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Photo by Dennis Schroeder / NREL A bipartisan group of Colorado legislators introduced a bill to greatly expand access to the clean energy transition through a revitalization of the state’s community solar program. Senate Bill SB24-207, introduced by Senate President Steve Fenberg (D–Boulder), comes at a time of unprecedented federal funding opportunities through the Biden …

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The NC Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) has released its Q1 2024 edition of “The 50 States of Solar.” The quarterly series provides insights on state regulatory and legislative discussions and actions on distributed solar policy, with a focus on net metering, distributed solar valuation, community solar, residential fixed charges, residential demand and solar charges, …

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Infinigen Renewables and ArcLight Capital Partners announced a milestone power and battery infrastructure project — a ~15 MW storage project paired with a ~32 MW Solar Project in the Yabucoa Municipality of Puerto Rico. Infinigen, a wholly owned subsidiary of a fund managed by ArcLight, is partnering with FlexGen Power Systems, a battery energy storage …

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Credit: Amazon On April 16, nearly 200 solar and storage companies sent a letter to congressional leaders calling for legislation to improve permitting, project siting, transmission and public lands access for solar and solar + storage projects. Market forecasts show that a range of policy and economic outcomes will determine the volume of solar deployment …

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PCL Construction will be the EPC for Great Bend Solar, a 48-MWAC solar project being developed by Doral Renewables in Meigs County, Ohio. “PCL is committed to powering a greener future by connecting the world’s communities to cutting-edge, utility-scale solar solutions,” said Andrew Moles, general manager of PCL’s solar division. “Great Bend is our third …

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Burns & McDonnell is the EPC contractor and will be self-performing construction for two Alliant Energy solar projects in Iowa: the 150-MW Wever project in Lee County and the 50-MW Creston project in Union County. The projects are expected to be placed in service later this year. Piles on the Wever project Burns & McDonnell is …

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MCE has partnered with Renewable America (RNA) to power on another 1 MW solar project in Marin County, California. The 4.5-acre Fallon Two Rock solar farm is MCE’s latest local project, generating an estimated 2,300 MWh and powering 400 homes annually. The Fallon Two Rock solar project. Renewable America “We’re thrilled to celebrate Fallon’s commercial …

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Sol Systems has agreed to recycle any end-of-life or damaged solar panels through SolarCycle. The solar contractor safely recycled panels from a community solar array in Nebraska that were damaged by extreme weather earlier this year with SolarCycle. SolarCycle’s proprietary technology extracts vital materials such as silver, silicon, copper, aluminum and glass from solar panels. …

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OMCO Solar, a racking manufacturer based in Phoenix, Arizona, invested $10 million into its second factory in Alabama, which opened last month. OMCO is leasing a factory building in Huntsville, Alabama, outfitted the facility for the production of solar racking that will employ 70 people once operating at full capacity. Credit: OMCO Solar “OMCO has …

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Clean energy developer Sun Tribe announced it has has divested its commercial assets, pipeline and development team to long-time partner Madison Energy Infrastructure. Sun Tribe Solar — the commercial business unit of Charlottesville-based Sun Tribe — scaled the K-12 solar market in Virginia over the past seven years, helping 94 schools in 21 counties deploy …

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