Projects

AdventHealth is working toward reducing carbon emissions and achieving environmental sustainability goals with an on-site solar energy installation at its corporate headquarters in Altamonte Springs, Florida. The faith-based health system’s corporate headquarters employs nearly 5,000 people who work to support the system’s operations and care delivery across the country. Starting this week, the Maitland-based national solar …

ESA kicks off construction of 3 MW solar project at AdventHealth HQ in Florida Read More »

Amphenol Industrial Operations has brought its new new solar product factory online in Mesa, Arizona. As of January, Amphenol began manufacturing and shipping U.S.-made solar junction boxes to solar manufacturers and developers across the country on a daily basis. Amphenol’s Mesa solar product factory can accommodate a dozen state-of-the-art manufacturing lines, each with a capacity …

New factory in Arizona advances solar supply chain domestication Read More »

We’re all familiar with the conventional commercial solar installations for office buildings, business campuses, retailers, etc. to save on energy costs and meet corporate sustainability goals. Not only is solar a great solution for these customers, but it can be an excellent option for municipalities and school systems. According to Generation180, the amount of solar …

Unique lessons learned from a California school district solar portfolio Read More »

A school district in Central Illinois has signed on to a community solar program in an effort to save on energy costs. Brimfield Community Unit School District (CUSD) No. 309 in Brimfield, Illinois, has chosen the Nexamp community solar program to reduce its annual electric expenses and add more renewable energy to the Ameren utility …

Illinois school district to host Nexamp solar farm to save on energy costs Read More »

EDP Renewables North America LLC (EDPR NA) and Walmart Inc. have signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for a portion of a new 180 MWac solar project in Texas. The agreement adds to a long-standing national partnership that includes 431 MW of offtake from both utility-scale and distributed generation sites across North America. Under the new …

EDP Renewables inks 15-year PPA with Walmart in Texas Read More »

The Ohio Power Siting Board’s (OPSB) has approved the Oak Run Solar Project, an 800 MW solar + storage + agrivoltaics facility in Madison County. The project represents the largest solar power generation facility approved to date in the Buckeye State with an expected cost of $1 billion. In addition to the 800 MW of …

Ohio approves largest solar project in the state Read More »

Utilities across the country are managing intermittent renewable integration with varying levels of success — and with good reason. Meeting resource adequacy, reliability, and resilience is a complex business that requires flexibility and inventive solutions. National Grid, which serves 20 million customers in New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts, is piloting an innovative program to …

Case study: Nexamp, Terrasmart design Allis Hill project for National Grid DG interconnection program Read More »

Enel North America has begun construction of the Ables Springs solar + storage project in Kaufman County, Texas. The project pairs a 186 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) system with a 115 MW / 169 MWh battery energy storage system. “When ERCOT conditions tightened this winter, Enel’s solar and storage plants provided crucial generation and quick-response …

Enel starts construction of Ables Springs solar + storage project in Texas Read More »

The Internal Revenue Service added 446 more U.S. counties to the list where renewable energy projects could qualify for a 10% Energy Community tax credit bonus under the Inflation Reduction Act. The 446 counties are in statistical areas that the IRS identifies as potential energy communities. Not all of the 446 qualify for the bonus …

IRS adds 446 counties to list qualifying for Energy Communities tax credit Read More »

The California Public Utilities Commission just issued a significant decision allowing renewable energy systems to be approved to interconnect to the electric grid using an energy export schedule (known as a Limited Generation Profile or LGP) that is designed to avoid grid impacts. This approach, which leverages California’s public grid data, can reduce the need …

Milestone decision by Calif. regulators approves DER schedules to avoid interconnection upgrades Read More »