Projects

The first PPA associated with a new renewable energy project between Central Coast Community Energy (CCCE) and Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) has reached commercial operation. The Slate solar and energy storage project will provide 390 MW of solar and 561 MWh of storage, making it one of California’s largest integrated solar and energy storage …

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Over 28 municipalities and school districts across Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties in New York are reducing their electricity costs and enhancing the state’s clean energy portfolio with solar energy. Standard Solar and its partner, U.S. Light Energy, have completed an 11.52 MW-combined solar project for members of the Tri-County Energy Consortium. “Schools and community play a significant role …

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This past Tuesday, the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) approved a significant expansion of new solar and energy storage projects for Dominion Energy Virginia customers. Once operational, the projects will provide nearly 1,000 MW of carbon-free electricity, enough to power about 250,000 Virginia homes at peak output. The approved expansion includes 15 Dominion Energy Virginia projects, as …

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McCarthy Building Companies has completed the construction and commissioning of the 300 MW Bighorn Solar project in Pueblo, Colo. It is the first of two large-scale solar projects being built in the area by the company’s Renewable Energy & Storage Group in conjunction with Lightsource bp, the project owner.    On 1,800 acres of land on …

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DSD Renewables has acquired three rooftop solar projects in New Jersey and Connecticut from Dynamic Energy, and intends to acquire another three projects in Massachusetts and Virginia later this year. The six projects, all of which are rooftop installations, total approximately 7.5 MWs. “Our partnership with Dynamic Energy enables access to clean, renewable solar energy in …

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D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) have announced the signing of SMUD’s first combined solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) renewable PPA sized at 200 MW AC and 400 MWh. The project is currently the largest combined solar and BESS generation facility announced in northern California under …

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Participating CCAs The California Community Power board held a special meeting on February 25 at which members of the Joint Powers Agency to voted to enter into a contract for the 50 MW/400 MWh Goal Line long-duration energy storage project. The lithium-ion battery storage project, developed by Onward Energy, will have eight hours of discharge …

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With extreme weather and power outages on the rise, the United States needs a more resilient energy grid comprised of more distributed energy resources and municipal microgrids. Honeywell and Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions (DESS) are teaming up on an all-encompassing solution to do just this, targeting communities across the U.S. The nonregulated commercial brand of …

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The City of Fullerton, California, has contracted with NORESCO to implement an $8.4 million energy efficiency project guaranteed to save $12.1 million during the contract period. Funded entirely from generated savings, the project demonstrates that energy savings can help local governments tackle deferred maintenance while also expanding smart city technologies and distributed energy resources. “The …

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 Solar developer/owner Primergy Solar LLC, a portfolio company of Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, is currently working on the highly anticipated $1.2 billion Gemini Project located near Las Vegas, Nevada. After a comprehensive review, Primergy selected Kiewit Power Constructors Co. as the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) partner and IHI Terrasun Solutions as the battery storage integrator. …

Primergy Solar selects Kiewit Power Constructors as EPC, Maxeon panels for billion-dollar Las Vegas Gemini project Read More »