024,” said James A. May II, CEO of REC …

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Construction is complete on a 100-MW solar project in Ruleville, Mississippi, that will provide power to Entergy Mississippi customers. The Sunflower Solar Station is recognized as the largest solar installation in Mississippi. “It’s a historic day for Entergy Mississippi, our customers and our state,” said Haley Fisackerly, Entergy Mississippi president and CEO. “Powering communities is …

100-MW Sunflower Solar Station completed in Mississippi Read More »

Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions and Brigham Young University-Hawaii announced completion of a campus-wide renewable energy system that includes rooftop solar, carport solar and battery energy storage. Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions, a nonregulated commercial brand of Duke Energy, designed and constructed the renewable energy system and the battery energy storage system containing Tesla Megapacks. The estimated …

Hawaii university offsets 39% of energy with new solar + storage installation Read More »

Qcells existing 1.7-GW module factory in Dalton, Georgia Qcells has announced that its new 1.4-GW module assembly facility in the United States will be located near its existing 1.7-GW plant in Dalton, Georgia. The $171 million investment will support 470 new jobs, bringing Qcells’ total U.S. manufacturing jobs to more than 1,200. “Our additional investment …

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Mon Power and Potomac Edison, subsidiaries of FirstEnergy, are accepting customer commitments to purchase solar renewable energy credits (SRECs) from five utility-scale solar facilities planned for the companies’ West Virginia service territory. The companies recently received conditional approval from the Public Service Commission of West Virginia for the five projects, which will together total 50 …

West Virginia utilities now accepting SREC purchases for 50-MW solar portfolio Read More »

Maxeon Solar has established a residential distribution partnership in the United States with CED Greentech. Up until this point, Maxeon solar panels have only been available to the residential market through its exclusive supply agreement with SunPower installers. Beginning in January 2023, any residential installer in the United States can begin buying and installing Maxeon …

Maxeon solar panels will be available to non-SunPower residential installers in 2023 Read More »

An aerial view of NREL’s South Table Mountain Campus outside Golden, Colorado. Photo by Joshua Bauer, NREL. Emissions from the Flatirons Campus of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will become an artifact of the past by the close of the next fiscal year. The ambitious plan announced Wednesday by Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm served …

NREL launches Net Zero Labs program with four locations Read More »

GCube Insurance Ltd has released its latest market insights report, “Supply Another Day: Gauging the insurance impacts of renewable energy’s supply chain challenge.” Drawing on the expertise of the company’s global underwriting and claims teams, the report articulates the impacts of global supply chain disruption and rising inflation on renewable energy developers, manufacturers and insurers, …

Global solar industry sees 95% increase in average downtime days due to pandemic, supply chain Read More »