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 […]
The post Ameren Missouri Doubles Renewables Program appeared first on Solar Industry.
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 […]
The post SolaREIT Finances 2,000+ Acres of Community Solar Land appeared first on Solar Industry.
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 […]
The post Maxeon Says IBC Solar Panels Eliminate Hotspot Risk appeared first on Solar Industry.
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 […]
The post Swift Solar Announces $27M Series A Funding Round appeared first on Solar Industry.
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 […]
The post San Rafael City Schools, REC Solar Partner on Districtwide Solar appeared first on Solar Industry.
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 […]
The post Orsted’s Co-Located Helena Energy Center Commences Operation appeared first on Solar Industry.
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 […]
The post SolarBank Developing 6.41 MW New York Project appeared first on Solar Industry.
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 […]
The post SolaREIT Reaches Financing 2000 Acres of Community Solar Land appeared first on Solar Industry.
RWE is building its first utility-scale solar project in Illinois, the 150 MW Casey Fork Solar project. Onsite construction has begun on the project, located in Jefferson County, Ill. Three of the state’s electric utility companies, Ameren, ComEd and MidAmerican Energy, have contracted to purchase RECs from the farm. “Across the U.S., communities are realizing […]
The post RWE Starts Construction on Illinois Utility-Scale Solar Project appeared first on Solar Industry.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has completed the final environmental analysis of the proposed Greenlink West Transmission Project, a series of transmission lines that would connect Reno and Las Vegas. The project, which crosses approximately 470 miles of BLM-managed public land, has a potential 4,000 GW of capacity. Proposed by NV Energy, the project […]
The post BLM Completes Final EA for Nevada Transmission Lines appeared first on Solar Industry.
SunVest Solar has closed the acquisition and project financing for a 50 MW portfolio of community solar projects in Illinois and Maine. Several Illinois projects were acquired through a joint venture development agreement with another developer. The remaining projects in both states were developed internally by the company. Construction on the projects has begun, with […]
The post SunVest Acquires, Begins Construction on Illinois and Maine Community Solar Projects appeared first on Solar Industry.
Origis Energy and the Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association have put the 200 MW Escalante Solar project into commercial operation. The project was built on the site of the former 253 MW, coal-fired Escalante Station near Grants, N.M., which was retired in 2020. “Every time a project is completed and begins commercial operation, that is […]
The post Escalante Solar Reaches Commercial Operation appeared first on Solar Industry.