Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced the availability of proposed regulations that would implement the Accelerated Renewable Energy Growth and Community Benefit Act.  The draft regulatory framework will dramatically speed up the siting and construction of major renewable energy projects to combat climate change and help jumpstart the state’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

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Hawaiian Electric, a subsidiary of Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc., has submitted eight contracts for new grid-scale renewable energy and storage projects on O’ahu and Maui to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for review and approval. The six projects on O’ahu and two on Maui are part of the largest renewable energy procurement ever for Hawai’i. […]

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Soltec, a manufacturer and supplier of single-axis solar trackers, has unveiled its new SF8 tracker.  This SF8 tracker reinforces its structure to facilitate installation and favors high performance on any terrain. A reinforced torque tube with a new geometry, together with an autonomous self-stow system, contribute to increased tracker resistance to adverse weather conditions.  In […]

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The New York State Department of Public Service (DPS) has approved the implementation of a community solar pilot offered on an opt-out basis in Lima and Brockport, N.Y., as a component of the Finger Lakes Community Choice program.  Community solar enables households to receive the benefits of solar energy – lower electricity costs and reduced […]

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Nexamp, a solar and energy storage provider, says it is acquiring a 10-project, 50 MW portfolio of Maine community solar projects from Dimension Energy.  The projects – representing some of the first developed after Governor Mills reinstated, expanded, and enhanced Maine’s Net Energy Billing program – will enable residential customers of Central Maine Power (CMP) […]

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Solaria Corp., a company that designs, develops and manufactures crystalline solar modules, has filed additional claims against Canadian Solar with the International Trade Commission (ITC). “Solaria has over 250 patents and has invested more than $200 million in developing our advanced solar panel technology,” says Suvi Sharma, director and founder of Solaria. “Despite our pending […]

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Ciel & Terre USA says the company’s Hydrelio classic floating solar racking and anchoring system has been chosen by RETTEW for one of the nation’s largest floating solar arrays.  The system is being built for Clayton Sand Co. in Jackson Township, N.J. SolMare LLC will own and operate the 3.2 MW DC floating solar array […]

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Since 2014, K-12 schools have seen a 139% increase in the amount of solar installed, according to a new report from clean energy nonprofit Generation180, in partnership with The Solar Foundation and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). The report finds that 7,332 schools nationwide utilize solar power, representing 5.5% of all K-12 public and […]

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Freedom Forever, a residential solar energy installer, has increased its presence in Texas.  Less than a year ago, it was announced that Freedom Forever would be bringing its operation to Houston and Dallas. Just eight months later, the company has announced that its service area has grown, with upcoming branch openings in Austin, San Antonio […]

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Clearway Energy Group and Clearway Community Solar have begun construction on the company’s first community solar projects in Illinois. The four community solar farms under construction represent 12 MW of Clearway’s 60 MW Illinois community solar portfolio and are located throughout the state. The projects are being constructed by Signal Energy. “We’re proud of the […]

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Pivot Energy, a Colorado-based community solar developer, and Nautilus Solar Energy LLC, a community solar owner and operator, have partnered to co-develop 13 MW of community solar in Colorado.  The portfolio will consist of seven separate projects located across four counties in northeast and southern Colorado. The first garden is anticipated to come online in […]

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Sunpro Solar says it will be the first solar contractor in the U.S. to install the new series of LG NeON 355 W solar panels. “We are proud to be the first company in the U.S. to install the new LG-355N1C-N5 bifacial solar module,” says Dean Scott, senior director of operations at Sunpro. “Our exclusive […]

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