AlphaStruxure and Montgomery County, Md., have broken ground on an integrated microgrid infrastructure project featuring electric bus charging and on-site green hydrogen production powered by solar and BESS. The microgrid’s construction is expected to be completed next year, when the system will begin sending renewable energy back to the grid and have the ability to […]

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SolaREIT has surpassed 2,000 acres of community solar land financed through its capital solutions, representing 70 projects across nine states. The company, founded in 2020, says it has partnered with developers to finance the land or leases for $2.5B of solar and BESS projects across the country.   “Aside from putting solar onto rooftops, community solar […]

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Ameren Missouri has received approval from the Missouri Public Service Commission to acquire a 150 MW solar facility currently under construction in Cass County, Ill.  The company says the Cass County Renewable Energy Center will be used to double the size of its Renewable Solutions program. “Demand remains very strong for programs that bring businesses […]

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Canadian Solar has entered into an agreement with homebuilder D.R. Horton to offer its solar and energy storage products across California communities. Under the agreement, the company will provide a home energy battery back-up solution, including both its solar panels and residential energy storage system, EP Cube.  “We are thrilled to collaborate with D.R. Horton […]

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Maxeon Solar Technologies has published results it says confirms the resilience of its Maxeon Interdigitated Back Contact (IBC) panels against damaging hotspots.  The company shared the results of its internal research in a white paper and R&D study on hotspots, featuring its IBC panels, including its Maxeon 7 line, alongside a series of competing technologies […]

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GoodLeap has closed on its GoodLeap Sustainable Home Solutions Trust 2024-1, a securitization sponsored by Goldman Sachs Lending Partners.  The securitization is backed by a $311.6 million principal balance of residential solar loans originated on the comapny’s platform. Joint bookrunners included Goldman Sachs, ATLAS SP Securities, BofA Securities and Citigroup Global Markets. GoodLeap works with […]

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SolarBank Corp. intends to develop the 6.41 MW ground-mount Rice Road community solar project, located on a 17-acre site in Bloomfield, N.Y. The company has secured a lease over the project site and received its interconnection approval. It plans to complete the permitting process and secure the necessary financing for the project’s construction. The project […]

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Swift Solar has closed its $27 million Series A financing round, co-led by Eni Next and Fontinalis Partners.  Also joining the round are Stanford University, Good Growth Capital, BlueScopeX, HL Ventures, Toba Capital, Sid Sijbrandij, James Fickel, Adam Winkel, Fred Ehrsam, Jonathan Lin and Climate Capital. The company says it has raised $44 million of […]

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SolaREIT has surpassed 2,000 acres of community solar land financed through its capital solutions, representing 70 projects across nine states. The company, founded in 2020, says it has partnered with developers to finance the land or leases for $2.5B of solar and BESS projects across the country.   “Aside from putting solar onto rooftops, community solar […]

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Ørsted has marked the official commencement of its 518 MW Helena Energy Center, a co-located wind and solar facility in Bee County, Texas. The center’s Helena Wind Farm is expected to generate 268 MW, while its Sparta Solar is set to generate 250 MW. The project spans 18,000 acres and includes 40 participating landowners. “We […]

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The San Rafael City Schools (SRCS) Board of Education has selected REC Solar to build, own and operate 2.3 MW of rooftop and canopy solar arrays at five schools throughout the district. Following installations at Glenwood and San Pedro Elementary schools, SRCS and clean energy consultants from NV5 created a plan to drive additional savings […]

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Revolve Renewable Power has completed the interconnection milestone related to the 1,000 MW Bouse Solar and Storage Project, located in La Paz County, Ariz.  The project was sold in January 2023 to ENGIE IR Holdings, with the sale also including the 250 MW Parker Solar & Storage Project. At the time, the company received a $2 […]

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