Canadian Solar Inc.’s Recurrent Energy LLC subsidiary has sold the Maplewood 1 and Maplewood 2 solar projects to an annuity and life insurance company from the U.S. Both projects, located in Pecos County, Texas, with a combined capacity of 250 MW AC, are currently under construction. They are expected to reach commercial operation before the […]
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As a part of its renewable generation portfolio expansion, Duke Energy Florida has released the locations of its four newest solar power plants. Each of the new developments will be 74.9 MW facilities with single-axis tracking bifacial solar panels. The Hildreth Solar Power Plant will be built on 635 acres in Suwannee County, Fla. Once […]
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BayWa r.e. has formally launched BayWa r.e. Power Solutions Inc. following its recent acquisition of the former Enable Energy Inc. The new division is a solar and battery energy storage systems engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) provider. BayWa r.e. Power Solutions has installed more than 100 MW of solar and 175 MWh of storage, with […]
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The Solar Equity Initiative has released a set of “Equitable Solar Policy Principles” that are designed to ensure internal alignment and develop a shared understanding of equitable solar policy. According to a press release from the NAACP, these principles can assist advocates and policymakers at the local, state and federal level to craft policy solutions […]
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Altius Renewable Royalties Corp. (ARR) says its jointly controlled subsidiary, Great Bay Renewables LLC, has closed a follow-on royalty investment of $20 million with Apex Clean Energy related to Apex’s portfolio of wind, solar and energy storage development projects across North America. Great Bay provided an initial $35 million in royalty financing to Apex in […]
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LG Electronics Inc. has made a public commitment to transition completely to renewable energy by 2050. The announcement, made in the newly released LG Electronics Sustainability Report, comes on top of the company’s earlier commitment to carbon neutrality through the Zero Carbon 2030 initiative, through which LG has pledged to reduce carbon emissions in the […]
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANOPR) on reforms to transmission and interconnection rules for energy projects. According to FERC, the ANOPR, “Building for the Future Through Electric Regional Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation and Generator Interconnection,” recognizes that the changing resource mix will create new demands […]
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Longroad Energy’s Sun Streams 2 project has completed financing and entered commercial operations in Maricopa County, Ariz. Longroad owns 100% of the 200 MW project. The company acquired it in early 2021 from First Solar, the original developer and supplier of the project’s Series 6 modules. Sun Streams 2 has a 20-year revenue agreement with […]
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The Ohio Power Siting Board has approved applications filed by Fox Squirrel Solar LLC and Powell Creek Solar LLC to construct solar facilities in Madison and Putnam counties, respectively. The ground-mounted, 577 MW Fox Squirrel Solar project will occupy approximately 3,444 acres within a 3,766-acre project area in Oak Run, Pleasant and Range townships in […]
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Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, D-N.Y., has announced that 3 GW of solar has been installed across the state, which is enough to power more than half a million homes. Since the launch of the NY-Sun initiative in 2011, solar has grown 2,100% statewide and declined in cost by 69% while fostering approximately 12,000 jobs across […]
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New Zealand Creamery, a creamery company in the Philippines, has begun using solar to power its cheese-making building, says JinkoSolar, which supplied and installed 2.2 MW of panels from Proinso, its distributor in the Philippines. The project, located in Laguna, will generate roughly 30% of New Zealand Creamery’s power production. “Jinkosolar will help our food […]
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UGE International Ltd. has announced a new rooftop community solar project at Tuckahoe Housing Authority, an apartment complex in Westchester County, N.Y. The project, providing on-site clean energy to housing residents in the complex, was supported by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s (NYSERDA) $1.8 billion NY-Sun initiative. Since 2011, solar in […]
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