GoodWe, a provider of solar products and energy solutions, has launched its new three-phase 1,500 V utility string inverter, the UT (320/350 kW). The inverter is designed to meet the demands of large-scale power plants, offering high power efficiency, streamlined operation and maintenance (O&M), and reliable system stability, the company says. With this addition, GoodWe […]
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Many solar companies work with independent contractors for sales or installation work, or both. This is a very risky practice in California. The state has strict laws describing when workers can be considered contractors, and misclassifying workers can lead to state investigations, large tax bills and substantial penalties easily worth tens of thousands of dollars […]
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FTC Solar Inc., a provider of solar tracker systems, software and engineering services, has been selected by Sandhills Energy to supply its Pioneer 1P solar tracker solution for a 225 MW project to be built near Columbus, Neb. “We’re pleased to be utilizing FTC Solar’s tracker technology on this important project,” says Eric Johnson, president […]
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Standard Solar has completed a 4 MW solar array at an EPA Superfund site in Woburn, Mass., that was once ranked as the fifth-most polluted site in the nation. Standard Solar acquired the project from developer partner ECA Solar. The ground-mount project is divided into two arrays totaling 4 MW. The 3.35 MW Phase I […]
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In its fourth annual clean energy filing with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC), Dominion Energy Virginia has proposed more than a dozen new solar projects for Virginia customers. If approved, the projects will generate 772 MW of electricity. The proposal includes six solar projects totaling 337 MW that will be owned or acquired by […]
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Advanced Power has sold its 100% interest in the 232 MW DC Oriana Solar project to Sabanci Renewables, a subsidiary of Sabanci Holdings. With the sale of Oriana Solar, Advanced Power has successfully originated and closed four utility-scale solar and solar+battery storage projects totaling more than 800 MW DC and 240 MWh of battery storage […]
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Investor-owned utility Consumers Energy says it is spearheading the development of an 85 MW solar array at the former Karn coal facilities in Essexville, Bay, Mich., which closed earlier this year. “Based on future use studies and input from local stakeholders, solar emerged as the best option to ensure we continue to be good stewards […]
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National Grid Renewables has initiated operations at Amazon Solar Farm Ohio – Yellowbud, a 274 MW project located in Ross and Pickaway counties, Ohio. Located in the PJM market, Yellowbud has an executed power purchase agreement with Amazon for the solar farm. During operations, Yellowbud is estimated to generate $90 million in tax revenue, jobs, […]
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Renewable America (RNA), a provider of solar+storage and multi-customer community microgrid projects in California, has completed its 1.45 MW Fallon solar project, located in the Petaluma area of Marin County, Calif. The deal is financed with Sunwest Bank through a sale leaseback structure, allowing RNA to maintain the project through its entire lifecycle. The solar […]
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Duke Energy has completed the sale of its commercial distributed generation portfolio to an investment fund managed by ArcLight Capital Partners LLC, a middle market infrastructure investment firm. The sale agreement, which was previously announced in July 5, includes REC Solar’s operating assets, development pipeline and O&M portfolio, as well as distributed fuel cell projects […]
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Castillo Engineering has launched SolarLetters.com, an offering that fully automates structural letters, professional engineer (PE) stamps, and post-installation letters for residential solar installation companies in all 50 U.S. states, as well as for overseas design firms. The company’s advanced automation enables a 99% accuracy rate, Castillo Engineering says. Backed by over 25 years of structural […]
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Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced the auction of New York state’s first “Build-Ready” project to advance large-scale renewable energy development across the state under the Accelerated Renewable Energy Growth and Community Benefit Act. The New York Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is seeking a partner to transform a former mine in St. Lawrence County […]
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