Projects

Seven months after the devastation of Hurricane Otis to the resort city of Acapulco on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, this category 5 hurricane provided lessons for locals and businesses. The metal roof solar project at Grupo Comercial Chedraui, a grocery superstore chain, sustained severe damage. However, the solar metal roof (293 kWp) of its …

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Panhandle Power Solutions (PPS) will serve as the EPC for a new battery energy storage system for Whetstone Power, a developer of sustainable energy infrastructure. The contract underscores PPS’s commitment to providing full-spectrum specialty EPC services that support the energy transition for its commercial clients.     The Colorado-based, 202.2 MWh battery energy storage system will showcase state-of-the-art …

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TotalEnergies and the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) dedicated the Orinda Photovoltaic Solar Energy Project (Orinda PV) in Oakland, California. Orinda PV is EBMUD’s largest solar facility, designed, built, owned and operated by TotalEnergies. The 4.6 MW project will supply the not-for-profit water agency with approximately 10 million kWh of clean solar energy per year under a …

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The city of Arvin, California, and Veolia North America broke ground on a new 1 MW solar energy installation that will meet all the power needs for the city’s wastewater treatment plant and eliminate its greenhouse gas emissions from power generation. Since energy can account for as much as 30% of water treatment costs, this …

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A new report on the U.S. solar and storage market shows an improving return on investment for solar and storage investments, bolstered by declining hardware prices and increasing utility rates — even amid California’s transition to NEM 3.0. Enact Solar has published its 2023 U.S. Solar and Storage Market Intelligence Report, which offers an overview of the solar …

Report: Improving ROI on customer solar and storage projects in 2023 Read More »

Torus is embarking on one of largest commercial energy storage projects in Utah. Thanks to a landmark deal signed with Gardner Group, Torus will provide nearly 26 MWh of energy storage capacity across Gardner Group’s commercial real estate portfolio. Under the agreement, Torus will install its Torus Station energy storage and management systems at multiple …

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Apricus Generation has acquired a controlling interest in Nexus Renewables Inc., the Toronto-based developer of solar and energy storage projects and Independent Power Producer (IPP). Apricus is a new holding company designed to build a national distributed solar and battery development platform and IPP. By joining the Apricus platform, Nexus is gaining the additional expertise, support and …

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An independent public classical radio station in Austin, Texas, is adding solar to save on energy costs and boost its sustainability efforts. KMFA Classical 89.5 partnered with locally owned Axis Solar to install an 89.64 kWdc system consisting of 166 rooftop solar panels, the maximum number allowed within city code. Once operational, the solar array will …

Austin radio station installs solar + EV charging stations for sustainability initiative Read More »

The annual CLEANPOWER conference and exposition brings together a large cross-section of the large-scale renewable energy industry, including solar, wind and green hydrogen. Hosted by the American Clean Power Association (ACP) on May 6-9 at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minnesota, the event draws more than 8,300 attendees from all points of the globe. I …

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Groton Middle School is one of two buildings in the Groton Public School district in Connecticut to receive a solar installation. The Groton Board of Education in Connecticut expects to save $40,000 per year on energy costs after installing solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on two schools in the town. The system at Groton Middle School …

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