Utility-scale solar developer and manager Lightsource bp is beginning commercial operation of its 152.5 MW AC/173 MW DC Bellflower Solar project, located about 40 miles east of Indianapolis in Henry and Rush counties, Indiana. Lightsource bp developed, financed and will own and operate Bellflower Solar, and it has entered into a virtual power purchase agreement […]

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Toyota and renewable energy company Savion have executed a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) for the automotive manufacturer to offtake 100 MW of the electricity generated from Savion’s Martin County Solar Project. The project is converting the former Martiki Coal Mine, a brownfield site in Martin County, on the border of Kentucky and West Virginia, […]

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Catalyze, a clean energy transition company that serves commercial and industrial customers, recently inaugurated its Amherst, N.Y., solar farm. The 6.4 MW facility will produce clean energy on behalf of the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority (BMHA), which serves low- to moderate-income residential customers. Ampion, a community solar subscription management company, enrolled the BMHA. More than […]

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TransUnion has secured an 8.5 MW agreement with Constellation to purchase renewable energy equivalent to the annual electricity use of its Chicago headquarters, which will also reduce TransUnion’s emissions associated with purchased electricity (Scope 2 emissions). Through a 12-year agreement beginning in April 2025, TransUnion will purchase energy and renewable energy certificates (RECs) generated by […]

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Xcel Energy, an energy provider in the western and midwestern United States, has broken ground at the Sherco Solar project near Becker, Minn., which is expected to become the Upper Midwest’s largest solar array serving customers across the region. The 460 MW project will provide enough clean energy to power 100,000 homes once complete in […]

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Origami Solar, developers of a patent-pending steel frame for solar modules, says production samples of its new Gen 2 steel module frame are ready for evaluation and certification testing.  Leveraging investment in U.S. module-production capacity by sourcing domestic steel frames can lower costs, create jobs and tap into domestic content incentives in the Inflation Reduction […]

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Panasonic has elevated 12 authorized members of its Panasonic Installer Program to Elite- and Premium-level status. “The expanded installer network will give more homeowners the opportunity to purchase high-quality Evervolt solar energy solutions protected by industry leading warranties from a trusted brand with over a century of proven staying power,” says David Lopez, national sales […]

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Enel North America, through its affiliate 3Sun USA LLC, has chosen Inola, Okla., as the site of its new industrial-scale manufacturing facility for photovoltaic cells and modules. The over 2 million-square-foot, 3 GW factory, about 25 miles east of Tulsa, Okla., represents a planned investment in excess of $1 billion, creating approximately 1,000 new direct […]

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Suntuity Renewables, a provider of renewable energy solutions, and Beard Energy Transition Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, have entered into an agreement to become a combined, publicly traded company. After the transaction closes, the combined company will be named Suntuity Inc. (New Suntuity), and its Class A common stock and warrants are expected […]

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Polar Racking, a North American supplier and manufacturer of solar mounting solutions, has added two U.S. manufacturing facilities to produce solar mounting solutions. Located in Michigan and Florida, the facilities will help Polar Racking meet the growing demand for U.S. manufactured solar mounting solutions, reduce lead times and help build the domestic solar industry market. […]

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rPlus Energies has signed a long-term power purchase agreement with Idaho Power for a new 200 MW facility in Ada County, Idaho, called Pleasant Valley Solar. It is currently the largest contracted solar facility in Idaho Power’s system. The project was awarded a PPA through a negotiated process with Meta and Idaho Power, who developed […]

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Peninsula Clean Energy, a Community Choice Aggregation agency, has reached a 15-year deal to exclusively receive 45 MW of battery storage from a four-hour lithium-ion battery project that Terra-Gen will develop near Barstow in San Bernardino County, Calif. The energy storage facility is a part of a larger redevelopment of the existing SEGS VIII solar […]

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