Duke Energy has filed proposals with the Public Service Commission of South Carolina to create new renewable energy programs for customers and expand an existing program in order to give South Carolina customers the option to supplement their power usage with 100% renewable power. “Many of our largest customers prioritize renewable power sources and are […]

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TC Energy Corp. is beginning pre-construction activities for the 81 MW Saddlebrook Solar Project, located near Aldersyde, Alberta – its first Canadian solar power development. The initial construction includes installing solar panels on TC Energy property in the local industrial park. “This is the first utility-scale solar project to be fully developed and delivered by […]

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The Arkansas Public Service Commission has approved the Entergy Arkansas Driver Solar Project, a new 250 MW AC renewable energy plant developed by Lightsource bp, which will be located on approximately 2,100 acres near Osceola in Mississippi County. Driver Solar will be the utility’s largest solar facility, capable of generating enough energy to power more […]

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SolarEdge Technologies Inc.’s SolarEdge Home Battery has qualified to join grid operator Rocky Mountain Power’s Wattsmart Battery program. This will enable Rocky Mountain Power to leverage customer-generated solar power along with battery technology in the homes of over 60,000 existing rooftop solar customers in Utah and Idaho. Launched in 2021, the Wattsmart Battery program utilizes […]

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Solar FlexRack has supplied its FlexTrack Solar Trackers for a 42 MW portfolio of community solar projects in Illinois to Summit Ridge Energy, an owner-operator of community solar assets. All 14 projects are part of Illinois Shines, a state-administered program that creates incentives for the development of new solar photovoltaic projects. “We’re pleased to work […]

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Microvast Holdings Inc., a company that designs, develops and manufactures lithium-ion battery solutions, has launched a new energy division. Microvast Energy designs, develops and manufactures battery energy storage systems (BESS) that are co-located with solar solutions using Microvast’s battery technology. Zach Ward has been appointed president, with overall responsibility for the division’s strategic direction, operations, […]

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RWE AG has signed a purchase agreement with Con Edison Inc. to acquire all shares in Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses Inc. (Con Edison CEB). Headquartered in Valhalla, N.Y., Con Edison CEB is an operator and developer of renewable energy plants in the United States, with about 3 GW of operating capacity (90% in solar […]

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Solar project developer ReneSola Ltd. has closed the sale of a ~70 MW portfolio of solar development projects to funds managed by AB CarVal Investors L.P., an alternative investment fund headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn. The portfolio consists of three ground-mounted utility-scale projects in Pennsylvania located in the broader PJM transmission territory. The projects are being […]

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Origami Solar, developers of a patent-pending steel frame for solar modules, has taken the grand prize in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) American-Made Solar Prize competition. Origami Solar was one of two winners among 10 hardware finalists in the competition’s Go! Demo Day that took place at the RE+ event in Anaheim. Calif. last […]

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OYA Renewables’ 6.7 MW DC Robinson Road solar farm in Orleans, N.Y., has reached commercial operation and will support broad consumer access to solar-powered electricity generation across the state. The project is expected to generate approximately 10,490,000 kWh annually, the equivalent of offsetting an estimated 7,434 metric tons of carbon and providing enough clean energy […]

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Weather, environmental and industrial measurement company Vaisala has launched Xweather, a forecast and observation suite of services providing real-time and hyperlocal weather and environmental data to predict and solve challenges, including for solar power applications. Xweather uses a combination of intelligent hardware and software with the latest artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies. Its services […]

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Enbridge Inc. has acquired renewable project developer Tri Global Energy (TGE) for $270 million in cash and assumed debt. Additionally, up to approximately $50 million in payments could be made contingent on successful execution of TGE’s project portfolio. TGE currently has a development portfolio of wind and solar projects representing more than 7 GW of […]

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