Installation

Solar now represents 10.53% of total available installed generating capacity in the United States, according to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Solar capacity is approaching that of its renewable energy counterpart in wind, which is now 11.77% of available capacity, and is expected to surpass it in the coming years. Hydrocarbon based power remains …

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The 6.1 MW rooftop community solar project is among the largest of its kind, bringing local solar power to community subscribers while conserving land use. March 21, 2025 One of the nation’s largest rooftop-sited community solar projects is now active in Washington D.C. The 6.1 MW solar project spans 700,000 square feet of rooftops, generating …

D.C. metro area community solar project spans 700,000 square feet of rooftop Read More »

The Erie County Low Income Program for Sustainable Energy (ECLIPSE), a new program that provides electricity savings to Erie County residents in need, chose Ampion Renewable Energy as the community solar administrator. Through this community solar program, Ampion will provide qualifying residents with electricity savings of up to 10%. Ampion provides subscription services for community …

Low-income residents of Erie County save 10% through community solar program Read More »

Storage deployment grew across all segments and is forecast to grow another 25% in 2025, according to Wood Mackenzie. March 19, 2025 Across all segments, including residential, commercial and industrial, and utility-scale, energy storage had year-over-year deployment growth in 2024. “The energy storage industry has quickly scaled to meet the moment and deliver reliability and …

U.S. energy storage installations grow 33% year-over-year Read More »

The project completes the trio of Chick-fil-As piloting the solar-powered microgrids. March 19, 2025 Chick-fil-A’s flipped the switch on its third solar-powered microgrid, the final rollout to the company’s three pilot projects. The Chick-fil-A Quarry Creek microgrid project includes an 81 kWh battery energy storage system (BESS) and a 112 kW solar array consisting of …

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Dimension Energy, a community solar and battery energy storage developer, owner, and operator, announced its financing upsized from $150 million to $300 million to deploy a 3.5 GW community solar pipeline in thirteen states. The corporate credit facility is co-led by Deutsche Bank and Nuveen Energy Infrastructure Credit. The initial $150 million close of the …

Community solar developer’s credit facility doubled to $300 million Read More »

Two projects are expected to generate enough electricity to power the equivalent of 270,000 homes and created an estimated 950 construction jobs. March 17, 2025 Clean Power Alliance (CPA), the largest community choice energy aggregator in the United States, announced it achieved commercial operations for two large solar and energy storage projects that together add …

California community choice aggregator activates 600 MW solar, 390 MW storage Read More »

Partnering with Amalgamated Bank, the independent power producer plans to develop a total of 25.5 MW in three counties in northwest New York state. March 14, 2025 GS Power Partners (GSPP), an independent power producer in the distributed generation (DG) solar sector, secured a $22 million term financing commitment from Amalgamated Bank that it will …

GS Power Partners secures $22 million to finance five New York community solar projects Read More »

All energy generated from the 100 MW project will go to a large tech company. March 13, 2025 Treaty Oak Clean Energy broke ground on a project that will soon add 100 MW of solar energy to the Arkansas grid. The Redfield Solar Project spans 1,033 acres in a remote area of southeastern Grant County …

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NYSERDA selected CleanCapital to build a 12 MW solar project on an underutilized mining site. March 13, 2025 The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced it selected CleanCapital to construct a 12 MW solar project in the Adirondack Park area. The project is the first authorized under New York’s Build-Ready site …

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