Projects

Leeward Renewable Energy LLC has completed construction of its 100 MW Oak Trail Solar project near Moyock, North Carolina, and the facility has reached commercial operation. Verizon Communications has supported the development of Oak Trail Solar through a long-term virtual purchase agreement. “We are pleased to achieve commercial operation at Oak Trail Solar to help …

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DSD Renewables has partnered with Mission Energy to develop a 701 kW rooftop solar array for Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights, Illinois. The project is estimated to generate 836,597 kWh per  year, providing the school with clean, affordable energy to power its operations. Construction began in June.  The installation, which is expected to …

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Origis Energy has closed a $750 million construction warehouse financing facility. The funding will be used to support large-scale solar and energy storage project construction totaling approximately 2 GW across 15 states over the next three years. The announcement follows the announcement in March of an upsizing amendment to the company’s $750 million development finance facility.   …

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Nexamp recently finalized deals with two municipal customers in Illinois to provide community solar savings and sustainability benefits.   The city government of Effingham, Illinois, and Vandalia Community Unit School District (CUSD) No. 203 have agreed to become anchor tenants of local community solar farms. Nexamp partnered with Affordable Gas & Electric, based in Mount …

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The Rubber City wants to go solar. Officials in Akron, Ohio, are seeking proposals from solar developers for a PV system at a closed landfill site in the northwestern part of the city. The RFP is looking for developers to lease land at the Hardy Road Landfill to construct, own, operate and maintain a ground …

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Rio Tinto’s Diavik Diamond Mine will build the largest solar power plant across Canada’s territories. The facility will feature more than 6,600 solar panels and generate approximately 4,200 MWh of carbon-free electricity annually for the mine, located near Yellowknife, Northwest Territories (NWT). The Diavik mine, which began operations in 2003 and is 100% owned and …

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Standard Solar has acquired a community solar project in Forestville, Maryland, from New Columbia Solar. Located at the 224-unit Holly Spring Meadows apartment community developed by real estate firm FCP, the project includes an 800 kW carport array and a 921 kW rooftop array. The carport and rooftop arrays at Holly Spring Meadows will generate a combined …

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Steel product manufacturer Nucor Corp. has signed a PPA for 250 MW of renewable energy from Sebree Solar LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources LLC. Sebree Solar is a two-phase solar project in Henderson County, Kentucky, which will have a capacity of up to 400 MW of U.S.-produced energy. The project’s first phase — Sebree Solar I — is …

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A new report shows that cumulative U.S. community solar capacity is expected to exceed 6 GW this year, despite a slowdown in growth. U.S. community solar Installations declined by 6% year-over-year in 2022 and 13% in Q1 of 2023. This was primarily driven by the supply chain uncertainty of the past year as well as …

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California-based non-profit electricity provider MCE continues to expand its local renewable energy portfolio with two new solar projects totaling 1.65 MW in Contra Costa and Napa counties. The 1 MW Byron Hot Springs Solar project in unincorporated Contra Costa County has a 20-year term with Renewable Properties, a commercial solar energy developer. Located on top …

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