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The Hollinswood project in Baltimore serves the local community by selling the electricity generated into the Maryland Community Solar Program Local opposition to solar coupled with a lack of suitable land makes rooftop solar an increasingly appealing alternative to large ground-mount facilities, especially when serving local communities. To meet this need, siting community solar installations …

Rooftop solar on shopping center to serve Maryland community solar program Read More »

Construction has begun on the two-phase 430 MW Kelso Solar Project that developer Arevon reports had no opposition due to its impactful public engagement. Arevon Energy started construction of the first phase of its $500 million Kelso Solar Project in Scott County, Missouri. The 430 MW project will be built in two phases, with the …

Missouri doubles solar capacity with 430 MW facility with U.S.-made components Read More »

A 352 MWh battery energy storage system is now operational at the Chaparral Springs solar facility in California, with two community choice aggregators as the offtakers. Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) began construction of the Chaparral Springs solar project in 2022, and at the time had plans for future a 52 MW / 208 MWh battery …

Battery energy storage system comes online to serve Kern County residents Read More »

Another $5 million is expected to be awarded later this spring through the state’s Clean Energy Community Grants program. After a “once-in-a-decade” bomb cyclone last November felled over 400 miles of transmission lines in King County, Washington and left thousands without power, public officials in the City of Issaquah knew something had to change.   Issaquah, …

Washington State invests $36 million in clean energy Read More »

Convergent Energy and Power will finance, own and operate the energy storage system for the West Boylston Municipal Light Plant. Convergent Energy and Power, a New York-based energy storage specialist, has broken ground on a 3MW/9MWh utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) for Massachusetts’s municipally owned utility company West Boylston Municipal Light Plant (WBMLP). Convergent will finance, own and …

Construction begins on 9 MWh battery energy storage system for Massachusetts municipal utility Read More »

This series describes the process of designing and building a sustainable home, which is passing tests for airtightness and proved to retain heat in winter. But the Xcel stumbling block has yet to be overcome. Throughout the design and build of my home, there have been multiple ways that I’ve described my home – sustainable, …

Building not your average dream home: High performance Read More »

The Illinois solar power project features U.S.-made modules and trackers, employed 500 people during construction and will provide an estimated $100 million in community benefit funds. Swift Current Energy announced that its landmark 800 MWdc (593 MWac) Double Black Diamond Solar project is now operational. The solar power plant, which began construction in 2018, is …

Double Black Diamond now the largest operating solar power producer east of the Mississippi Read More »

In a pilot project for solar on Connecticut state agencies, the seven systems will collectively deliver 8.3 MW of clean, renewable energy to the correctional facilities, saving the state more than $11 million in energy costs over the lifetime of the panels. An 8.3 MW portfolio of solar projects are operational at seven Connecticut correctional …

Seven Connecticut correctional facilities save with solar Read More »

For the past five consecutive years, tech and retail giant Amazon has been the world’s largest procurer of renewable energy, investing in projects and signing power purchase agreements (PPAs) all over the world. pv magazine spoke with representatives of the company about its ambitious energy plans. From pv magazine 4/25 As PPAs have proliferated in …

Amazon buying big on solar Read More »

The city is expected to save on electricity costs over the next 20 years from its new 27 MW portfolio of behind-the-meter solar projects. The City of Fresno Department of Public Utilities (DPU) engaged ForeFront Power to install a behind-the-meter solar and energy storage portfolio. The three-site project portfolio combines for 27 MW and includes …

City of Fresno expected to save $122 million in bills with solar and storage projects Read More »