Clean energy employment increased by 142,000 jobs in 2023, accounting for more than half of new energy sector jobs and growing at more than double the rate of the rest of the energy sector and the U.S. economy overall.  This is according to the 2024 U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER), a study designed to track […]

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Qcells and Navajo Power Home (NPH) have announced a partnership to provide electricity to an estimated 300 homes on the Navajo Nation reservation.  Earlier this year, Qcells donated 1,000 solar panels to Navajo Power Home. The company says that this was both the first solar panel donation received by NPH, as well as the first […]

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Nexamp and TurningPoint Energy (TPE) have completed a 9.4 MW solar farm in Warren, R.I., which includes two co-located solar arrays made up of 17,000 solar modules on acreage previously developed as a golf course.  TPE developed the project, and Nexamp built, owns and operates it. Construction began in 2022, with power delivered to the […]

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National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA) and Solar Landscape are partnering to pursue the installation of new solar capacity on rooftops across NSA properties. The partnership plans to develop 100 MW of solar capacity, with NSA granting Solar Landscape rights to evaluate approximately 1,000 properties in 42 states and Puerto Rico for community solar hosting potential. […]

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Summit Ridge Energy and Trajectory Energy Partners have broken ground at the Rock Cut Solar project in Rockford, Ill.  The project, owned and operated by Summit Ridge, is a 6.2 MW community-driven community solar (CDCS) project developed by Trajectory Energy Partners and expected to be operational by the second half of next year. As a […]

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Sunstone Credit has financed a $5 million, 2.8 MW project portfolio for King Energy, an energy solutions provider for commercial multi-tenant properties.  The project financed installation of solar systems serving 60 tenants across seven retail shopping centers in California, including locations in Reedley, Stockton, San Mateo, Bakersfield and Half Moon Bay.  “This project is unique […]

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Project owner Matrix Renewables and EPC contractor SOLV Energy have started construction on the 284 MW Stillhouse Solar project in Rogers, Texas.  The project is expected to be operational in the second half of next year. “Matrix Renewables is thrilled to commence construction on the Stillhouse solar project bringing this project into existence supporting the […]

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Clearway Energy Group has closed on $550 million in construction financing and broke ground on the company’s 140 MW solar and 118 MW storage project in Kern County, Calif., Rosamond South I.  “Kern County has long served as a critical provider of our country’s energy,” says Brooks Friedeman, vice president of Capital Markets at Clearway.  […]

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Chaberton Energy has commenced construction on Lime Kiln, a 2.9 MW community solar project located in Fulton, Howard County, Md.  The project was developed by Chaberton and is owned and operated by Pivot Energy. It will be part of the Maryland Community Solar program. “This is another big win for clean energy and for equitable […]

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Spearmint Energy and Sungrow USA have entered into an agreement to deploy 1 GWh of additional capacity at Spearmint energy storage projects in Texas through next year. The projects are slated to utilize Sungrow’s PowerTitan 2.0 battery energy storage system. The company says it includes a scalable design and fire suppression features such as liquid-cooling […]

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Meyer Burger Technology says its planned construction of a solar cell production facility in Colorado Springs, Colo., is no longer financially viable for the company and that the project will be discontinued.  The company’s planned cooperation with a U.S. technology group will not be implemented at present in view of the revised strategy, added Meyer […]

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Yes Solar Solutions says it has become the first installer in North Carolina’s Triangle region to offer customers the NC Clean Energy Fund (NCCEF) in collaboration with the Solar and Energy Loan Fund.  Yes Solar considers this a breakthrough in making solar accessible to more homes and a first step to preparing for EnergizeNC, North […]

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