Projects

Shungnak, Alaska, a small community above the Arctic Circle, is now benefiting from a first-of-its-kind solar-plus-storage microgrid system, reducing its reliance on the village’s costly and difficult-to-maintain diesel generator power plant. The system consists of a 225 kW solar array and 12 cabinets of 32 kWh Blue Planet Energy Blue Ion LX battery systems. The …

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Solar power developer and independent power producer Infiniti Energy is developing and constructing five solar projects at sites owned by Kaplan Companies in New Jersey, utilizing three different ownership models: community solar, solar power purchase agreements (PPA), and direct ownership. “Working with Kaplan on these solar projects has been good for Infiniti Energy to show …

Infiniti Energy gets creative on five solar projects for Kaplan real estate firm Read More »

Wells Fargo and Ameresco hosted “Energize Wells Fargo: A Renewable Energy Generation Media Event” to celebrate the largest behind-the-meter solar PV project in Iowa, offsetting loads at the Wells Fargo campus directly. With this flipping of the switch to activate the solar modules at Wells Fargo’s Jordan Creek campus, 12 percent of the site’s energy …

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Old Texas rice fields soon will be harvesting something new as a $145 million clean energy project nears completion thanks to a sizable final investment. Twain Financial Partners has closed on $42 million in financing to complete the Longbow Solar project, a massive ground-mounted solar PV system in Brazoria County, Texas, just southwest of Houston. …

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Real estate investment and redevelopment company Granite Redevelopment Properties enlisted The Solar Company to complete one of the largest multifamily solar panel installation project in the U.S. to date. At 16 of Granite’s apartment communities in Dallas and Tarrant counties, the company is installing solar panels to generate electricity and offset energy costs at its …

Largest multifamily solar portfolio coming online in Texas Read More »

The U.S. commercial solar segment is finally taking off, with installations up 31% in Q3 2021 compared to the same quarter in 2020. The diversity of new commercial solar projects, provide ample opportunities for installers of all sizes to find new avenues to grow in this booming market. LONGi and its solar installer partners capitalized …

Case study: Why residential solar installers should be thinking about commercial Read More »

Nautilus Solar Energy has completed a 24.9 MW community solar portfolio in New York. The fully operational portfolio consists of four projects located in Allegany, Cattaraugus, Genesee, and Steuben Counties, and provides a clean energy alternative to an estimated 1950 households and multiple commercial subscribers, including the Target Corporation, Lowe’s Companies, and Hannaford Brothers, in …

New York State is now Nautilus’s largest community solar market with over 87-MW in operation Read More »

With a population approximately 3,000, The Town of Bowdoinham has chosen Nexamp to provide community solar that will lower its electric bills and enable it to support clean energy. Nexamp’s community solar farm in Madison, Maine, is a 5.3 MW facility featuring 10,000 solar panels capable of generating enough power for over 750 average homes. …

Nexamp providing community solar to Bowdoinham, Maine Read More »

Furniture and mattress retailer, Raymour & Flanigan, has partnered with Greenskies Clean Focus to embark on three solar projects at Raymour & Flanigan facilities in New Jersey. The installations at the Monmouth Junction Service Center at Culver Road, Fairfield Showroom and Fairfield Clearance Center will advance Raymour & Flanigan’s sustainability mission.   Completed in late 2021 with …

Raymour & Flanigan partners with Greenskies for three solar projects in New Jersey Read More »

ClearPath Energy has tapped Castillo Engineering to provide electrical design and engineering for a 38.25 MW portfolio of six community solar projects in upstate New York. Ranging from 4.5 MW to 7.5 MW in size, the projects are currently in late stages of construction in central New York, some of which have already achieved mechanical …

Castillo Engineering optimizes New York solar site designs for ClearPath Energy Read More »