Projects

Big businesses in the Midwest are making big plans to deploy solar and other clean energy measures. A new report by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) found that, as the world grapples with the urgent need to build resiliency against global warming, large businesses and employers in the Midwest are striving to reduce their carbon footprints by …

Report: Midwest businesses rising to meet clean energy goals    Read More »

More than a dozen new solar plants will be powering southeastern Georgia. Aspen Power has completed construction on 14 solar projects that the company acquired from Inman Solar. The projects total 49.4 MWdc of generation capacity, with Aspen Power acting as the long-term owner and operator of the solar facilities. Inman Solar originated and developed …

Aspen Power completes 14 utility-scale solar projects in Georgia Read More »

A healthcare facility is Mystic, Connecticut, has added a 317 kW rooftop solar system to offset up to 95% of its energy costs. Business sustainability provider Budderfly and Ryders Health Management celebrated the completion of the rooftop solar installation at Ryders’ Mystic Healthcare Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Budderfly and Ryders executives were joined by State Senator …

Rooftop solar helps Connecticut healthcare center save on energy costs Read More »

An existing 74.5 MW solar plant will soon help power two electrolyzer facilities to produce green hydrogen. Duke Energy is preparing to break ground in DeBary, Florida, on the first demonstration project in the United States to successfully create clean energy using an end-to-end system to produce, store and combust 100% green hydrogen. Construction of the demonstration project …

Duke Energy to build solar-powered green hydrogen facility in Florida Read More »

New Jersey-based developer DCO Energy has finalized a contract for a $122 million energy savings improvement program (ESIP) to assist and develop a renewable future for Jersey City Public Schools, the third largest public school district in New Jersey. The deal marks the largest ESIP ever approved by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities …

DCO Energy finalizes $122 million contract to bring solar to Jersey City Public Schools Read More »

D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI), in partnership with Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) and SOLV Energy, recently celebrated the groundbreaking of the San Juan 1 project. The project is a 200 MWac solar and 400 MWh storage facility located in Farmington, New Mexico. “In the face of numerous headwinds facing the industry over the last …

Construction begins on 200 MW San Juan solar + storage project in N.M. Read More »

A new analysis by Solargis finds that solar development in the tropics could be the next big market, as long as the industry improves its solar modeling accuracy in the region. The report from the solar data and software firm reveals that the variance between modeled solar irradiance and actual measurements is more pronounced in …

Report: Tropical solar can boom if irradiance modeling issues are addressed Read More »

The future of solar energy is bright in northern Illinois as ComEd today announced that more than 51,000 Distributed Energy Resources (DER) have been connected to its smart electric grid as of September, including more than 49,000 residential rooftop solar systems and related energy storage facilities. This is a substantial increase from 837 rooftop solar …

Illinois rooftop solar installs thriving in ComEd territory Read More »

MCE is energizing its first utility-scale solar + storage project, which will be one of the largest operating solar and storage hybrid facilities in the country when complete. Clearway’s Daggett Solar-Plus-Storage in San Bernardino County generates 482 MW of solar, combined with 280 MW of energy storage. It supplies enough energy to power more than 181,000 …

MCE powers up California’s biggest solar + storage project to serve Bay Area homes Read More »

Lightsource bp and Conway Corp are celebrating the completion of the 135 MW Conway Solar at Happy project in White County, Arkansas. In addition to supplying clean energy to customers of Conway Corp, which operates the city-owned utility system in Conway, Arkansas, the project also features a native pollinator garden. The solar farm will deliver home-grown, clean …

Lightsource bp unveils 135 MW pollinator friendly solar farm in Arkansas Read More »