Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE), a leading renewable energy company, has secured $1.25 billion in financing for its construction warehouse facility, marking a significant scaling of its financing capacity to support continued investments in its rapidly growing operating portfolio. The warehouse provides three years of committed capital designed to fund a multi-year build plan of advanced […]

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OCI Solar Power, a pioneer in utility-scale solar project development in Texas, has rebranded to OCI Energy. This change marks a milestone in the company’s evolution, reflecting its expanded focus on the development of both large-scale solar and battery energy storage systems (BESS) projects. “As OCI Energy, we are poised to continue our legacy of […]

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APsystems, a provider of solar microinverter technology, has been included in the CertainTeed Solstice Panel warranty approved vendor list (AVL). This strategic partnership marks a significant advancement for the solar industry, offering unprecedented warranty coverage for solar roofing systems. With this new relationship, credentialed contractors who install CertainTeed’s Solstice Panels with APsystems microinverters will now […]

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Renewable energy developer Green Lantern Solar has closed on the sale of two fully permitted community solar projects to Madison Energy Infrastructure. Both projects, each with a capacity of 975 kilowatts AC, are under construction in Maine and expected to be completed in 2024. The Mechanic Falls solar project is 1504.2 kW DC located on […]

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Avangrid Inc., a sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, recently installed the “Golden Row” at its Powell Creek solar project in Putnam County, Ohio, near Miller City. The Golden Row represents the first row of solar panels that the rest of construction will be modeled after. With the Golden Row in place, […]

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Platte River Power Authority and turnkey solutions partner Qcells USA Corp. broke ground July 10 on northern Colorado’s largest solar generation project. “Black Hollow Solar represents a major milestone in our journey of working toward our noncarbon energy goals as outlined in the board-approved Resource Diversification Policy,” says Jason Frisbie, Platte River general manager/CEO. “We […]

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Standard Solar has acquired a 4.98 MW solar project in Doña Ana County, N.M. from Energy Management, Inc. (EMI) The Bent Bow community solar project, which EMI began development of in 2021, contributes to the 30 MW allocated to El Paso Electric under New Mexico’s Community Solar Act.  “The acquisition of this community solar project […]

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Doral Renewables is celebrating the upcoming start of commercial operations for its 400 MW Mammoth North Solar project. The project is the first phase of the company’s 1.3 GW Mammoth Solar complex, located in Indiana. It includes agrivoltaics operations, with 1,500 sheep serving as the project’s vegetation management, run by local farmer Billy Bope. “Celebrating […]

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Potential tariffs resulting from the antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) investigations into solar cells and modules imported from Southeast Asia could increase costs to a point that restrict solar supply and installations in the U.S. This is according to the new Clean Energy Associates analysis, commissioned by the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), on […]

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Stationary battery manufacturer Hithium has successfully deployed the largest battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Eastern Europe to date, with a capacity of 55 MWh. This solar plus storage project was realized completely by EPC company Solarpro in Razlog, southwestern Bulgaria, where the project is located. The new facility officially went live in early […]

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New Jersey has joined a consortium of 10 Northeast states in signing an MOU establishing a framework for coordinated activities aimed at improving interregional transmission planning and development for grid reliability enhancement. Last year, a group of these states led a request to the U.S. Department of Energy to convene a multi-state initiative, the Northeast […]

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Canadian Solar’s e-STORAGE, part of the company’s subsidiary CSI Solar, has secured a contract from Nova Scotia Power to develop flagship energy storage projects totaling 150 MW, in Bridgewater, Waverley and White Rock. Construction is set to be completed by 2026, with the first site expected to be operational by next year. e-STORAGE will provide […]

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