Tigo Energy Inc. has announced the global market availability of the Tigo TS4-A-F and TS4-A-2F rapid shutdown devices (RSD). The expanded availability of the two products brings fire safety support for solar modules up to 700 W (Tigo TS4-A-F) and for two PV modules up to 500 W (Tigo TS4-A-2F). With this release, and including […]
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Consumers Energy, the state of Michigan and the City of Cadillac have dedicated Consumers’ third solar power plant, Cadillac Solar Gardens. Cadillac Solar Gardens will generate nearly half a megawatt of electricity, enough to power as many as 100 homes at a time. The site has 1,752 panels and includes a battery storage system. Notably, […]
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched development of the Solar Automated Permit Processing Plus (SolarAPP+) tool: a free, web-based platform that gives local governments the ability to expedite their review and approval of residential solar installation permits. Delays in obtaining rooftop solar installations permits have been responsible for heavy costs incurred by solar […]
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Work has wrapped up on a unique microgrid project at the Pittsburgh International Airport that features natural gas and solar energy generation. The power generated at PIT is the primary supply for the entire airport, including the terminals, airfield, Hyatt hotel and Sunoco. The airport will remain connected to the traditional electrical grid as an […]
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CleanCapital has partnered with developer, EPC contractor and O&M provider Borrego to construct a 6.7 MW distributed generation solar project in Maine. The project will leverage Maine’s Net Energy Billing (NEB) kWh Program and will sell power to residential off-takers at a fixed discount to the prevailing utility rate for a 20-year term. CleanCapital will […]
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S-5!, a company focused on metal roof attachment technology, and software developer PVComplete have launched new web-based solar calculator designed to create sophisticated project layouts for standing-seam and exposed-fastened metal roofs. Users enter project data into the calculator, including metal roof type and manufacturer, roof measurements, module size, module manufacturer and seam spacing. Based on […]
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sonnen has rolled out sonnenCommunity New York Virtual Power Plant (VPP), a solar-plus-battery program for homeowners in New York state. sonnen will be the exclusive hardware and software provider for the program, offering clean energy at a discounted rate to 200 homes in Westchester County, N.Y. in an initial pilot phase. Sustainable Westchester, a nonprofit […]
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EDF Renewables North America (EDFR), PVOne and the renewable power business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management say the 28.9 MW Toms River Solar Project, located on BASF Corp. property in New Jersey, is now operational. The installation is New Jersey’s largest solar project and the largest solar project built on a Superfund site in the […]
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PowerFlex, an EDF Renewables company, has completed a solar photovoltaics and battery energy storage project at Cox Communications’ corporate office in San Diego on Federal Blvd. As the first solar-plus-storage project in the country for Cox Communications, the integrated on-site battery storage, carport and rooftop solar installation combined are projected to offset more than 374 […]
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Private investment firm Starwood Energy Group Global LLC has acquired the 150 MW Crane Solar project in Crane County, Texas, from Consolidated Edison Development Inc., with $68.4 million in financing provided by CIT Group Inc. The project, which includes an adjacent 25 MW battery development, has a purchase power agreement with Vistra Corp., with approximately […]
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Enel Green Power North America has acquired a 3.2 GW portfolio of solar and solar-plus-storage projects from Dakota Renewable Energy, a joint venture between Dakota Power Partners and Eolian. The 24 development-stage projects, including 450 MW of storage capacity, are located in the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest and western U.S. – in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, West […]
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Maxeon Solar Technologies is expanding its AC Energy Solutions lineup with the launch of the new Performance 3 AC panel. This release, which follows the introduction of the premium Maxeon 5 AC panel in late 2020, combines solar panel technology from Maxeon with advanced microinverter technology, offering a customizable solar solution to maximize any roof’s […]
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