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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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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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 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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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 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 (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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Solar racking and tracking specialist Arctech has completed a wind tunnel laboratory at its headquarters in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, China, that will be used to test the effects of wind on its trackers. Solar trackers are widely known as rigid structural parts, but the main axis of a solar tracker is susceptible to deformation caused […]
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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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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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Silfab Solar Inc., a North American photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing company, has announced an investment led by ARC Financial Corp. (ARC) to significantly expand Silfab’s U.S. solar production and supply chain footprint. Silfab is the first energy transition investment from ARC’s Energy Fund 9. It includes co-investments by Ontario Power Generation Inc. Pension Plan and […]
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Supply chain constraints are leading to price increases across every solar market segment, despite the addition of 5.7 GW DC of solar capacity in Q2 2021, according to the U.S. Solar Market Insight report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business. This is the first time that solar prices […]
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