The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), Origis Energy and Excelsior Energy Capital have started construction on the Skyhawk Solar project, a 100 MW solar facility in Obion County that will supply energy to Google’s hyperscale data centers in Clarksville, Tenn., and Jackson County, Ala. Skyhawk Solar was developed through TVA’s Green Invest, a utility-scale solar solution […]
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Cypress Creek Renewables has added 400 MW/600 MWh to its storage portfolio after acquiring four Texas standalone energy storage projects from Black Mountain Energy Storage (BMES). The projects, each 100 MW, are located throughout the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) market and are currently under development. Cypress Creek will continue project development, entitlement, engineering, […]
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Proteus Power, a recently formed renewable energy project development company, has begun its North American business operations with the establishment of its U.S. headquarters in The Woodlands, Texas. Led by industry veterans and financially backed by global clean energy investor Pelion Green Future, Proteus Power has a target to develop and construct over 3 GW […]
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Hecate Energy, a developer, owner and operator of renewable power projects and energy storage solutions, has received state approval of its siting application for the 500 MW Cider Solar Farm in New York. The ruling from the New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) makes Cider Solar Farm the largest solar energy generation […]
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American Clean Power’s (ACP) Clean Power Quarterly Market Report Q2 2022 shows the rate of clean energy deployment slowed substantially in the second quarter as policy headwinds, economic factors facing the industry and trade issues have impacted project development and increased the backlog of new project delays. During the second quarter, the industry saw a […]
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Solar energy jobs rose in 47 states and increased 9% nationwide from 2020 to 2021 to a total of 255,037 solar workers, according to the Interstate Renewable Energy Council’s (IREC) annual National Solar Jobs Census. This job growth took place in a year of record solar installations driven by increased demand for renewable energy among […]
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MasTec and Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives Inc. (IEA) have entered into a definitive agreement under which MasTec will acquire all of the outstanding shares of IEA in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $14 per IEA share. The transaction has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both MasTec and IEA. The acquisition is […]
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MasTec and Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives Inc. (IEA) have entered into a definitive agreement under which MasTec will acquire all of the outstanding shares of IEA in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $14 per IEA share. The transaction has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both MasTec and IEA. The acquisition is […]
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To help installers meet the growing demand for more complex solar and storage systems, Sungage Financial is providing residential solar financing for up to $200,000 per project. The need derives from increasing demand for large solar systems with significant energy storage capacity often found in multigenerational households. These extended family households are not only using […]
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The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) has voted to approve a solar resource plan that should result in an increase in Georgia Power’s solar energy procurement by 6 GW to 9 GW through 2035 and add 500 MW of battery storage to the energy grid. In addition to the solar and storage buildout, the PSC […]
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Nexii Building Solutions Inc. has entered a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) to purchase Solar Earth Technologies Ltd., a manufacturer of hardened solar power panels that transform sidewalks, parking lots and other elements of everyday infrastructure into a new source of solar energy. Nexii believes that the proposed acquisition of Solar Earth by Nexii, if […]
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GameChange Solar (GCS) has received three new Genius Tracker system orders with an aggregate total of 400 MW, making GCS’ current Texas sales over 3.5 GW. The orders were placed by Bridgelink Engineering, based in Fort Worth. These solar power plant locations are strategically placed next to major cities, Houston and Dallas. Once completed, these […]
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