Projects

More than 15,000 residents live without grid-supplied electricity on the Navajo Nation, which spans 17.5 million acres across parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. To address their needs, the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority has installed 500 solar PV and energy storage systems of various kinds to date. Sales and marketing month sponsor Get Aurora …

Navajo home swaps alkaline batteries for lead-acid as part of Sandia Labs demo Read More »

Leeward Renewable Energy closed $58.5 million in construction financing and secured tax equity commitments for its Rabbitbrush Solar Facility located in Kern County, Calif., which is currently under construction. When completed, will have a solar generation capacity of 100 MW and the project also integrates a 20 MW, 50 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), …

Leeward closes financing for Rabbitbrush Solar Project, its first solar + storage facility Read More »

Tucson Electric Power (TEP) worked with Solar FlexRack to engineer a community solar project in in Tucson, Arizona. The new array will supply power for the TEP GoSolar Home program, which provides a renewable energy option for renters and homeowners, including those whose rooftops are shaded by trees or nearby buildings. Participants can buy clean …

Tucson Electric Power community solar project engineered with Solar FlexRack trackers, bifacial PV modules Read More »

Pivot Energy announced a new partnership with Life Storage, a national self storage company, with a series of 21 solar projects located across multiple states. Self storage facilities are an ideal candidate for rooftop solar, with an abundance of unused roof space and significant on-site energy demands. Sales and Marketing Month sponsor Get Aurora AI …

Self storage company adding solar PV to power 21 sites via Pivot Energy Read More »

DSD Renewables acquired a seven-project, 11.3 MW community solar portfolio, spanning six cities in Minnesota — its first move into Minnesota. DSD’s footprint of assets now covers 22 states. Six of the sites will have 100% residential offtake and are expected to serve more than 600 residents, while the seventh project will have 100% commercial …

DSD Renewables adds seven-project community solar portfolio in Minnesota Read More »

Nibezun, a Native-led nonprofit that seeks to revitalize and preserve Wabanaki culture in Passadumkeag, Maine, added a new solar array and heat pump system to deliver sustainable electricity and heat to its facilities. Partnering with Everybody Solar, nearly $60,000 was raised from foundations and individual donors, to install the solar array and heat pump system, …

Native-led non-profit adds solar array, heat pump via Everybody Solar Read More »

Renu Energy Solutions, a locally-owned and operated solar installer in North Carolina and South Carolina, completed a solar installation at the greenhouse of Johnson C. Smith University’s (JCSU) Sustainability Village, an innovative living-learning prototype for students in Charlotte, NC. Sales and Marketing Month sponsor Get Aurora AI & Get Back to Summer Let Aurora AI …

Renu Energy Solutions installs solar array atop living-learning greenhouse prototype at JCSU Read More »

Connecticut commercial solar developer Greenskies Clean Focus completed two 129-kilowatt (kW) solar carport arrays for the Town of Madison, Connecticut – 342 modules each at Walter C. Polson Middle School and Daniel Hand High School. Sales and Marketing Month sponsor Get Aurora AI & Get Back to Summer Let Aurora AI do the heavy lifting …

Greenskies completes two solar carport arrays at Connecticut schools Read More »

Leyline Renewable Capital is partnering with Solterra Energy, formerly Solterra Partners LLC, to provide $10 million in early-stage growth and development capital to support up to 1 GW of distributed generation (DG) and utility-scale solar energy projects across the eastern United States. Sales and Marketing Month sponsor Get Aurora AI & Get Back to Summer …

Solterra Energy solar development platform nets $10M in early-stage capital from Leyline Read More »

Renewable energy and a smarter, decentralized grid can play a big role in rebuilding communities. This is a very cool example: MCE is embarking on a virtual power plant (VPP) program in Richmond, Calif., slated to launch in 2025, that’s also tied to a community rehabilitation project. Essentially, abandoned homes will be retrofitted with solar, …

Solar energy, virtual power plant play big role in California neighborhood rehabilitation project Read More »