D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) in partnership with Ranger Power, a Chicago-based utility-scale solar development company, announced the Assembly II and Assembly III solar projects have reached commercial operation (COD). Assembly Solar II is a 110-MWAC solar facility and Assembly Solar III is a 79-MWAC solar facility, both of which are located in Shiawassee …
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Southern Power has completed the energy storage additions to two solar projects in California. “These co-located solar and storage projects are a first of their kind for Southern Power,” said Southern Power President Bill Grantham. “We expect these new battery-based energy storage projects to enhance California’s grid reliability. The combination of our solar technology and …
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Commercial real estate developer Trammell Crow Company (TCC) and Altus Power have announced a strategic partnership to bring clean electrification solutions to TCC’s real estate development projects. Under the terms of this multi-year strategic partnership, TCC will engage Altus Power to bring solar power generation, battery storage and electric-vehicle charging to its development portfolio. The …
Greenskies Clean Focus completed the second of nine offsite solar systems planned for the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU). The 6.1-MW ground-mounted solar array in North Stonington, Connecticut, will help CSCU realize an estimated $9.4 million in energy savings within the first 20 years. Credit: Greenskies Clean Focus Using virtual net metering (VNM), the …
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The Department of Commerce today announced that it will investigate further the claim that Chinese solar panel manufacturers have moved portions of their manufacturing operations to Southeast Asia as a way to circumvent antidumping and countervailing (AD/CV) duties. The operations of Chinese companies working in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam will be explored further. This …
California not-for-profit energy provider MCE signed its first contract for a local solar + storage project at Rancho Sereno in Contra Costa County. The project is a part of MCE’s Feed-In Tariff Plus program and is composed of 2 MW of solar and an 800-kW battery. MCE expects to pay $8 million for the energy …
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SunPower has increased the storage capacity of its SunVault Storage battery, now providing whole-home backup capability. SunVault now offers double the energy as previous iterations with 26-kWh and 52-kWh configurations. The first version of the battery, released in 2019, reached 13 kWh. “As power disruptions are becoming more commonplace, the demand for energy resilience and …
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Enphase’s battery system Vermont-based utility Green Mountain Power (GMP) announced it will offer Enphase Energy Systems to its customers in a battery lease grid services pilot program. Homeowners can also enroll in GMP’s “Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD) grid services program, which enables customers with their own Enphase Energy Systems to participate and earn an …
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The Tennessee Valley Authority, Meta (formerly Facebook), Jackson Energy Authority (JEA) and Silicon Ranch broke ground on a 70-MWAC solar facility in Madison County, Tennessee. The McKellar Solar Farm will support Meta’s regional operations with renewable energy. The McKellar Solar Farm will be similar in scale to Silicon Ranch’s Lancaster Solar Farm (pictured), which supports …
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The U.S. energy storage market set a new record in the fourth quarter of 2021, with new system installations totaling 4,727 MWh. Credit: SunCommon According to Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business, and the American Clean Power Association’s (ACP) latest “U.S. Energy Storage Monitor” report, Q4 2021 saw more capacity installed than in the first three …
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