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Revolve Gets Green Light from BLM to Proceed with 250 MW Project Plans

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has notified Revolve Renewable Power Corp. that its right of way/variance land application for the 250 MW Parker Solar and Storage Project, located in La Paz County, Ariz., has been approved for further processing. The Parker Project will be located on approximately 1,530 acres of land wholly managed […]

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DOE Seeking Input on $750 Million Advanced Energy Manufacturing Program

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released a request for information (RFI) seeking public input for a new $750 million Advanced Energy Manufacturing and Recycling Grant Program. Funded by President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the program will support small and medium-sized manufacturers to produce or recycle clean energy products or deploy greenhouse gas emissions reduction equipment at facilities in […]

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Power Grid Added 15 GW of Generating Capacity in 2022

The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest inventory of electric generators shows 15 GW of new utility-scale electric generating capacity came online in the United States during the first half of 2022. Based on the most recently reported plans, developers could add another 29 GW of capacity in the second half of the year. Wind […]

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BASF Signs VPPAs to Provide 250 MW of Renewable Energy for Over 20 Sites

BASF has entered into virtual power purchase agreements (VPPA) for wind and solar power totaling 250 MW to power its sites across the United States. They are designed to offset the carbon-intensive grid-supplied electricity being used at more than 20 of BASF’s manufacturing sites in several states across the country, from Texas to Michigan. BASF […]

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Cypress Creek Acquires 100 MW New York Solar Project from Carson Power

Cypress Creek Renewables has acquired a 100 MW project from Carson Power to add to its New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) development portfolio. The project, located near Rochester, N.Y., is in the early stages of development and is expected to be placed in service in 2026.  Carson Power will continue to co-develop the project, […]

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DOE Releases Millions in Funding for Clean Energy Research for Grid Reliability

The Biden-Harris administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is releasing $26 million to fund projects that will demonstrate that America’s electricity grid can reliably run with a mix of solar, wind, energy storage and other clean distributed energy resources. Funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Solar and Wind Grid Services and […]

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Terabase Energy Receives Financing Influx to Deploy PV Plant Automation Platform

Terabase Energy has received a $44 million Series B financing co-led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Prelude Ventures with additional participation by SJF Ventures and other existing investors. The round brings Terabase’s total funding to $52 million and will be used to support the company’s mission to reduce the cost and increase the scalability of […]

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PosiGen Opens Solar Installation Services in Massachusetts

PosiGen, a provider of renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions for low-to-moderate (LMI) income homeowners, is expanding into Massachusetts. This will be PosiGen’s sixth operational state, joining Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Mississippi and the company’s home base of Louisiana. The initial launch focuses on western Massachusetts, with plans to expand PosiGen’s footprint across the commonwealth […]

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Standard Solar, Maryland County Develop 1.3 MW Rooftop, Carport Project

Standard Solar and Anne Arundel County Department of Public Works in Maryland are developing a solar project to provide energy to Bureau of Utility Operations facilities. The systems will be located in Millersville and consist of a combination of four carports and seven rooftop solar arrays, totaling 1.3 MW. “This project shows that saving tax-payer […]

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CenterPoint Energy Requests Approval for 130 MW Solar Project in Indiana

CenterPoint Energy’s Indiana-based electric and natural gas business, CenterPoint Energy Indiana South, is seeking approval from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) to acquire a 130 MW solar array as part of the company’s long-term electric generation transition plan. CenterPoint Energy has entered into an agreement with Invenergy to construct the utility-owned project in Pike […]

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SolaREIT, Norbut Close Land Deals for Four N.Y. Community Solar Projects

SolaREIT, a solar real estate investment fund, has executed agreements totaling $12.2 million for solar land with developer Norbut Solar Farms. The deal involves four projects across 500+ acres of land in New York on which are sited more than 84 MW of community solar. SolaREIT, which launched in late 2020, provides a model for […]

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MEAG, NZ Super Fund, Infratil Invest $500 Million in Longroad Energy

Longroad Energy Holdings LLC has received a $500 million equity investment by MEAG, acting as asset management arm for entities of Munich Re, alongside two of the company’s existing investors, the NZ Super Fund and Infratil, a listed entity managed by Morrison & Co. The investment will support Longroad’s strategic shift from a primarily “develop […]

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