Projects

Terrasmart announced the completion of Connecticut’s largest utility-solar plant located in Canterbury this week. Alongside project partners, Terrasmart converted 270 acres of forest, farmland, and reclaimed gravel mining into a 66.5-MWac fixed-tilt system in just seven months. “As the largest solar farm in Connecticut and one of the biggest in all of New England, this …

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Cypress Creek Renewables has added 400MW/600MWh to its storage portfolio after acquiring four Texas standalone energy storage projects from Black Mountain Energy Storage (BMES). The projects, each 100 MW, are located throughout the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) market and are currently under development.    Cypress Creek will continue project development, entitlement, engineering, procurement, financing, construction, and will operate …

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CleanCapital acquired a 36.6 MW solar facility in Inalåhan, Guam, from GlidePath Power Solutions LLC. The transaction also includes rights to GlidePath’s solar development pipeline on the island. In addition to expanding CleanCapital’s portfolio to the U.S. territory of Guam, this is the commercial solar leader’s largest single asset acquired to date. The 36.6 MWdc …

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Solar projects on multifamily buildings are always tricky. Affordable housing projects are doubly tricky, and require groups like Asheville, N.C.’s Mountain Housing Opportunities (MHO), the Housing Authority of the City of Asheville to prioritize them and drive them forward. This week those two groups celebrated the energization of four new solar arrays at Maple Crest …

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The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) entered into a power purchase agreement with Convergent Energy + Power for a 100 MW solar generation project paired with a 55 MW battery to be located in Coamo, Puerto Rico. The solar + storage system will be owned and operated by Convergent’s Puerto Rico subsidiary, Convergent Coamo. …

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In 2010, the municipality of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin made a commitment to cut emissions in half by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. A government-supervised mission, projects would need to be funded with taxpayer money, and would have to be cost-effective and remain 100% transparent. Taking budgetary risks was not an option. After over a …

Case study | Arch Solar maximizes solar ROI atop a partially shaded Wisconsin city hall Read More »

Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC’s Mt. Arlington Landfill solar project entered commercial operation at a June 17 ribbon cutting attended by federal, state, and local government representatives. The 2.3 MWdc solar farm sits atop a capped landfill, giving new life to land that had sat idle for years. Greenbacker purchased the solar farm from developer …

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Greenskies Clean Focus and its partner Eznergy Solar Energy Solutions, a New Jersey-based solar developer and EPC, have completed a 490-kW solar portfolio for the Rumson Board of Education. Annually, the 1,225 solar panels at the schools are projected to generate more than 550,000-kWh of clean energy, offsetting approximately 87-90% of the electricity needs of …

Solar PV atop two New Jersey schools offsets nearly all of their electricity needs Read More »

Hendricks Power Cooperative and Solential Energy plan to build a 7 MWac solar array in Hendricks County, Ind. The C&B Graham Solar Energy Project, named for the local family providing 60 acres of land for the project, is the largest solar array developed by Hendricks Power and the largest for a rural electric membership cooperative …

Solential Energy largest solar project for rural electric cooperative in Indiana Read More »

Solar demands can build intense pressures. EPCs and electrical contractors need high-quality eBOS products at competitive prices — and they need them fast. But in today’s supply-constrained environment, ensuring on-time delivery of PV components can be tough. Smart planning and consistent project execution can make all the difference. Without forethought, electrical wiring — too often …

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