The Women in Power System Transformation initiative, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented through the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Global Power System Transformation Consortium (G-PST), is addressing educational and professional barriers to women’s entry and advancement in power system operation organizations. As is the case across […]

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Altus Power Inc. has chosen Dan Alcombright to fill the newly created position of chief platform officer. Alcombright, who most recently worked for Duke Energy, will join Altus Power’s leadership team and oversee its strategy to scale operations across the platform and accelerate growth as well as build sustainable value through its alliances with portfolio […]

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Brookfield Renewable and its institutional partners have acquired clean power developer Urban Grid and its pipeline of projects comprising approximately 13,000 MW of utility-scale solar and 7,000 MW of energy storage capacity for $650 million. The addition of Urban Grid’s projects approximately triples Brookfield Renewable’s U.S. development pipeline to approximately 31,000 MW of capacity. Urban […]

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Hecate Energy’s application for its proposed 500 MW Cider Solar Farm in the towns of Elba and Oakfield, N.Y., has been deemed complete by the New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES). If approved by ORES, Cider Solar Farm would be the largest solar project permitted and constructed to date in New York. […]

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Greenbacker Capital Management LLC, through an affiliated fund, has made an equity investment in Noria Energy, a California-based solar developer. Greenbacker’s growth investment will enable Noria to scale its platform, while executing on and expanding its existing pipeline of solar projects. This pipeline includes both ground-mounted arrays and solar installations that float atop bodies of […]

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Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) is proposing nine new battery energy storage projects totaling approximately 1,600 MW, to further integrate renewable energy resources and improve reliability of the California electric system. If approved by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), these nine projects would bring PG&E’s total battery energy storage system capacity to more […]

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Algonquin Power Fund (America) Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., has selected Talesun Solar’s PV modules for solar power projects in New Mexico and Texas with a combined capacity of 57 MW. The utility-scale solar power projects are expected to include approximately 126,000 of Talesun’s bifacial PV modules, which are […]

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NV Energy has received final approval from the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) to purchase from Primergy Solar LLC the Iron Point and Hot Pot Solar PV and battery storage projects in Humboldt County, Nev. The projects, which are owned and being developed by Primergy, total 600 MW AC of solar paired with 480 […]

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Ameresco Inc., a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, has been awarded the Slemon Park Microgrid project in Canada, which it will develop in collaboration with Prince Edward Island (PEI) Energy Corp. The two will work collaboratively with the Slemon Park Corp. to utilize the park’s infrastructure to implement the microgrid. It […]

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Blackstone has launched Blackstone Credit’s Sustainable Resources Platform, which will focus on investing in and lending to renewable energy companies and those supporting the energy transition. This initiative brings together Blackstone Credit’s scale and expertise in these areas with the firm’s ESG and portfolio operations capabilities to deliver value by providing new solutions and sources […]

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MidAmerican Energy is planning a $3.9 billion renewable energy project in Iowa, including wind and solar generation, and the exploration of new technologies to advance the company’s transition to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. In a filing with the Iowa Utilities Board, MidAmerican’s proposed project, called Wind PRIME, would add 2,042 MW of wind generation and […]

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Leeward Renewable Energy has entered into 15-year renewable energy purchase agreements (REPAs) with Verizon Communications. Verizon will purchase the energy generated from four of Leeward’s wind and solar projects under development: Blackford County Wind, Horizon Solar, White Wing Ranch Solar projects, and an 80 MW wind project in development with details to come. In aggregate, […]

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