Madison Gas and Electric (MGE), a regulated utility and primary subsidiary of MGE Energy, has received approval from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) for a 20 MW solar array to be built in Fitchburg, Wis. Known as the O’Brien Solar Fields, the project will provide locally generated solar energy to local businesses, municipalities […]
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The U.S. Army’s Fort Bragg in North Carolina will soon be home to the largest floating solar plant in the Southeast – a 1.1 MW system as part of a Utility Energy Service Contract (UESC) awarded to Duke Energy. The $36 million contract will focus on energy resilience and security at Fort Bragg: infrastructure modernization […]
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EDF Renewables North America has signed a storage contract with CleanPowerSF as an expansion to the previously announced 20-year solar power purchase agreement (PPA) for the 100 MW AC Maverick 6 Solar Project. The development will now be coupled with a 200 MWh battery storage system. The project is located in Riverside County, Calif., on […]
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Lightsource bp has successfully closed on a $285 million financing package for the Bighorn Solar project – which will be located on EVRAZ Rocky Mountain Steel mill property in Pueblo, Colo. Xcel Energy, as the electricity provider for the steel mill, will purchase the power generated by the solar facility under a long-term contract with […]
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Acme Express Inc., a technology company that develops applications for renewable energy industries, says it will soon unveil its faster, lower-cost, ballasted solar-racking solution. Acme Express Inc., dba Roll-A-Rack, will unveil its first portable, roll-forming machine in October at its virtual SPI 2020 showroom. The new roll-forming machine has been built by the company’s manufacturing […]
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SnapNrack, a manufacturer of solar mounting solutions, has debuted its new SpeedSeal technology featuring SpeedSeal Foot for the Ultra Rail roof mount system and SpeedSeal Track for the RL Universal roof mount system. SnapNrack is introducing a new generation of roof attachments with an innovative design that incorporates flashing reliability into a single attachment by […]
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The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) has granted in part an emergency motion by solar advocacy organizations concerning distributed generation rebates and net metering credits in Ameren Illinois’ service territory. In its order, ICC urged Ameren to continue to provide full net metering credits to residential solar customers until an audit is completed to protect consumers […]
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Capital Dynamics, an independent global private asset management firm, says its clean energy infrastructure (CEI) business has entered into an agreement to acquire interests in three solar photovoltaic (PV) projects from LS Power. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the fourth quarter. The portfolio comprises 316 MW […]
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Ameren Corp., a U.S. power company, has established a net-zero carbon emissions goal across all its operations in Missouri and Illinois – while also unveiling its largest-ever expansion of clean solar and wind generation. The clean energy expansion is included in the integrated resource plan (IRP) of Ameren Missouri. The IRP is a triennial filing […]
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Capital Dynamics, an independent global private asset management firm, says its clean energy infrastructure (CEI) business has entered into an agreement to acquire interests in three solar photovoltaic (PV) projects from LS Power. The portfolio comprises 316 MW of operating solar resources located in California, Arizona and Delaware. Each project utilizes commercially proven and efficient […]
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GameChange Solar has received multiple approval letters from PV module manufacturers that use their new, larger modules with GameChange Solar’s fixed-tilt and tracker systems. A recent trend in the solar industry is for PV module manufacturers to produce higher wattage modules – sometimes as much as 600 W DC output for a single module. While […]
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GameChange Solar has received multiple approval letters from PV module manufacturers confirming that GameChange’s fixed-tilt and tracker systems are suitable for installations of larger PV modules A recent trend in the solar industry is for PV module manufacturers to produce higher-wattage modules – sometimes as much as 600 W DC output for a single module. […]
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