Sunrun, a provider of residential solar, battery storage and energy services, has completed its acquisition of Vivint Solar, which was initially announced earlier in the year. The acquisition follows approval by regulators and stockholders of both companies. “Welcome, Vivint Solar employees and customers,” says Lynn Jurich, co-founder and CEO of Sunrun. “Together we will provide […]
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Diode Ventures, a Black & Veatch company that develops global infrastructure projects, says ACCIONA, a global group that develops and manages sustainable infrastructure solutions, has acquired 100% of a 240 MW AC/315 MW DC photovoltaic (PV) project in development in Fort Bend County, Texas. With the transaction, ACCIONA extends its footprint in U.S. solar generation […]
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FirstEnergy Corp., an electric utility headquartered in Akron, Ohio, has issued a request for proposal (RFP) to purchase Ohio-compliant renewable energy credits (RECs) for its Ohio utilities – Ohio Edison, The Illuminating Co. and Toledo Edison. The purchases will help meet the companies’ 2020 renewable energy targets established under Ohio’s alternative energy law. RECs sought […]
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Helios Infrastructure, a joint venture between Nationwide and Sol Systems, has acquired the largest solar power project in Louisiana. The 50 MW system is located in West Baton Rouge Parish and it is now owned and operated by Helios. This acquisition marks the largest single project investment for Helios to date. Entergy Louisiana is purchasing […]
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A coalition of solar companies and clean energy advocacy organizations has sent a letter to Massachusetts Senate President Karen Spilka and House Speaker Robert DeLeo that strongly opposes a legislative provision that authorizes utilities to construct, operate and own solar projects. The provision, Section 15H in the House Act Creating a 2050 Roadmap to a […]
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Madison Gas and Electric (MGE), a regulated utility and primary subsidiary of MGE Energy, has received approval from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) for a 20 MW solar array to be built in Fitchburg, Wis. Known as the O’Brien Solar Fields, the project will provide locally generated solar energy to local businesses, municipalities […]
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The U.S. Army’s Fort Bragg in North Carolina will soon be home to the largest floating solar plant in the Southeast – a 1.1 MW system as part of a Utility Energy Service Contract (UESC) awarded to Duke Energy. The $36 million contract will focus on energy resilience and security at Fort Bragg: infrastructure modernization […]
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EDF Renewables North America has signed a storage contract with CleanPowerSF as an expansion to the previously announced 20-year solar power purchase agreement (PPA) for the 100 MW AC Maverick 6 Solar Project. The development will now be coupled with a 200 MWh battery storage system. The project is located in Riverside County, Calif., on […]
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Lightsource bp has successfully closed on a $285 million financing package for the Bighorn Solar project – which will be located on EVRAZ Rocky Mountain Steel mill property in Pueblo, Colo. Xcel Energy, as the electricity provider for the steel mill, will purchase the power generated by the solar facility under a long-term contract with […]
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Acme Express Inc., a technology company that develops applications for renewable energy industries, says it will soon unveil its faster, lower-cost, ballasted solar-racking solution. Acme Express Inc., dba Roll-A-Rack, will unveil its first portable, roll-forming machine in October at its virtual SPI 2020 showroom. The new roll-forming machine has been built by the company’s manufacturing […]
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SnapNrack, a manufacturer of solar mounting solutions, has debuted its new SpeedSeal technology featuring SpeedSeal Foot for the Ultra Rail roof mount system and SpeedSeal Track for the RL Universal roof mount system. SnapNrack is introducing a new generation of roof attachments with an innovative design that incorporates flashing reliability into a single attachment by […]
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The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) has granted in part an emergency motion by solar advocacy organizations concerning distributed generation rebates and net metering credits in Ameren Illinois’ service territory. In its order, ICC urged Ameren to continue to provide full net metering credits to residential solar customers until an audit is completed to protect consumers […]
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