The House of Representatives has passed the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act which includes legislation Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA) introduced to promote the development of renewable energy on public lands.  The Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act develops renewable and distributed energy resources, improves energy efficiency in homes and businesses, helps electrify the transportation […]

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Palladium Energy LLC, a company focused on the origination, acquisition and development of energy infrastructure projects across the U.S., has entered into a joint venture agreement with Inverdale Energy Partners to form Palladium Energy Development LLC.  The company will develop an initial portfolio of 500 MW of utility-scale solar and solar+storage projects across the U.S., […]

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Aurora Solar, a company that builds software for residential and commercial solar design and sales, has developed a range of tools for solar professionals to size a battery backup system and make recommendations based on homeowners’ backup needs. Using Aurora Solar’s storage feature release, solar installers will have the capability to customize a battery backup […]

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JA Solar says its new DeepBlue 3.0 series modules have passed certification testing conducted by TUV SUD to the standards of IEC 61215 and IEC 61730.  These standards certify quality across various product attributes, such as design, structure, materials, components and production technologies. The certification demonstrates the reliability and safety of the product line – […]

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Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed Executive Order 2020-182 and Executive Directive 2020-10 to create the MI Healthy Climate Plan.  The governor’s plan will protect Michiganders’ public health and the environment and help develop new clean energy jobs by putting Michigan on a path toward becoming fully carbon-neutral by 2050. “The science is clear – climate […]

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First Solar Inc., a global provider of photovoltaic (PV) solar solutions, says JP Energie Environnement (JPee) is using its advanced Series 6 photovoltaic (PV) solar modules to power the 59 MW DC Labarde solar power plant. The facility is being built on the site of a former open-air municipal landfill in Bordeaux, France. The land […]

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Catalyze, a developer and independent power producer (IPP) of renewable distributed generation (DG) and storage projects, has launched its proprietary origination-to-operations software integration platform, REenergyze, to help accelerate and scale the nationwide adoption of commercial and industrial (C&I) solar+storage. “Historically, scaling in the C&I renewables sector has presented unique challenges for developers and IPPs due […]

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OYA Solar, a North American full-service solar developer, has successfully closed a $35 million construction and interconnection financing from NY Green Bank, a state-sponsored, specialized financial entity and division of NYSERDA.  The financing will support the construction of three community solar projects in New York, the first of which, a 6.8 MW DC project in […]

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Nestlé Waters North America says it intends to construct a 10 MW AC (12.97 MW DC) renewable energy project at its Poland Spring bottling plant in Hollis, Maine.  This proposed solar energy installation, currently in the permit application process, will supply enough clean electricity to meet approximately 20-25% of the current energy needs of the […]

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OYA Solar, a North American full-service solar developer, has successfully closed a $35 million construction and interconnection financing from NY Green Bank, a state-sponsored, specialized financial entity and division of NYSERDA.  The financing will support the construction of three community solar projects in New York, the first of which, a 6.8 MW DC project in […]

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Nautilus Solar Energy LLC, a national solar project acquisition, development and asset management company, has acquired two solar portfolios in Oregon and Rhode Island – totaling approximately 17 MW – from Pine Gate Renewables, a solar energy developer that specializes in utility-scale projects.  Both developments are in the early-to-mid stages. Nautilus will take each portfolio […]

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SunPower has secured financing commitments from Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Inc. and other capital providers for its residential solar lease program, as well as its new solar+storage program – the SunPower Equinox system with SunVault storage.  SunPower expects the new fund to help meet expected customer demand through mid-2021. These customer financing provisions will […]

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