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Renewable energy credits (RECs) procured by Seneca Environmental and retired on behalf of Pinterest is a story about honeybees, a Tribal-owned company and Pinterest. The RECs come from the co-op-owned Connexus Athens Solar project in Minnesota, which has a sister site in Ramsey that sits its panels about 1 meter from the ground to enable …

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An integration between First Solar’s domestic-made modules and Terrasmart’s trackers is expected to satisfy the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) domestic content bonus requirements. Made for ground-mounted solar installations, the integration uses First Solar’s Series 7 TR1 module and Terrasmart’s fixed-tilt racks and its TerraTrak 1P single-axis tracker. The companies said the pairing will “confidently” meet the …

Solar panel, racking integration positioned to fulfill domestic content requirements Read More »

Wood Mackenzie’s latest report forecasts that 493 GW (DC) of solar will be added throughout the world this year, compared to 495 GW in 2024. Solar module prices are expected to rise this year as manufacturers aim to recover profit losses from the past two years. January 23, 2025 From pv magazine Global The global …

Wood Mackenzie predicts solar growth will stagnate in 2025 Read More »

A study backed by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and others said solar, batteries, and wind is expected to contribute over $20 billion in tax revenue and nearly $30 billion in payments to landowners. January 22, 2025 Existing and under-development utility-scale solar, wind, and battery energy storage projects are expected to generate a boom …

There will be sun: Texas’ $50 billion solar land boom Read More »

Five planned solar facilities will add 700 MW of capacity to a state that currently has only 376 MW of solar installed. January 22, 2025 Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) announced five solar projects in Oklahoma totaling over 700 MW and supported by long-term power purchase agreements with Google. The Mayes County Solar Portfolio, which includes …

Google-supported solar projects more than double Oklahoma solar capacity Read More »

Utility AES Indiana and software provider Camus said in a study that the utility can best reduce costs by preparing now to launch managed EV charging by early 2029, when it projects 5% of its customers will have installed EV chargers. January 22, 2025 Electrification of transportation provides a larger market for renewably-generated electricity, and …

Indiana utility favors managed EV charging once 5% of customers have EV chargers Read More »

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Energy from the project will be purchased by Public Service Company of New Mexico to support a Meta data center in New Mexico. January 21, 2025 Exus Renewables North America, an independent developer and operator of utility-scale renewable energy projects, secured $312 million in financing for its TAG project, a 140 MW solar and 50 MW / …

Exus secures $312 million for solar-plus-storage project in New Mexico Read More »

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking preliminary input for potential solar, battery energy storage and wind generation projects in Idaho. January 21, 2025 The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public input on two renewable energy projects in Iowa proposed by Arevia Power. The meeting, which will be held online, and is a …

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Loan guarantees by Loan Programs Office intend to finance grid enhancement to build resilience and expand access to affordable electricity for the people of Puerto Rico. January 17, 2025 The U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office announced two conditional commitments and one loan closing of over $1.2 billion in total to power producers in …

Energy Department closes $1.2 billion in loans to Puerto Rico power producers Read More »