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Clearway, Toyota Sign Second Clean Power Contract

Clearway Energy Group has signed a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) to support Clearway’s 100 MW Wildflower Solar project in DeSoto County, Miss. Toyota will purchase the majority of the electricity the project will generate, 80 MW, to replace the electricity used in its operations with zero-emissions renewable electricity […]

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Fusion Renewable Chooses iSun for Solar Services for Alabama Portfolio

Fusion Renewable has selected iSun Inc. for turnkey professional, development and EPC services. The projects encompass interconnect applications across three locations in Alabama, equaling 448 MW DC of solar production. Project financing will be provided by Fusion Renewable. The total engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) and renewable energy credits (REC) contracts could exceed $500 million. […]

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American Securities Acquiring Swinerton Renewable Energy, SOLV

American Securities LLC, a private equity firm, is acquiring the renewable energy division of Swinerton Builders, commonly known as Swinerton Renewable Energy (SRE), and its wholly owned subsidiary, SOLV Inc., from Swinerton Inc. SRE has built over 7 GW of PV solar capacity in 26 states. SRE leverages proprietary technology to provide turnkey services for […]

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Enphase Energy Participates in Hawaiian Electric’s Battery Bonus Program

Enphase Energy Inc., a global energy management technology company and microinverter-based solar-plus-storage system supplier, is taking part in Hawaiian Electric’s Battery Bonus grid services program.  The program offers a new incentive for homeowners on the island of Oahu who install a new home battery. The first customers accepted by Hawaiian Electric into the Battery Bonus […]

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Longest-Operating Solar Thermal Facility Retires Nearly Entire Capacity

The Solar Energy Generating Systems (SEGS) facility in California’s Mojave Desert recently retired five of its solar plants (SEGS 3 through 7) and plans to retire a sixth (SEGS 8) this month, based on information submitted to U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and published in its Preliminary Electric Generator Inventory. After SEGS 8 is retired, […]

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DESRI Acquires Arroyo Solar and Storage in New Mexico

D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) has closed its acquisition of and debt financing for the Arroyo Solar and Storage project. Arroyo is a 300 MW AC solar and 150 MW AC/600 MWh battery energy storage system facility that is being developed in McKinley County, N.M. The first phase of the project is expected to […]

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Orsted Expands Alabama Solar with Muscle Shoals Project Completion

Ørsted continues to expand its solar footprint across the U.S. and has completed the 227 MW AC Muscle Shoals solar PV project in Colbert County, Ala. The project has a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). This new project will support the sustainability goals of Facebook’s data center in Huntsville, which […]

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Solas Energy Signs Additional Contracts for California Solar/Energy Storage Project

Solas Energy Consulting US Inc. has executed a second round of contracts to support construction and project management services for the Edwards Sanborn Solar Storage project in Kern County, Calif. Solas Energy Consulting has provided owner’s project and construction management services, in addition to construction bid management services, for the project since early 2019, during […]

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Dominion Energy Offers Large Virginia Expansion of Solar and Energy Storage

In its second annual clean energy filing with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC), Dominion Energy Virginia has proposed the largest group yet of new solar and energy storage projects in Virginia. The proposed projects are another significant step toward achieving the goals of the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA). The proposal includes 11 utility-scale […]

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Pearce Services’ Division Acquires Mountain Renewables

Pearce Renewables, a division of Pearce Services, has acquired Mountain Renewables LLC, a national provider of technical field services for wind energy and utility-scale solar. Mountain Renewables offers comprehensive solutions for the entire life cycle of renewable energy infrastructure, ranging from installation and commissioning to corrective and planned maintenance, major component exchange, repowering, site operational […]

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Public Service Company of Oklahoma Issues Solar RFP

Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) has issued a Draft 2021 Solar PSA RFP to obtain up to 1,350 MW of solar energy resources via multiple purchase and sale agreements (PSA) for purchase of 100% equity interest in the project companies selected. Proposals may include a battery energy storage system (BESS) as an option. The […]

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FTC Solar Debuts New Voyager+ Solar Tracker for Large Format Modules

As the solar industry drives toward large format modules, FTC Solar Inc. has debuted Voyager+, a new 2P-design solar tracker that optimizes energy capture while simultaneously reducing the manpower and equipment needed for installation. The tracker enhances energy production levels with 46% fewer foundation piles and achieves nearly 2% higher energy density than its 1P […]

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