Five climate and energy-conservation groups have taken legal action in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to challenge an Arizona public power utility’s discrimination against rooftop-solar customers. The Salt River Project recently raised electricity rates for rooftop-solar customers by 60%. In response, rooftop-solar customers challenged the utility for the discriminatory rates that penalize them, in […]

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The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro), a tri-jurisdictional government agency that operates transit service in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, has reached a deal worth up to $50 million over 25 years with SunPower Corp. and Goldman Sachs Renewable Power LLC (GSRP) to install solar-paneled carports or canopies over surface lots and above parking […]

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PowerOptions, the largest energy-buying consortium in New England, has expanded its relationship with Solect Energy to offer large-scale solar and storage to its members. Solect, one of the top 10 commercial solar developers in the U.S., has been PowerOptions’ partner for the Small Systems Solar Program for more than four years and will continue in […]

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Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have developed a novel machine learning approach to quickly enhance the resolution of wind velocity data by 50 times and solar irradiance data by 25 times – an enhancement that has never been achieved before with climate data. The researchers took an […]

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Nautilus Solar Energy LLC, a community solar owner and operator, has acquired a 15.1 MW community solar development portfolio from SGC Power, a full life-cycle set provider of products that help solar asset owners invest, build and operate projects which give great financial returns.  The six projects are located across five counties and three separate […]

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CIT Group Inc. says its Power and Energy business served as lead arranger on a $118.5 million financing for the utility-scale Harts Mill Solar project in Edgecombe County, N.C. The project is owned by Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP, an alternative investment manager, and marks their first solar investment supplying the PJM Interconnection grid. Kayne […]

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Capital Dynamics, an independent global private asset management firm, says its Clean Energy Infrastructure business has signed an agreement with Tenaska to enter into a new strategic relationship, increasing its greenfield solar footprint in both the Midwest and Southeast U.S. The transaction comprises 24 solar projects located in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) and […]

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Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have developed a novel machine learning approach to quickly enhance the resolution of wind velocity data by 50 times and solar irradiance data by 25 times – an enhancement that has never been achieved before with climate data. The researchers took an […]

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Unirac, a North American manufacturer of solar photovoltaic mounting systems, has successfully completed the acquisition of Ecolibrium Solar, a solar racking manufacturer headquartered in Athens, Ohio.  The acquisition represents a significant expansion of Unirac’s product portfolio, adding Ecolibrium’s commercial flat roof, residential rail-less and metal roof products to its product line. Ecolibrium’s suite of products […]

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Sunrun, a provider of residential solar, battery storage and energy services, and Vivint Solar, a full-service residential solar provider, have entered into a definitive agreement under which Sunrun will acquire Vivint Solar in an all-stock transaction, pursuant to which each share of Vivint Solar common stock will be exchanged for 0.55 shares of Sunrun common […]

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Renewvia Energy Corp., a global solar developer, has launched its U.S. Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Division.  This new division will provide customers across the U.S. with customized maintenance plans to optimize solar system uptime and improve overall performance, ultimately maximizing return on investment. The company also announced that SteelFab Inc., a supplier of fabricated structural […]

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8minute Solar Energy, a company that specializes in solar+storage solutions, and Duke Energy Renewables say the 280 MW Holstein solar project in Nolan County, Texas, has begun commercial operation.  Holstein is 8minute’s first solar project to come online in Texas, marking a significant milestone as the company expands its operational footprint outside of California.  “We […]

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