Harrisonburg Electric Commission (HEC) will vote in March on a community solar plan, which–if approved–will go live in July, making HEC the first municipal utility in the state of Virginia offering its customers the community solar option. The 1.4MW Acorn Solar installation is being developed by Dominion Energy on a 10-acre plot of land that …
The investment is the company’s third as a part of its Iris capital vehicle, created in partnership with Harrison Street to fund and depl0y 450MW of new distributed solar and storage projects across the United States. February 17, 2022 Soltage, along with Harrison Street, an alternative energy investment firm, announced the companies’ most recent investment …
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“We’ve worked in partnership with NREL on our in-house developed world-beating low-cost reflector system for close to a decade,” said John King, CEO and cofounder of Hyperlight Energy. Hylux differs from conventional CSP design in that it uses recyclable plastic as opposed to the large quantities of steel normally used to construct CSP plants. Constructing …
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Also on the rise: Phoenix solar market could be brought back to life. Owners of distributed solar and distributed storage may soon earn money from participating in wholesale markets through an aggregator. Hyperlight licenses design of plastic CSP receiver from NREL. Fire at Vistra’s Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility not caused by battery. Mississippi Power …
Now in its seventh year, EnergySage and NABCEP have once again partnered on delivering the annual Solar Installer Survey, the largest and most comprehensive business survey of solar installers in our industry. This survey represents the largest and most comprehensive business climate survey of solar installers in our industry. In return for participation, all respondents …
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The company reports that since 2012 it has provided loans for more than 200,000 households to help them make sustainable home improvements. February 16, 2022 Mosaic, a financing platform for US residential solar and energy-efficient home improvements, has reduced pricing across its entire suite of solar loan products. One way they have reduced costs is …
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Legislation passed five months ago in Illinois has spurred more than 2,000 solar installations, or enough to power 30,000 homes. To meet workforce needs, new job training programs have been launched, and hiring expanded. The Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (SB 2408), passed last September, is an energy package that sets the state on a …
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The Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility Phase II set off fire alarms that activated a fault water suppression system, which – again – set off a cascading set of events that resulted in roughly ten battery packs melting down. February 16, 2022 Sunday night, February 13th, the Vistra Energy Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility Phase …
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Also on the rise: Oregon-based Powin Energy announced major supply deals covering a 5.8GWh pipeline of energy storage projects in the US and Taiwan. Trade groups raise concerns over interconnection queues. CleanCapital acquires a 39-project, 65.3MW portfolio of solar assets spanning 12 states. Enphase Enphase Energy enters agreement to participate in Swell Energy’s virtual power …
Novel Energy Solutions LLC announced a new strategic partnership with Mechatron Solar to develop C&I and utility scale dual-axis tracker solar installations. The initial installation is a planned 20MW solar project in the Midwest. Mechatron Solar trackers incorporate gearless, hydraulic motion drives. For the 20MW project, Mechatron Solar will manufacture approximately 515 of its M18KD …
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