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Verizon Inks Power Contract With Lightsource bp for Indiana Solar

Lightsource bp, a company that specializes in the development and management of solar energy projects, has entered into a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with Verizon Communications Inc. that will enable the construction of a new 152.5 MW AC solar farm in Indiana. The Bellflower solar farm, located about 40 miles east of Indianapolis in […]

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EGP Sets Record with 3.1 GW of New Renewable Capacity

Enel Green Power (EGP), a global company that specializes in the development and operation of renewables, set a record in 2020 by building 3,106 MW of new renewable capacity – 77 MW more (+2.5%) than what the company built in 2019. “Once again, Enel Green Power has successfully surpassed its own record, despite the COVID-19 […]

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EDF Renewables Brings Desert Harvest Projects Online

EDF Renewables North America has achieved commercial operation of the Desert Harvest 1 (114 MW DC) and Desert Harvest 2 (100 MW DC) projects.  Desert Harvest 1 provides electricity to MCE under a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA), while Desert Harvest 2 supplies energy and renewable attributes to Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) under […]

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SunPower, EagleView Use Aerial Analytics to Reduce Installation Timelines

SunPower, a solar technology and energy services provider, and EagleView, a technology provider of aerial analytics, have partnered to reduce solar installation timelines and costs.  SunPower has combined EagleView’s high-resolution Roof Reports with the new mySunPower Home Survey app, enabling solar installers and contractors to create precise, construction-ready solar designs without a home visit. The […]

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Swell Energy Secures Grid Services Contract with Hawaiian Electric

Swell Energy Inc., a California-based energy and smart grid solutions provider, says the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved its $25 million contract with Hawaiian Electric for the delivery of various grid services through an aggregated virtual power plant (VPP) on three islands.  Swell Energy will deploy behind-the-meter solar-powered home batteries to approximately 6,000 […]

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Siting Renewables: One Trump-Era Proposal Worth Preserving

Last week, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published a proposal intended to make it easier to develop renewable energy projects on BLM-administered lands in Southern California. The renewable energy industry should take the time to show the Biden administration why this is one Trump-era regulatory shift that should be carried forward if climate change […]

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EDPR NA Secures Interest in C2 Energy’s Distributed Solar Platform

EDP Renewables North America LLC (EDPR NA), a Houston-based company that develops, constructs, owns and operates wind farms and solar parks throughout North America, has acquired a majority interest in C2 Omega LLC, the distributed solar platform of C2 Energy Capital LLC (C2). The new company, EDPR NA Distributed Generation LLC (EDPR NA DG), will […]

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Duke Energy: North Carolina Customers Increasingly Turn to Solar

Solar power has continued to grow in North Carolina in 2020, with more Duke Energy customers using solar power than ever before. Driven by the company’s five-year, $62 million solar rebate program, which helps pay for the significant upfront costs of solar systems, about 5,500 Duke Energy customers installed private solar systems at their homes […]

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Dominion Energy Virginia Issues RFP for Renewable Energy Certificates

Dominion Energy Virginia has issued a request for proposal (RFP) soliciting bids for RECs from solar, wind or anaerobic digestion resources for compliance with the RPS. Eligible facilities must be located in Virginia, must be no larger than 1 MW in size and not have more than 3 MW at any single location or at […]

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FirstEnergy Issues RFP for Solar Energy Credits

FirstEnergy Corp., an Ohio-based electric utility, says it is issuing a request for proposal (RFP) to purchase 137,000 solar photovoltaic (PV) alternative energy credits (SPAECs) annually over a two-year period on behalf of three FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities – Pennsylvania Power Co. (Penn Power), Pennsylvania Electric Co.(Penelec) and Metropolitan Edison Co. (Met-Ed). The RFP process will […]

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Con Edison Unveils Smart ConnectDER Adapter

Con Edison, a subsidiary of Consolidated Edison Inc., one of the nation’s largest investor-owned energy companies, says it is offering, free of charge, a device that can save upwards of $1,000 for a residential customer installing a new solar array. The Smart ConnectDER, built by ConnectDER, Con Edison’s partner on the project, allows the customer […]

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EDF Renewables Maverick Projects Acheive Commerical Operation

EDF Renewables North America, a company that specializes in renewable energy production, has achieved commercial operation of its Maverick 1 (173.4 MW DC) and Maverick 4 (135.9 MW DC) solar projects.  Maverick 1 provides 125 MW AC of electricity to Southern California Edison under a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA), while Maverick 4 supplies 100 […]

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