Projects

The Meadow Ridge continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Redding, Connecticut, has flipped the switch on solar. The carport and rooftop solar installation will supply 897,700 kWh of electricity each year, providing more than 20% of the facility’s energy. The project is the long-time vision of Meadow Ridge’s resident-led Solar Committee and broke ground in …

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Northern Sun Energy selected Castillo Engineering to provide design and engineering services on three Onyx Renewables solar projects in New York and Louisiana. The projects total 18 MW and will be completed by Q1 2025. In fact, one of the projects has already been completed. The 5 MW community solar project in Troy, New York, …

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Pivot Energy and EPC provider GreenSpark Solar have wrapped up construction for a four-project Upstate New York solar portfolio with agrivoltaics. The more than 22 MWdc portfolio is a crucial step toward New York’s goal of reaching 70% renewable energy by 2030 and a zero-emission electric grid by 2040.  This spring, the four solar projects owned and …

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In April, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced 60 selectees that will receive $7 billion in grant awards through the Solar for All grant program. The funding will support the deployment of robust solar developments to serve low-income and disadvantaged communities. Among the 60 selections awarded funding were states, territories, tribal governments, municipalities and nonprofits …

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U.S. farmers reported an increased interest in leasing land for solar energy production, according to the monthly Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer index. Furthermore, views on farmland value also saw a boost because of clean energy production on agricultural sites. This month’s Ag Economy Barometer survey was conducted May 13-17. The index showed that interest …

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by Kari Lydersen, Energy News Network An ongoing billing snafu in ComEd territory in northern Illinois has some solar companies bracing for turbulence. When the problem is remedied, community solar subscribers will see a backlog of credits on their utility bills, but also accumulated charges for participating in the project. It’s the kind of surprise …

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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 …

Case study: How a metal roof solar project survived category 5 hurricane winds Read More »

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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