Penske Truck Leasing has installed and activated its first rooftop solar-powered systems, at the company’s new facility in Channahon, Ill.  The PV system, at 200 kW, is expected to generate 80% of the building’s energy needs. Any remaining required energy will be supplied by the local utility provider. Another PV system, at the company’s Grand […]

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Sunnova Energy International has been selected by the Penobscot Nation in Maine to deploy a 0.5 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) for the tribe’s community and commerce facilities.  “The advanced solar microgrid for the Penobscot Nation will be a source of clean, reliable power to protect and strengthen the community for years to come,” […]

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Agilitas Energy has secured both a construction loan and tax equity financing from 1st Source Bank, to be used towards national expansion efforts in project development. The financing is slated to help Agilitas Energy connect renewable energy storage projects in Bristol, Vermont, and Patchogue, N.Y., to the grid. The Briston project is operational, with Vermont […]

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National Renewable Solutions (NRS) has closed on $145 million in project financing for its Shallow Basket Project, a 140 MW solar and 50 MW storage project located in Rio Arriba County, N.M.  The project is under construction and is expected to be operational next year. NRS developed the project and will continue to own and […]

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Intersolar & Energy Storage North America (IESNA) has acquired the Midwest Solar Expo (MWSE).  Jake Rozmaryn, former Midwest Solar Expo executive director, will transition into an advisory role and Sharona Kohn will continue as conference director. “Midwest Solar Expo was founded to illuminate the future of the renewable energy market in the Midwest and now […]

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RIC Development (RIC Energy) and investment firm Rosemawr Management are partnering financially to fund interconnection deposits that aim to help to deploy 450 MW of solar and energy storage projects across New York over the next three years. “We are pleased to secure this partnership with Rosemawr to support building out the power grid in […]

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Adapture Renewables has commenced commercial operation of Rivanna Solar, a 14.6 MW project in Charlottesville, Va.  This is the company’s first project in Virginia and within the Dominion Energy and PJM territories. “Rivanna Solar will contribute to Virginia’s goal of using clean power to meet surging demand for energy from rapidly growing data center capacity,” […]

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Energy solutions provider Genie Energy has closed on a loan financing for a portfolio of operating solar generation assets. The $7.4 million fixed rate term loan secured through National Cooperative Bank (NCB) provides project financing for a solar array portfolio rated for an aggregate 10 MW. The arrays, which Genie purchased through its Sunlight Energy […]

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Xcel Energy’s Sherco Solar, which the company says is the Upper Midwest’s largest solar project, has begun delivering electricity.  “Our progress at Sherco Solar shows we’re not just talking about the clean energy future, we’re building it,” says Bob Frenzel, chairman, president and CEO of Xcel Energy.  “This is the first large-scale solar facility we […]

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Blue Raven Solar, a division of Complete Solar (CSLR), has signed an installation sales agreement with national residential solar company Sunder Energy. “This is a great opportunity for CSLR to add a large sales partner to the New Dealer channel at Complete Solar,” says Cole Farmer, vice president of sales for Complete Solar. “Sunder is […]

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Enphase Energy has begun shipping the company’s IQ Battery 5Ps, produced in the United States, that may assist projects in qualifying for the Domestic Content Bonus Credit.  The Domestic Content Bonus Credit is a tax credit aimed at encouraging manufacturing and clean energy deployments in the U.S., as part of the IRA. The tax credit […]

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Salt River Project (SRP) and Flatland Storage, a subsidiary of EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA), have entered into an agreement to provide new energy storage to Arizona’s grid. The Flatland Energy Storage Project will be a 200 MW battery energy storage system located near Coolidge, Ariz. Scheduled to be online next year, the project […]

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