Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) announced that it completed construction and commenced operation of its 200-MW Horizon Solar Project. LRE started work on the project in 2022. Located near Pearsall in Frio County, Texas, the project will provide Verizon renewable energy under a previously announced Renewable Energy Purchase Agreement (REPA). Throughout the operational lifespan of Horizon …
Cable management system manufacturer CAB Solar has completed two facility expansions at the Cambria County Association for the Blind and Handicapped (CCABH) in Johnstown and Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. Both projects expanded manufacturing capacity and provided additional space for future growth, due to an ongoing and increasing demand for CAB Solar products. CAB’s grounded messenger wire solution. …
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Duke Energy is implementing an incentive program called PowerPair for installing home solar generation with battery energy storage in the Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress service areas in North Carolina. The company received approval from the North Carolinas Utility Commission (NCUC) for the program on January 11, 2024. iStock The one-time incentive-based program, …
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Construction has begun on the LG Energy Solution battery manufacturing complex in Arizona first announced last year. Construction on the two factories making batteries for EVs and stand-alone energy storage systems should be completed in two years. LG is spending $5.5 billion on the construction. The two manufacturing facilities are the company’s first stand-alone cylindrical and …
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On April 4, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its selections for $20 billion in grant awards under two competitions within the historic $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF), which was created under the Inflation Reduction Act as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. The three selections under the $14 billion National …
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SolarEdge Technologies announced that it completed the acquisition of the entire share capital of Wevo Energy. Wevo is a software startup specializing in EV charging optimization and management for sites with large quantities of EV chargers such as apartment buildings, workplace carparks and public charging locations. Wevo’s software is designed to be vendor-agnostic and supports …
A rendering of AdventHealth’s new corporate solar portfolio. AdventHealth is taking another step toward reducing its carbon emissions and achieving its environmental sustainability goals with an on-site solar energy installation at its corporate headquarters in Altamonte Springs, Florida. The faith-based health system’s corporate headquarters employs nearly 5,000 team members who work to support the system’s …
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Amphenol Industrial Operations officially announced that solar junction box manufacturing began in January 2024 at its new factory in Mesa, Arizona. The company spoke exclusively with Solar Power World about the planned solar supply chain factory last October. Amphenol’s Arizona factory can accommodate a dozen manufacturing lines, each with a capacity of around 100,000 junction boxes each …
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Toyota The Distributed Renewable Integration and Vehicle Electrification (DRIVE) Act (H.B. 1256) was passed by the Maryland General Assembly on April 2 and is now poised to modernize the state’s energy management and grid preparedness. Advanced Energy United, a national business association representing over 100 businesses including transmission developers, electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers and charging …
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In 2016, a coalition of energy, agriculture, and conservation organizations worked together to pass Minnesota’s Pollinator-Friendly Solar Act, the nation’s first ground cover standard for solar facilities. Using seed mixtures which cost less than 0.1% of the overall project budget, the flexible and science-based standard established minimum requirements for solar site owners to implement in …
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