PosiGen, a provider of renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions for low-to-moderate (LMI) income homeowners, is expanding into Massachusetts. This will be PosiGen’s sixth operational state, joining Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Mississippi and the company’s home base of Louisiana. The initial launch focuses on western Massachusetts, with plans to expand PosiGen’s footprint across the commonwealth […]

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Longroad Energy Holdings LLC has received a $500 million equity investment by MEAG, acting as asset management arm for entities of Munich Re, alongside two of the company’s existing investors, the NZ Super Fund and Infratil, a listed entity managed by Morrison & Co. The investment will support Longroad’s strategic shift from a primarily “develop […]

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Standard Solar and Anne Arundel County Department of Public Works in Maryland are developing a solar project to provide energy to Bureau of Utility Operations facilities. The systems will be located in Millersville and consist of a combination of four carports and seven rooftop solar arrays, totaling 1.3 MW. “This project shows that saving tax-payer […]

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched the Cadmium Telluride Accelerator Consortium, a $20 million initiative designed to make cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cells less expensive and more efficient, and to develop new markets for solar cell products. CdTe solar cells were first developed in the United States and are the second-most common photovoltaic […]

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CenterPoint Energy’s Indiana-based electric and natural gas business, CenterPoint Energy Indiana South, is seeking approval from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) to acquire a 130 MW solar array as part of the company’s long-term electric generation transition plan. CenterPoint Energy has entered into an agreement with Invenergy to construct the utility-owned project in Pike […]

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SolaREIT, a solar real estate investment fund, has executed agreements totaling $12.2 million for solar land with developer Norbut Solar Farms. The deal involves four projects across 500+ acres of land in New York on which are sited more than 84 MW of community solar. SolaREIT, which launched in late 2020, provides a model for […]

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TurningPoint Energy, a renewable energy company focused on community solar development, has expanded its community solar efforts to include the state of Illinois. The company’s Midwest team is engaging with landowners interested in leasing or selling their property for solar development, residential and commercial customers interested in participating in solar projects, and pro-solar communities seeking […]

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LyondellBasell has signed two additional long-term renewable electricity power purchase agreements (PPA) with Buckeye Partners for a total of 165 MW to be sourced from Buckeye’s solar farms currently under construction in north Texas. This agreement is the fourth renewable energy PPA for LyondellBasell and comes just one month after the company announced PPAs with […]

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Lion Energy, a power solutions company that help individuals, families and organizations of any size become energy independent, has launched LionESS – ESS stands for energy storage systems. The technology enables customers to store virtually any type of renewable power generated (solar, wind, hydro and thermal), as well non-renewable sources (utility grid and generators). The […]

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Borrego, a developer, EPC and O&M provider for large-scale solar and energy storage projects throughout the United States, has completed the spinoff and sale of its development business to ECP. The new company will be named New Leaf Energy and will be operated as an independent business by ECP, an energy transition-focused investor. New Leaf […]

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NovaSource Power Services, a portfolio company of Clairvest Group Inc., is adding the next evolution of services to its product lifecycle packages for the North American market by now providing a DC Availability Guarantee. The guarantee will align owner and operator incentives and fill a verification gap in PV systems maintenance, the company says. “We […]

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The Biden-Harris administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has launched new initiatives to connect families to more reliable clean energy, lower electricity bills and create good-paying jobs in the domestic solar industry. DOE, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), has announced the five states and Washington, D.C., […]

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