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Nevada’s Turquoise Solar Project Achieves Commercial Operation

McCarthy Building Companies’ Renewable Energy & Storage group has recently completed construction of the Turquoise Solar Project in Washoe County, Nev.  The new 61 MW DC solar farm is located on approximately 180 acres in the Reno Technology Park – a 2,200-acre industrial park shared between Apple and Turquoise Solar, who own approximately 1,600 and […]

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Competitive Power Ventures Aims to Convert Maryland Mining Site to Solar

Competitive Power Ventures (CPV), a subsidiary of OPC Energy Ltd., says it plans to file an application with the state of Maryland for a certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) to construct and operate the 175 MW AC Backbone Solar Farm (CPV Backbone) in the state’s westernmost county. CPV Backbone is proposed to be […]

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Solar FlexRack Supplies Trackers for Largest U.S. Agrivoltaic Research Project

Solar FlexRack, a division of Northern States Metals that specializes in photovoltaic mounting and solar tracker solutions, says it has supplied its TDP Turnkey Solar Trackers for Jack’s Solar Garden, a 1.2 MW solar farm project and the largest agrivoltaic research project in the U.S.  Located in Boulder County, Colo., the solar installation was designed […]

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California Utilities Submit Proposal to Modernize Rooftop Solar Program

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E), San Diego Gas & Electric Co. (SDG&E) and Southern California Edison (SCE) have written a proposal to modernize California’s 25-year-old rooftop solar program to support customer equity and help continue California’s progress toward a clean energy future. Recently submitted to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), the joint proposal […]

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Adapture Renewables Brings Texas Solar Project Online

Adapture Renewables Inc., a solar project developer, owner and operator, has completed Catan Solar, a 13 MW DC solar project in Runge, Texas.  Adapture Renewables sells the electricity in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) market. This is the first solar project in Karnes County, Texas – one of the top oil-producing counties in […]

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SEIA: Solar on Track to Quadruple Capacity by 2030

The U.S. solar industry installed a record 19.2 GW DC of capacity in 2020, according to the U.S. Solar Market Insight 2020 Year-in-Review report, recently released by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie. For the second year in a row, solar led all technologies in new electric-generating capacity added, representing 43% of […]

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New UL Tool Helps Developers Optimize Renewable Power Systems

HOMER Energy by UL, a developer of energy modeling software, has unveiled its newest service – HOMER Front + UL Analysis.  The new capability helps energy developers design and optimize the complexities of front-of-the-meter utility-scale renewable hybrid power systems that include wind, solar and battery energy storage systems (BESS). HOMER Front + UL Analysis meets […]

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We Energies, WPS Developing Large-Scale Solar+Storage Project

We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service (WPS), subsidiaries of WEC Energy Group, say they are advancing plans for a new 325 MW solar and battery storage project.  If approved, the $446 million Darien Solar Energy Center would feature 250 MW of solar generation and 75 MW of battery storage, which can store solar-generated power and […]

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Duke Energy Florida Adding Two New Solar Plants to Renewable Portfolio

Duke Energy Florida (DEF) has unveiled the locations of its two newest solar power plants, which continue the expansion of its renewable generation portfolio. The Fort Green Power Plant will be built on approximately 500 acres in Hardee County, Fla. The 74.9 MW plant will consist of approximately 265,000 solar panels, utilizing a fixed-tilt racking […]

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New Software Predicts Extreme Weather Events, Power Production

DNV, a provider of advisory,  monitoring, verification and certification services for the energy value chain, says it has generated and analyzed 20,000 years of plausible weather and power production for ISO New England (ISO-NE).  With the completion of this project, which began at the end of 2019, ISO-NE can now understand the magnitude, frequency and […]

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Schneider Electric, Black & Veatch Complete Microgrid for Marine Corps Station

Schneider Electric, a company that specializes in energy management and automation, and Black & Veatch, a provider of sustainable energy solutions to U.S. facilities and infrastructure, have completed a microgrid system they jointly designed and constructed for the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar in San Diego, Calif.  The microgrid is online, fully operational and […]

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CPUC Sets Sights on Nevada to Bolster Renewable Generation

As part of its Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has identified more than 2,000 MW of new renewable energy generation in southwest Nevada that would help California achieve its climate change goals.  To unlock the potential of these resources, GridLiance, an independent electric transmission company, is proposing to develop an […]

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