Projects

Five new community solar sites are up and running in Maine. Leeward Renewable Energy completed a 200 MW project in Texas. The Long Island Power Authority approved two utility-scale battery energy storage contracts in Suffolk County, New York. Read about these initiatives and more in our new feature, Projects Weekly. Five Maine community solar sites …

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Del Dotto Winery in Napa Valley has invested in solar technology that will reduce its electric bill by 95%. The winery will save a projected $3 million over the life of the four recently installed Mechatron Solar dual-axis trackers at the winery’s Caves facility located on St. Helena Highway in California. Six more trackers are …

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Adapture Renewables Inc. crossed the finish line three months early with the completion of a 67 MW utility-scale solar project in Hunt County, Texas. The company completed construction and began commercial operations at the facility that will generate renewable energy to help to meet the growing demand for electricity in the wake of data center …

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Independent power producer Navisun and North Carolina-based solar developer Queen City Solar have teamed up to develop community solar in Maryland. The companies formed a structured co-development partnership that is already advancing 30 MW of community solar power to benefit energy communities and consumers across the state. The collaboration between Queen City Solar and Navisun …

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Standard Solar has acquired the 25 MWdc Windhub Solar B solar project from Balanced Rock Power (BRP), a developer specializing in large-scale renewable energy projects across the western United States.   Located in Kern County, California, and interconnecting with the Windhub Substation, the solar project will supply renewable energy to Southern California Edison. This project aligns with the …

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Sunnova Energy International Inc. is working with the Penobscot Nation in Maine to deploy an innovative microgrid system to establish dependable power for the isolated tribal nation during electrical grid interruptions. Sunnova was selected by the Penobscot Nation to deploy a 500 kW battery energy storage system (BESS) for the tribe’s community and commerce facilities. This …

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Companies across the United States are investing in record-levels of solar and energy storage to power their operations. According to the Solar Energy Industries Association’s (SEIA’s) new “Solar Means Business” report, Meta retains its spot as the top corporate solar user with nearly 5.2 GW of capacity, while Google is the leading energy storage user with …

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By Hisham Gouda | SAP The world reached an important energy milestone — and, perhaps, a critical tipping point — in 2023, when for the first time ever, combined investment in renewable power and grids overtook global spending on fossil fuels, according to a June 2024 report from the International Energy Agency. That shift is …

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A growing number of the 350 landslide victims left without electricity or natural gas in Southern California’s Rancho Palos Verdes after the July 2024 event are being rescued with emergency solar + storage + generator systems triaged by ABC Solar, of Torrance, Calif. Within days of the landslide, Bradley Bartz, founder and CEO of ABC …

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Renewable Properties has completed construction on a 3.5 MW solar project that will serve a small village in upstate New York. The Clemons Road community solar project in Minoa, New York, consists of 6,427 solar panels and is the company’s seventh operational community solar project in the region. In partnership with the village and Ampion, Renewable Properties’ …

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