Projects

From left: Chris Jones, President and CEO of Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) and Reagan Farr, CEO and cofounder of Silicon Ranch, sign agreement. Nashville-based Silicon Ranch has signed an agreement to develop a 110 MW solar project for Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE), the largest electric cooperative in the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) region and the …

Silicon Ranch to develop first utility-scale solar project under expanded TVA program Read More »

Hecate Energy has received approval of the siting agreement and conditional use permit application for the planned 150 MW Cumberland Solar Facility in Virginia. “This approval helps realize our common goal to bring substantial economic benefits to Cumberland County and build energy independence for Virginia,” said Preston Schultz, Cumberland Solar Facility’s lead project developer. “We appreciate …

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CEP Renewables has begun construction on its 19 MWdc grid supply Foul Rift solar project located in White Township, Warren County, New Jersey. The project is being developed on a brownfield site that formerly hosted a composting facility for nearly 30 years. Prior to ceasing operations, the facility had a long history of violations received from …

CEP Renewables breaks ground on 19 MW brownfield solar project in New Jersey Read More »

Grandview rooftop solar project via Greenskies. Greenskies Clean Focus is funding rooftop solar at at seven schools and the District Administration Building for the Piscataway Township Schools in New Jersey — at no upfront cost to the district thanks to a 15-year solar power purchase agreement (solar PPA). In total, the Greenskies portfolio in Piscataway …

Greenskies solar PPA covers rooftop installs at seven New Jersey schools Read More »

Adapture Renewables (ARI) is starting work on two 128-MWdc projects in central Illinois. The projects are scheduled to break ground later this year with commercial operation expected in early 2026, and ARI says the projects will create more than 300 jobs during construction and bring more than $250 million in economic impact to the local …

Adapture Renewables selects Alberici as EPC for Illinois solar projects Read More »

A construction analysis and consulting firm found that the Nevados tracker requires only 118 person-hours per megawatt, lower than other comparable solar trackers. According on a new report from Eclipse-M, an independent technical consultant for solar project construction, the Nevados All Terrain solar tracker can be assembled and installed faster than any tracker in its class. The firm reported …

Nevados earns top marks in independent ranking of solar trackers Read More »

A proposed 100 MW solar farm proposed by RWE Clean Energy in Prince George County, Virginia, draws opposition from residents who say it will hurt their quality of life and threaten the future for local farmers and hunters. Residents of Moscow, Maine, vote to ban commercial solar projects, joining a growing list of municipalities in …

Solar is a battlefield: Combatting community opposition during project development Read More »

Solar developer and independent power producer Cypress Creek Renewables celebrated the commercial operation of Zier Solar + Storage, a project located in Brackettville, Texas, consisting of 208 MW solar and 80 MWh of collocated storage. The facility adds capacity to the grid as the need for energy in the state grows to an all-time high. …

Cypress Creek Renewables completes Zier Solar + Storage project in Texas Read More »

AWM-Arden-Messenger-Cable-Hanger In August of 2020, Affordable Wire Management (AWM) was introduced to Rosendin. Thanks to AWM’s ability to design and produce high quality and robust cable management systems (CMS), Rosendin was an early adopter of AWM’s first generation offerings, and became one of AWM’s first partners in the industry. During the course of several years, …

Case Study: How Rosendin improved cable management at utility-scale sites with AWM Read More »

Solar group buys are programs that incentivize a community to install solar within a specific time frame to get a lower price on their solar installation. Solar group buy programs have the added benefit of driving business to quality, vetted solar installation companies. MadiSUN, the solar group buy program for the city of Madison, Wisconsin, …

Solar group buy program in Wisconsin ready for 2024 Read More »