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The independent power producer acquired utility-scale solar projects in Colorado and Virginia. January 28, 2025 ContourGlobal announced it has secured 446 MW of utility-scale solar projects in Colorado and Virginia from Qcells, a solar module manufacturer and project developer. The portfolio is large enough to produce the equivalent electricity demand of about 80,000 homes annually. …

ContourGlobal secures 446 MW solar portfolio from Qcells Read More »

The funds will support a 674 MW solar project developed by Hecate Energy. January 27, 2025 Greenbacker Renewable Energy, a publicly reporting, non-traded limited liability infrastructure company, announced it has secured $869 million in construction-to-term, letter of credit and tax equity bridge loan financing. The funds are intended to support the development of the largest …

Greenbacker secures nearly $1 billion for New York’s largest solar project Read More »

After a record 37 GW of new solar added in 2024, the Energy Information Administration expects 26 GW in 2025 – and even less in 2026. January 27, 2025 Solar has grown rapidly in the U.S. and abroad, expanding from 0.1% of U.S. electricity generation in 2010 to over 6% today, the Solar Energy Industries …

U.S. solar installations to drop 30% in 2025, said EIA Read More »

Silicon Ranch will build, own and operate the 150 MW Byers Solar Farm, with United Power signing a power purchase agreement for all the energy produced. January 27, 2025 Byers Solar Farm is a 150 MW agrivoltaic solar installation in Adams County, Colorado. Built, owned and operated by Silicon Ranch, an independent power producer, the …

Colorado electric coop to receive clean energy from agrivoltaic project  Read More »

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 …

Pinterest procures RECs from Tribal-owned agrivoltaic solar project Read More »

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 »