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Biogen, Cisco, IDEXX Laboratories and Waters Corporation entered into a new aggregated procurement under the Net Zero Consortium for Buyers. March 12, 2025 Four corporate buyers acquired 172 MW of purchaser-caused energy attribute certificates (PC EACs) through a new aggregated procurement via Sustainability Roundtable, Inc. (SRI)’s Net Zero Consortium for Buyers (NZCB).   EACs are …

Two Texas solar plants serve four buyers through energy attribute certificates Read More »

When high winds knocked out power across Maryland last month, a battery energy storage system (BESS) installed just weeks prior restored power for nearly 400 Potomac Edison customers. The BESS supports Potomac Edison customers served by a line in a rural part of Allegany and Washington counties, an area that frequently experience power outages during …

Maryland’s energy storage efforts pay off in rural towns’ power crisis Read More »

The merge stands to be the largest pure-play community solar acquisition in the U.S. March 11, 2025 Perch Energy and Arcadia’s community solar subsidiary announced plans to merge to create a new company with more than 1,000 solar projects under its management. The merge stands to be the largest pure-play community solar acquisition in the …

Community solar giants Perch Energy, Arcadia announce merger Read More »

An art installation’s bold and colorful floral patterns on a West Texas energy storage facility are a “nod to biological carbon sequestration and the importance of nature preservation.” March 10, 2025 Floral artwork is blooming across the facade of a West Texas energy storage facility thanks to a collaboration between Spearmint Energy and artist Sophie …

Art brings energy storage to life Read More »

Ardagh Glass Packaging opened the doors to its 13 MW dc solar power facility, which will supply clean energy for Ardagh’s glass bottle factory in Madera, California. The power generated from the project, which is owned and operated by Longroad Energy, will account for about 20% of the glass manufacturing facility’s electricity demand. The solar facility, …

California glass production facility powered by solar Read More »

The Darien Solar project in Wisconsin is now active, adding 250 MW of capacity to the grid. The project is large enough to serve the equivalent of about 75,000 Wisconsin households. The facility occupies about 2,000 acres spanning two counties. The facility was developed by Invenergy LLC, a global renewable energy developer with over 206 projects …

Wisconsin activates 250 MW solar project Read More »

Zeitview says it doubled its growth to more than 200,000 assets inspected across 80 countries in 2024, serving the solar industry in procurement and construction stages through operation and maintenance. March 7, 2025 U.S.-based Zeitview, a specialist in visual artificial intelligence (AI) for critical infrastructure, announced a capital raise of $60 million that will help …

Zeitview raises $60 million in funding to further advance AI-powered infrastructure inspections Read More »

The 100 MW Kiowa County Solar Project in Southwest Oklahoma is operational. Savion told pv magazine USA that the project, which sits on 1,235 acres, incorporates more than 189,000 Canadian Solar bifacial solar panels on Nextracker trackers with Sungrow SG3600UD-MV inverters. The project will interconnect into an AEP substation and connect to the Southwest Power Pool. …

Oklahoma’s solar capacity grows with operation of 100 MW project Read More »

A report from American Clean Power Association says the U.S. saw “a remarkable 33% increase over the previous record of 37 GW set in 2023.” March 6, 2025 Renewable energy “shattered records” in 2024, adding 49 GW of new capacity in the U.S., a new report from American Clean Power Association said. This accounted for …

Nearly 50 GW of new renewable capacity insalled in 2024 ‘shatters records’ Read More »

Groundswell, a 501c3 Washington, D.C.-based organization that builds community power through community solar projects, is seeking responses and expressions of interest from developers and operations & maintenance (O&M) providers in relation to its Southeast Rural Power Program. The organization was one of the recipients of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Solar for All Award, receiving approximately …

RFI alert: Partners sought for 107 MW of community solar projects Read More »