Projects

Goose Island Barrel House rooftop array ForeFront Power partnered with Anheuser-Busch to develop solar energy systems at eight breweries in its Brewers Collective unit, totaling 2.4 MWdc scattered across the country. The solar projects are all part of a company-wide commitment from Anheuser-Busch to purchase 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources – a …

ForeFront Power completes eight solar projects for Anheuser-Busch Read More »

Santa Margarita Water District (District) provides safe, reliable drinking water, recycled water and wastewater services to over 200,000 residents in nine unique communities in California. The District is the second largest retail water agency in Orange County, by area, and third largest by customers served. Tracker Month sponsor Power Your Next Project with the OMCO …

Santa Margarita Water District to pair 12 MWh battery system with 1 MW solar array Read More »

Clean energy platform Palmetto is debuting its build-to-rent (BTR) and single-family rental (SFR) community development solar services, teaming with Quinn Residences on its first renewable energy build-to-rent community in Spartanburg, S.C. The community, Durham Farms, has 50 of its 207 homes built, with an estimated completion date of January 2023 for the entire community. In …

Quinn Residences teams with Palmetto on solar for new built-to-rent community Read More »

Sol-REIT has secured a substantial credit facility with Amerant Bank, the largest community bank in Florida, which will allow Sol-REIT to deploy capital to small and medium-sized solar developers. The Amerant Bank facility will provide Sol-REIT the ability to execute a pipeline of over $800 million and 400 MW of solar power. Tracker Month sponsor …

Sol-REIT ready to finance more C&I solar projects via Amerant Bank credit facility Read More »

Prime contractor JB Steel is leading the construction of Franz Bakery’s new Outlet Store and Depot in Medford, Ore. The 21,000 sq. ft facility will include six elevated dual-axis solar trackers on the premise, achieving net zero electric (offsetting all the facility’s power needs), and accommodating possible future EV charging stations. Tracker Month sponsor Power …

Franz Bakery to achieve Net Zero at outlet store with six dual-axis solar trackers Read More »

Green Power EMC, the renewable energy supplier for 38 Georgia Electric Membership Corporations (EMCs), and independent solar power producers Silicon Ranch, showed off the new 68-MWac Houston Solar project near Perry, Georgia. Located just off I-75, the Houston Solar site is one of the most visible solar energy projects in the state and showcases how …

Georgia’s 68-MW Houston Solar project now online, via Silicon Ranch, Georgia Power EMC Read More »

As the country emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, the solar industry continues to grapple with the rippling effects. While last year’s passage of the $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act established programs that help encourage market growth, the stalled Build Back Better bill meant a pivotal step was missed in ensuring a thriving industry …

Keeping solar project development on track in 2022 Read More »

Decarbonization is happening in just about every industry. Flint Hills Resources is moving ahead with a solar project at its oil refinery that is believed to be the largest direct use of solar power in the country, meaning all the power being generated is connected directly to a single facility. The 45-MW solar installation will …

Largest direct-use solar array in the U.S. being built at an oil refinery Read More »

Solar development is land and capital intensive and is often time consuming and difficult for solar developers to unlock the value of the solar land in their portfolio. This means, creativity is sometimes in order, like this latest concept from solar real estate investment fund SolaREIT. Tracker Month sponsor Power Your Next Project with the …

SolaREIT acquires land assets underneath 350 acres of solar projects Read More »

The Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) approved a power purchase agreement for the 132 MW dc/ 98 MWac Bayou Galion solar project located in Morehouse Parish in Northeast Louisiana, according to Recurrent Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc. Tracker Month sponsor Power Your Next Project with the OMCO Origin Bifacial Tracker Bifacial …

Louisiana PSC agrees to PPA for 132-MW Bayou Galion solar project Read More »