CleanChoice Energy has acquired its second fully owned and operated solar project, located in Kylertown, Pa.  Construction of the 150-acre, 29.4 MW project is expected to begin later this year, with a planned interconnection date of next October. When completed, the solar farm is slated to connect to the PJM electric grid, which supplies energy […]

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through its Loan Programs Office (LPO), is set to guarantee an $861.3 million loan to finance the construction of two solar PV farms equipped with battery storage and two standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Puerto Rico.  The Project Marahu facilities will be located in the municipalities of […]

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CrewMate, a semi-autonomous lift-assist vehicle developed by Moog Construction, has completed a field trial near Niagara Falls, N.Y., demonstrating the machine’s ability to help solar field workers install PV panels.  Buffalo, N.Y.-based Montante Solar orchestrated the field trial with Moog Construction at a solar field atop a closed landfill.  For the field trial, the company […]

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ARCO/Murray has been selected to lead the design and construction of Boviet Solar’s 1.1 million square-foot solar module and solar cell manufacturing project in North Carolina.  Phase 1, which began construction earlier this year, involves renovating an existing half-million square-foot facility to establish a manufacturing plant for solar modules. This phase will utilize Boviet Solar’s […]

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Runergy Alabama has entered into a strategic partnership with SOLARCYCLE, in which SOLARCYCLE will be the company’s major glass supplier for its solar modules, as well as its dedicated recycling partner. Under the terms of the agreements, SOLARCYCLE is expected to provide at least 4 GW, or 30 million square meters of domestically manufactured glass, […]

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Excelsior Energy Capital has entered into a multiyear partnership with Proximal Energy, with the aim of utilizing Proximal’s AI platform to optimize Excelsior’s portfolio of energy storage assets. Proximal’s platform is expected to introduce Excelsior to the provider’s Agentic Asset Management, a system powered by generative AI models that is meant to assist asset managers […]

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Fluke has introduced its 283 FC Solar Digital Multimeter and a283 FC True-RMS Wireless Clamp, geared toward solar professionals working in high-voltage environments such as testing individual panels, strings or inverters in a PV array. The multimeter is designed to enhance safety while providing technicians with reliable and repeatable results. Features include video and audio […]

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Central Coast Community Energy (3CE), Clean Power Alliance (CPA), Peninsula Clean Energy (PCE) and Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) recently celebrated the Arica and Victory Pass solar and storage projects’ ribbon-cutting with project developer and owner Clearway Energy Group.  The projects came online in stages from March through June and have a combined 463 MW […]

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Sumitomo, through Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (SCOA) and SCOA subsidiary Perennial Power Holdings, has formed a joint venture with CEP Solar to deliver clean energy projects across the Commonwealth of Virginia.  The investment enables both Perennial and CEP to commercialize its 1.5 GW portfolio of solar and battery storage assets, with construction expected to commence […]

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Cordelio Power has advanced two solar projects from development to construction, the 150 MW Winfield solar project in Lincoln County, Mo., and the 300 MW Box Canyon solar project in Pinal County, Ariz. The company also advanced the 20 MW McHenry battery energy storage system, located in McHenry County, Ill., to construction.  The company expects […]

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In its 2024 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) filed with the Virginia State Corporation Commission and the North Carolina Utilities Commission, Dominion Energy Virginia laid out portfolio options to meet rising power demand through investments in new power generation.  The IRP is not a request to build any specific project, but instead a long-term planning document […]

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BrightNight has closed on a $260 million tax-equity financing commitment, including deferred contributions, for the 300 MW Box Canyon Solar Project, jointly owned with Cordelio Power and located in Pinal County, Ariz. J.P. Morgan, through one of its affiliates, and Capital One will provide the tax-equity financing for the project. The financing is structured as […]

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