The BESS will be a standalone lithium iron phosphate system that will charge up to 150 MW of electricity with a two-hour duration. March 4, 2025 Alabama Power announced plans to develop the state’s first utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) on the site of a former coal plant. The Plant Gorgas coal-fired plant generated …
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One of the largest renewable energy projects in Kansas, the solar installations will power 40% of Fort Riley’s needs. March 3, 2025 The U.S. Army is powering 40% of Fort Riley’s electric needs with the competition of its onsite solar project. Located in Kansas, the 4.23 MW phase brought the fort’s total installed solar capacity …
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Cypress Creek Renewables signed an environmental attribute purchase agreement with Meta to support the 505 MW Hanson Solar facility in Coleman County, Texas. March 3, 2025 Cypress Creek Renewables, a developer, owner and operator of solar power plants across the U.S., signed an environmental attribute agreement with Meta, a corporation that demands vast quantities of …
Medicine Hat, Alberta decided to drop a 325 MW solar project planned to be installed on contaminated lands down to 75 MW. February 27, 2025 Contaminated land in a region with more sunny days than anywhere else in Canada makes it ripe for solar energy to flourish. However, a 325 MW project, originally owned by …
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With states increasingly passing legislation to protect solar consumers, pv magazine USA investigated how solar installation companies hire and train their sales teams and got first-hand looks at the sales strategies of five different solar installers across the country. February 27, 2025 In the wake of complaints about allegedly deceptive or misleading sales tactics in …
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Permitting and other “soft costs” account for over the half expense of residential solar projects, making rooftop solar less accessible for many Minnesotans, a new report finds. February 27, 2025 Inconsistent and resource-intensive permitting processes across Minnesota are hindering the growth of rooftop solar, a report from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) found, making …
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Researchers say the 10 countries with the most golf courses could install up to 842 GW of utility-scale solar or 659 GW of wind capacity on land equivalent in size to that used for the sport. February 25, 2025 From pv magazine Global There is more land taken up by golf courses across the world …
U.S. leads countries where golf courses occupy more land than solar, wind plants Read More »
The Ragsdale Solar Park, situated in Madison County, Mississippi, will provide power directly into Entergy Mississippi’s transmission system. February 25, 2025 The 100 MW produced by EDP Renewables’s new solar project that became operational in late Q4 will go to Amazon through a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA). According to the report Solar Means Business …
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Residential solar marketplace provider EnergySage released a review of top solar panel brands for the U.S. market. February 24, 2025 Solar marketplace operator EnergySage, which provides quotes and estimates for rooftop solar, released an overview of the top solar panel brands on its marketplace based on various criteria. The company weighted its rankings based on …
Top solar panels for output, cost-efficiency, warm climates, and more Read More »
The company acquired two community solar projects from developer Renewable Properties. February 21, 2025 Two Illinois community solar projects in the Illinois Shines program were acquired by Nautilus Solar Energy. Acquired from developer and investor Renewable Properties, the projects include the 7 MW Highway 20 Solar project northeast of Chicago in Kane County, and the …
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